Chuck Schumer Prepares for His Next Challenge: Leading Senate Democrats

Chuck Schumer Prepares for His Next Challenge: Leading Senate Democrats-nytimes: In 2012, Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, made an arresting offer to Senator Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican whose 2010 special-election victory had upended President Obama’s agenda. Help Democrats pass legislation to blunt the force of money in politics, he said, and they would not mount a serious challenge to Mr. Brown’s re-election.