He was the first Democratic senator from the county in 64 years.

"He will command more attention than any other Democratic senator."

He was standing with a group of Democratic senators at the back.

"You have to pass a kind of test," said a Democratic senator.

Now you're campaigning for a Democratic senator to become president.

Those states that have two Democratic senators lost $3.6 billion.

"In the end, he'll get what he wants, and maybe more," one Democratic senator said today.

The next day, the 14 Democratic senators who had left the state returned.

"There are a number of areas where we're going to feel the consequences," said one Democratic senator.

Leading Democratic senators, for their part, have not offered him much support.