Nobody Wants To Chair The DSCC

“The only thing harder than protecting Democrats’ 51-seat majority during the 2024 election cycle might be finding a senator willing to take on the job,” the HuffPost reports.

“The search has become a struggle for reasons both obvious and obscure. The DSCC chair could have to navigate divisive and ideological intraparty fights in both Arizona and California. The growth in online fundraising has made the connections to big donors that come with the job less valuable than in the past. More than half of the party’s senators are up for reelection or are members of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) ever-expanding leadership team.”

“But more than anything, the brutality of the map Democrats are facing would discourage any glory-seeking politician.