ColumnistWhen Georgia’s biggest political star left Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) at the altar earlier this week, Republicans cheered. Nor was she the first much-talked-about Democrat to take a pass on a Senate race. Texas’s Beto O’Rourke, a narrow loser last year against Sen. Ted Cruz (R), is running for president, instead of taking on Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn. Steve Bullock is also expected to soon announce a presidential bid, after ruling out a challenge to incumbent Republican Sen. Steve Daines. McConnell’s history suggests he would again prevent a Democratic president from filling any vacancy on the Supreme Court.

Source: Washington Post May 02, 2019 22:18 UTC