What home-runs did he hit in 2006 again? Not trying to be an ass, I've just forgotten. Tester and Webb were both grass/net-roots candidates. I think he recruited Casey, but really, anyone would have beaten Santorum 2006.
I'm not knocking Schumer's abilities as DSCC head; he's a great fundraiser, without a doubt. But he's not the recruiting God people were making him out to be, as has been evidenced so far this year.
That's true, although Schumer did do a good recruiting job on Webb. Rahm Immanuel, Schumer's counterpart in the House, is more the recruiting type.