[theDentist]

Ooooo wouldn't that be a tasty treat, watching Sen Reid handing the gavel to a Republican.

Hey, if Reid is not re-elected, who hands the gavel to the new leader?

[Old Retired Army Guy]

The new Minority Leader—Probably Chucky Schumer.

[skinkinthegrass]

Hey, if Reid is not re-elected, who hands the gavel to the new leader?

..."Plugs" OBiden, gets the honor.

[ShadowAce]

Reid will still hand it to him. He’ll be part of the lame duck Congress after losing.

[HapaxLegamenon]

Hey, if Reid is not re-elected, who hands the gavel to the new leader?

Vice President Joe Bite me.

[US Navy Vet]

In the US Senate the losers are personna non grata after they lose you never see them again. The gavel thing is a US House thing.

[cotton1706]

Reid will be gone when the new congress is sworn in. The gavel will be held by the president of the senate (Biden) or the current president pro-tempore (Inouye). If the new senate has a republican majority, they will vote to choose a president pro-tempore and majority leader.

[ConservativeDude]

I remember very fondly back in 1994. Jim Sasser, that little pr&*#$ from Tennessee was Majority Whip. I forget who quit above him, but he was making measurements for the Office of Majority Leader.

Then, the GOP started to surge...it became iffy that the Senate would remain Dem.

Oh, well, Minority Leader isn’t such a bad gig, right?

Then...Sasser’s opponent started to creep up. That was Bill Frist.

And when election night came, Sasser was no longer a US Senator. A pretty big drop from “almost Senate Majority Leader” to private citizen.

And ironically Sasser went on later to serve as Majority Leader. The irony was delicious.

Bye bye Sen. Reid. Maybe you can commiserate with Sasser.

[Joe Boucher]

Reid and a lot of dems will be in a state of shock and unable to do anything.