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INTRO: Democrats won control of the Senate Tuesday night … flipping at least seven seats and bringing their total in the chamber up to at least 54. Speaking to reporters … Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is confident he’ll become the top leader in the Senate, but says that’s not what he’s thinking about.
ACK: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
TAG: Several senator-elects have suggested they aren’t committed to or are not going to vote for Senator Schumer to become the majority leader … including Troy Jackson, Adam Hamilton, and Abdul El-Sayed (awb-DOOL’ el-SIGH’-yedd).
KEYWORD: Politics, Election
