Durbin has ‘no plans’ to endorse in Democratic leadership race for his successor

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Monday said he plans to publicly stay out of any potential fight to replace him as the No. 2 Senate Democrat, though he indicated he has a preferred candidate in mind.

“I don’t have any plans in endorsing because I won’t be voting in that race,” Durbin told reporters.

Durbin declined to name his preferred candidate.

“Yes, there is, but it’s a year and a half from now,” he said. “We’ll see. I don’t know of all of the candidates, but several I know very well.”

The Illinois Democrat announced last week that

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