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The Political Downside of Reid’s Retirement
National Review ^ | 03/27/2015 | Joel Gehrke Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/416108/political-downside-reids-re

Posted on 03/27/2015 7:39:08 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) delighted Republicans across the country this morning by announcing that he will not seek reelection.

“On the verge of losing his own election and after losing the majority, Senator Harry Reid has decided to hang up his rusty spurs,” the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s Ward Baker says in a statement. “Not only does Reid instantly become irrelevant and a lame duck, his retirement signals that there is no hope for the Democrats to regain control of the Senate. With the exception of Reid, every elected statewide official in Nevada is Republican and this race is the top pickup opportunity for the GOP.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 114th; nevadarepublicans; reidretiring; senatedems
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1 posted on 03/27/2015 7:39:08 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

oh THAT political downside....Yes!


2 posted on 03/27/2015 7:44:03 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
There is no downside.

Good riddance, you posturing little shit.

I just wish you were gone sooner.

3 posted on 03/27/2015 7:46:57 PM PDT by OldSmaj (obama is a worthless mohametan. Impeach his ass now!)
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There could be a downside, though, when it comes to the elections. Without Reid on the ballot, Democrats can back a nominee who didn’t ramrod Obamacare through the Senate.

Lord o' mercy, National Review. Every silver lining has its cloud, eh?

Some people can find the downside of a blueberry pancake.

It doesn't matter who the RATS pick to replace Reid. They're all Obamatons. Is a RAT actually going to run for office on the premise that he wouldn't've voted for ObolaCare?

4 posted on 03/27/2015 7:47:49 PM PDT by Texas Eagle
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To: MeshugeMikey

Arguably the most odious politician ever..


5 posted on 03/27/2015 7:51:54 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Certified Islamophobe..)
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Harry Reid..is in a word: Unimaginable


6 posted on 03/27/2015 7:53:58 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The only downside to Reid’s retirement is that Schumer is even smarter, leaving Mitch McConnell at a severe IQ deficit.


7 posted on 03/27/2015 7:55:33 PM PDT by okie01
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I knew it was over for him when he got worked over by those mob enforcers. Treadmill accident, indeed!


8 posted on 03/27/2015 7:56:49 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Certified Islamophobe..)
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Kinda ironic that as many times as I’ve wanted to just slap hell out of him, in the end he did it to himself.


9 posted on 03/27/2015 7:56:55 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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Arguably the most odious politician ever..

Harry Reid's eventual tombstone should double as a urinal.

10 posted on 03/27/2015 7:57:42 PM PDT by Right Brother
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Now if McCain would just follow suit.


11 posted on 03/27/2015 8:00:51 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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Eat/Drink/Merry/Popcorn

12 posted on 03/27/2015 8:01:03 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass ("Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid." Hedy Lamarr)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

NR the voice of the DC elites.


13 posted on 03/27/2015 8:03:48 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The main downside is we’ll get somebody just as bad, like Chuck Schumer for Minority Leader.


14 posted on 03/27/2015 8:04:22 PM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

If he makes it to retirement, the downside would be missing out on the satisfaction of his dying in office. The sooner that evil POS goes room temp, the better.


15 posted on 03/27/2015 8:05:24 PM PDT by ScottinVA (GOP = Geldings Obama Possesses)
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*NAH!* ..*itch McConnell, He'sused to it..$lut and all

16 posted on 03/27/2015 8:06:55 PM PDT by skinkinthegrass ("Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid." Hedy Lamarr)
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> Now if McCain would just follow suit.

Pelosi and Feinstein as well...


17 posted on 03/27/2015 8:08:34 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Dirty Harry, the quintessential bastard thug for the democRATS. Take care of that eye Harry, that guy who beat you up is coming for the other. You will only be missed by the corrupt evil that kept you in power. Good riddance and not one second too soon.


18 posted on 03/27/2015 8:10:51 PM PDT by Fungi (Evolution: no science, no truth, no nothing. Full of faith, faith in the "god" of chance.)
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To: skinkinthegrass

LOLLLLL!!!!


19 posted on 03/27/2015 8:11:09 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: jsanders2001

I would not be surprised both Pelosi and Feinstein retire soon—both are getting up there in years.


20 posted on 03/27/2015 8:12:04 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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