Erin McPike, RCPTo shepherd Chuck Hagel through what looks to be a difficult confirmation process for secretary of defense, the White House is leaning largely on some of the old bulls of the Senate -- all Democrats.Asked which Democrats, a top aide to Majority Leader Harry Reid said simply, “Jack Reed comes to mind.” A White House official, asked the same question by RCP, pointed to eight senators, seven of whom served with Republican Hagel when he represented Nebraska in the upper chamber.In a statement Monday, Reed (whose name had also been floated as a potential ... Read More