Senate Democrats are staring down the risk of their own Great Resignation in 2024.
Even as the caucus pushes to expand a 50-50 majority this fall, it’s bracing for a fight to defend 23 seats to the GOP’s 10 in the next election cycle — many of them in red and purple territory. Against that backdrop, at least eight members of Chuck Schumer’s caucus are agonizing over whether to run again, and a couple hail from states that may be lost to the GOP if the incumbent bows out.
Several senators are waiting to see how the midterms shake out in a month before making any moves, according to interviews and statements from 22 of the 23 sitting Democrats up in 2024. And holding the majority this fall in a tough environment could help keep some incumbents happier about running for reelection.
[I wouldn’t count on them being any more sanguine after Tuesday. At best they may get a 50-50 Senate again, but more likely they’ll lose control in this midterm — and get beat like a drum at the end of Joe Biden’s term. — Ed]
