WASHINGTON _ Days after announcing his exploratory bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina in 2020, Democrat Jaime Harrison might have already secured the support of key national Democratic leaders.
At a meeting last week in Washington at the headquarters of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Harrison sat down with DSCC executive director Scott Fairchild and other senior staff, along with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
"In essence, he told me, 'you're my guy,' " Harrison told McClatchy regarding Schumer. Though U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., is the DSCC chairwoman, Schumer _ in his capacity as the top Senate Democrat _ is closely involved in candidate recruitment and campaign strategy.
