2010: Is Chuck leaving the DSCC?

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, who is up for re-election in 2010, appears to finally be ready to give up the DSCC gavel. His likely successor is New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez. "Menendez, Schumer’s No. 2 at the DSCC during the 2008 cycle, has been viewed as Schumer’s heir apparent for the past two years, with no other names receiving consistent mention. Menendez would have his work cut out for him, succeeding the aggressive New Yorker who helped Senate Democrats first claim, and then expand, their...( read more ) (link)