If Dems take the Senate, who should be Majority Leader?

[edhopper]

Schumer or someone else?
Who would you pick to be most effective?

[mahina]

1. I donʻt fully understand the role really. Do they still have time following the duties of that office to pursue their

personal strengths in office?

I wonder who would want it?

Any of the Senators I love best, should they serve, we would likely be bereft of work like their current excellent work. Am I mistaken?

Someone widely trusted,
Someone dedicated to campaign finance reform not just for us but for Republicans too, somehow.
Willing to solve the broken Supreme Cash register I mean Court
With integrity
Able to steer us to a better future and put the broken pieces back together
Able to find work we can get done together even in the partisan context of the moment regarding Republicansʻ good guys departures

What else?

[LeftInTX]

8. Experience is one of the main prerequesites.

Ability to work with other members, but also be firm with them. You need to know all of the procedural rules. The more you know the more effective you are. Look at Mitch McConnell? He had about as much charm as a turtle. Yet, he was very effective for the GOP. He blocked a Supreme Court nominee, then flipped it around when Ruth died. He was excellent at giving the GOP what they wanted.

So, when someone says they want someone who has charm and charisma, "the face of the party", I say, "BS". You want someone effective. Personallity is not a prerequesite.

[LoisB]

2. Schiff, Warren, Kelly...

[SocialDemocrat61]

3. Chris Murphy would be good

But it depends if Schumer steps down.

[Drum]

4. Senator Whitehouse?

[Celerity]

5. My top 5: Van Hollen, Murphy, Whitehouse, Warren, and if he gets back in, Sherrod Brown.

[jmowreader]

6. Whoever hates Trump the worst

[DFW]

7. My choices

Sheldon Whitehouse or Adam Schiff.

Mark Kelly could do it, but he wouldn’t if he has his eyes on a larger goal. He wouldn’t try for Majority leader unless he had definitely ruled out a run for the presidency. That is still a definite possibility, as he said he has made no decision to run as of this moment.