Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) has no plans to endorse in the race for his Illinois Senate seat, though he left the door open to backing a would-be successor in an “extreme case.”
“I’m not planning on endorsing any particular candidate. I hope I don’t have to, but I’m not ruling out the possibility,” Durbin said in a press conference Thursday, one day after he announced he would retire after five terms in the Senate.
Speaking to reporters outside of his Springfield home, Durbin praised the “strong Democratic bench” that will fight for his seat. Already, Illinois Democratic Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has launched her candidacy, while multiple House lawmakers are expected to follow suit in the coming days.
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