{"id":2427474,"date":"2025-04-25T10:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schatz-earns-cory-booker-support-to-replace-durbin-as-democratic-whip-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T10:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:25:27","slug":"schatz-earns-cory-booker-support-to-replace-durbin-as-democratic-whip-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schatz-earns-cory-booker-support-to-replace-durbin-as-democratic-whip-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Schatz earns Cory Booker support to replace Durbin as Democratic whip &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschatz-earns-cory-booker-support-to-replace-durbin-as-democratic-whip-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2427474&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has endorsed Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) as he seeks to replace senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) as the Democratic whip in the Senate. Durbin has announced his retirement, making this position available for the first time in two decades. Even though Schatz has not officially declared his candidacy, he has been reaching out to fellow senators to gather support. Booker\u2019s endorsement is significant, given that he is a senior member of the Senate leadership adn has a longstanding friendship with Schatz. Other potential candidates for the position, including Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Patty Murray (D-WA), have not ruled out running, but the field appears to be narrowing. Key Senate leaders are remaining neutral for now, with the leadership elections set to occur shortly before the start of the new congress in January 2027.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Schatz earns Cory Booker support to replace Durbin as Democratic whip<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2105098\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cory-booker\/\">Cory Booker<\/a> (D-NJ) offered a preemptive endorsement to Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3372884\/brian-schatz-expands-block-trump-nominees-300-positions\/\">Brian Schatz<\/a> (D-HI), the front-runner to replace Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dick-durbin\/\">Dick Durbin<\/a> (D-IL) as Democratic whip in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Schatz has not formally announced a run for the position, open for the first time in two decades after Durbin announced he would retire in 2026, but he&rsquo;s been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pork-in-the-covid-package-can-the-gop-trim-the-fat\/\" title=\"Pork in the COVID Package: Can the GOP Trim the Fat?\">making phone calls<\/a> to Senate colleagues to lock down support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3390052\/dick-durbin-retirement-paves-way-more-combative-senate-judiciary-panel\/\">Durbin retirement paves way for more combative Senate Judiciary panel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3391033\/cnn-analyst-sounds-alarm-democratic-party-polling-figures\/\">CNN analyst sounds the alarm on &#8216;revolt within the Democratic Party&#8217; over polling figures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3390287\/warren-launches-investigation-trump-dismantling-department-of-education\/\">Warren launches investigation into Trump&#8217;s dismantling of the Department of Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3390052\/dick-durbin-retirement-paves-way-more-combative-senate-judiciary-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DURBIN RETIREMENT PAVES WAY FOR MORE COMBATIVE SENATE JUDICIARY PANEL\">DURBIN RETIREMENT PAVES WAY FOR MORE COMBATIVE SENATE JUDICIARY PANEL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Booker&rsquo;s backing, confirmed by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Friday, is significant for multiple reasons. Booker is not only the No. 4 Senate Democrat, but his name had been floated as a possible, if unlikely, contender. He and Schatz are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-morgan-wallen-first-interview-since-n-word-video-deplatforming-i-can-only-come-tell-my-truth\/\" title=\"WATCH: Morgan Wallen First Interview Since N-Word Video, Deplatforming: \u2018I Can Only Come Tell My Truth\u2019\">long-time friends<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Schatz, currently the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-house-republican-leaders-bidens-build-back-better-agenda-is-dead\/\" title=\"Exclusive -- House Republican Leaders: Biden&#039;s Build Back Better Agenda Is &#039;Dead&#039;\">chief deputy whip<\/a> to Durbin, could still face a contested race. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the No. 3 Democrat in leadership, has not ruled out a run, while Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democratic appropriator, has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5264243-schatz-klobuchar-murray-whip-race-durbin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">floated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the field has begun to winnow for Schatz. Jeff Giertz, a spokesman for Booker, confirmed the senator is not interested in the position following a report by Punchbowl News on Friday. A spokeswoman for Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), briefly seen as a possible challenger, told the Washington Examiner she will not run.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), a junior member of leadership and an outspoken progressive voice in the Senate, is not believed to be interested and is also close with Schatz.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Brian regularly does excellent work in service of our caucus and from what I am hearing, he has already earned a lot of support for this position,&rdquo; Booker told <em>Punchbowl<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has so far not weighed in on the possible succession battle. He was not asked for his preference in a press conference back home in Illinois on Thursday. He did, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3390997\/durbin-wont-rule-out-senate-endorsement-illinois-succession-race\/\">leave the door open<\/a> to endorsing a candidate in the emerging primary for his Illinois seat.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the top Senate Democrat, is staying neutral for now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/chris-jansing-reports\/watch\/schumer-trump-doesn-t-believe-in-democracy-238262341797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">telling<\/a> MSNBC on Thursday that it&rsquo;s a &ldquo;little too early to speculate&rdquo; given the leadership race is still 19 months away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3390997\/durbin-wont-rule-out-senate-endorsement-illinois-succession-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>DURBIN WON&rsquo;T RULE OUT SENATE ENDORSEMENT IN ILLINOIS SUCCESSION RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When pressed for his thoughts on Schatz, Schumer only said, &ldquo;We have a lot of really, really good senators.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leadership elections are held weeks before the start of the new Congress, which begins in January 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2105098\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2105098\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cory Booker backs Brian Schatz to succeed Durbin as whip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2427475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP22131599652473-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[44753,54075,51152,54074,32076],"class_list":["post-2427474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cory-booker","tag-democratic-whip","tag-durbin-2","tag-schatz","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP22131599652473-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2427474"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2427478,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2427474\/revisions\/2427478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2427475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2427474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2427474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2427474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}