– In case you missed it, Chuck Schumer’s recruitment pitch to Democratic Senate candidates has leaked – and it includes a plan to lock candidates in a ‘windowless basement’ to avoid the public and dial for dollars. National Review: Chuck Schumer’s ‘Windowless Basement’ Strategy for Winning Back the Senate Schumer told a prospective Senate candidate in North […]
Dem Establishment Quietly Fundraising for Cunningham While Denying They’re Playing Favorites
The Democratic establishment isn’t very good at hiding its tracks. Even though Chuck Schumer and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee publicly deny they’re backing any candidate in the North Carolina Senate primary, if you follow the money, it’s a completely different story. The Daily Beast: National Dems Quietly Take Sides in Tight Senate Primaries A Federal Election […]
What They’re Saying: Progressives Lash Out at Schumer for Rigging Primaries
It’s been a tough week for Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats.
Schumer Funnels Cunningham New York Ca$h While Feigning Neutrality
It’s not particularly surprising the DSCC and Chuck Schumer don’t want to touch Cal Cunningham with a 10 foot pole – he blew a primary in 2010 with their endorsement in embarrassing fashion. Back then, Cunningham’s primary opponent Elaine Marshall said of the DSCC’s endorsement: “North Carolina Democrats do not appreciate Washington trying to handpick or […]