Absolute champ Dem Congressman Jamie Raskin tells Axios he’s still personally “absolute tossup” on whether he’ll throw in for the primary to replace retiring Maryland Senator Ben Cardin.
“As the ranking Democrat on Oversight I’m deeply invested in the work of the committee,” Raskin said “Now, and when we take the House back in 2024, we will have very important work going on. So I will have to weigh that against my interest in the Senate.” Raskin added that because Trump is very likely to be the GOP nominee, he has to “contemplate where my energies are best expended in the 2024 field,” meaning he thinks he might be more useful at fucking up Trump than running for Senate. Rare is the politician who puts public interest ahead of personal ambition.