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Mike Davis, who helped oversee the vetting of judicial appointments as a GOP Senate staffer and now runs the conservative Article III Project, was among those who responded to Durbin’s announcement.“Dick Durbin is, by far, the smartest and most effective Democrat senator,” Davis said on X. “He is a political savage, who comes across as Midwest reasonable. Big loss for Senate Democrats, with unhinged partisan Sheldon Whitehouse taking over Senate Judiciary Democrats.”https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-2-senate-democrat-dick-durbin-to-retire