Speaking to the Washington Daily News, longtime Senate leader Marc Basnight discussed his recent health challenges. He and his friends also denied that he was likely to leave office after the 2010 legislative session. Basnight then turned his attention to the prospects for maintaining Democratic control of the chamber:
Asked if he fears that past and present scandals involving major
Democratic figures could hurt his party in next year?s elections,
Basnight focused on the positives.?I don?t run as a party,? he
said. ?We run individually, and we will have candidates that everyone
will be proud of. Everybody. I can?t control the habits of people who
choose to do wrong, Democrat or Republican.?He acknowledged the widely held belief that Hoyle?s district will be lost to a Republican.
?That
may be a place that we cannot mount a serious campaign,? Basnight said.
?So, it?s possible we could lose that seat. I do not see at this time
any losses beyond that. That?s not to say we won?t get the candidates
we want. It is all predicated upon the candidate.?
