Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was praised for landing a series of blue-chip battleground Senate recruits for the midterm elections, but those same candidates are avoiding whether they’d support the Senate minority leader staying at the helm of the Democratic caucus.

In the four states Democrats see as key to retaking the majority — Alaska, Maine, North Carolina, and Ohio — none of the candidates endorsed by Schumer are willing to say publicly they’re prepared to return the favor, if elected to the upper chamber.