FFS. It DOES matter. Chuck Schumer was able to block GOP bills (say, reciprocity), but he was also unable to set the legislative agenda, seat federal judges and justices, etc.
If the Dems narrowly take over the senate, then McConnell trades places with him as the guy that can - for now - block bills from happening. But Schumer will run the show on the federal judiciary, and will no doubt kill off the filibuster so he can use a simple majority for everything from stacking the SCOTUS to permanently boosting the D head count with statehood for places like PR or ushering in AWB 2.0.
