Scoop: Gillibrand eyes second stint as Senate Dem campaign chief

• The map doesn't get much better for Democrats in 2028, but it will give the two New Yorkers another shot at winning 51 seats — or 50 if they take back the White House.

The big picture: Under Gillibrand's leadership, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has landed multiple top-choice candidates who have boosted those prospects.

• Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D), former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) and Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) top their list of recruiting wins.
• Schumer told Axios earlier this year that his party will win in those four states in November, while also protecting Sen. Jon Ossoff's (D-Ga.) seat in Georgia.

Yes, but: Gillibrand's tenure has also seen the DSCC clash with the party's base over leadership's public support for candidates running against progressive challengers.

• The dynamic is most prominent in Maine, where Gillibrand and Schumer are backing Mills, but the left is lining up behind progressive Democrat Graham Platner.

Between the lines: Just a handful of Democrats have steered the DSCC for more than one election cycle.

• Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) ran it in both 2020 and 2022. Schumer oversaw Senate Democratic campaigns in 2006 and 2008.
• One source close to Gillibrand said she "enjoys the work and the mission" of leading the campaign group.

The bottom line: Democrats' success in the midterms will likely help determine whether Gillibrand and other Democratic leaders can make a compelling case to hold on to power.

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say that Chuck Schumer is the minority (not the majority) leader.