“The last time a Democratic Senate candidate with the support of the D.C. leadership lost a primary was 2010 – and one of those candidates was the late Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania, who had just become a Democrat after three decades as a Republican. Tough sell,” NOTUS reports.“This cycle, Schumer’s preferred pick has already lost in Maine, could very likely lose in Michigan and down in Texas, only got the nomination after an extremely messy and divisive primary. In a ton of recent interviews, NOTUS reporters found many Democrats at a loss over what they feel is a confusing lack of grand strategizing from their longtime Senate strategy master and caucus leader.”