Schumer Steps Down From D.S.C.C. Post

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/24/schumer-steps-down-from-dscc/

After two election cycles in which the Democrats gained at least 13 seats in the Senate, Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York is stepping down as chairman of the party’s campaign committee.

Mr. Schumer, the senior senator from New York, will turn the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee over to Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey — keeping control of the campaign operation close to Wall Street, party officials said.

In 2006, Mr. Schumer led the successful Democratic drive to win back control of the Senate from the Republicans. The Democrats picked up six seats that year, bringing them to a razor-thin 51 to 49 majority, thanks to two independents who organize with the Democrats.

In recognition of his efforts, Mr. Schumer was named to a new leadership position as the No. 3 Democrat in the Senate, after the majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, and the whip, Richard J. Durbin of Illinois.

[Eric J in MN]

1. The DSCC and the NRSC accept donations up to $28,500 per person.

We should change the law to lower that amount, to stop the rich from having undue influence.