Posted on 12/26/2008 5:22:24 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Harry Reid will command the biggest party majority of any Senate leader in a quarter century when the new Congress convenes in January. But the Nevada Democrat is already worried about his own re-election fight in 2010.
Sen. Reid, perhaps the most-vulnerable Democrat who will face re-election in a midterm race that is likely to favor his party once again, began interviewing campaign managers last week. The Senate majority leader also recently stepped up fund-raising.
Starting early could help Sen. Reid avoid the fate of his predecessor, Tom Daschle, who was Democratic leader for a decade before losing his re-election bid in South Dakota in 2004. The current Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, narrowly won re-election in Kentucky this year.
Sen. Reid "saw what happened to Tom Daschle and Mitch McConnell," said Republican Sen. John Ensign, Nevada's the other senator. "He saw the consequences of being the majority leader or the leader of one of the parties."
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Democrats have picked up a combined 13 seats in the past two election cycles. In 2010, more Republicans than Democrats are up for re-election, and Democratic incumbents appear to be well-positioned overall.
Sen. Reid, however, faces a potentially tough fight. A recent Research 2000 poll of likely voters put his approval rating at 38% and his disapproval rating at 54%, a possible reflection of voters' displeasure with gridlock and partisanship in Washington. ...
"Republicans are going after Harry Reid's Senate seat in 2010, and we can't afford to lose a great Democratic leader," Senator-elect Merkley wrote in his email.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
U.S. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV)(R) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)(2nd L) hold a news conference to discuss proposed automobile bailout legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 20, 2008. (Jim Young - UNITED STATES/Reuters)
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“his approval rating at 38% and his disapproval rating at 54%, a possible reflection of voters’ displeasure with gridlock and partisanship in Washington. ... “
It couldn’t be that he’s an ineffective partisan A hole...nahhhhh
Oh, please - a Pubbie overthrow a sitting Leftist Lord?
I laugh at you WSJ-Obama...
Oh, I’m sure that Al Franken will be available to stump for him...
Harry reminds me of a small town undertaker.
It's impossible to imagine Dingy Harry commanding even a pet dog. The little worm is one of the most pathetic schlubs I've ever seen.
does r. limbaugh know about this?
is there any good conservative in Nevada who would have a chance to defeat Reid. He is such an embarrassment to Congress and the nation.
Check the photos in Post 2 and 3....
If that is not a group of unhappy folks, I’ll eat my hat.
Brian Krolicki, NV lieutenant gov, is running against Reid. Krolicki, however, is currently under indictment for some alleged malfeasance during his tenure as State Treasurer. It’s widely seen, however, as partisan politics, but it’s a distraction none the less.
Senator reid, does your green program include reducing the Las Vegas electric load by 40 % to reduce signage lighting and raise building temps to 80 degrees?
Dass Hole was voted out why not this looser...perhaps a vetern that WON the war...
I hope the good people of Nevada decide it’s time to get rid of this piece of trash.
That should go over well in Nevada.
We don’t need adolesents running Congress anymore. This picture shows a few of the ones that need to go. They are destroying this country.
Our small town undertaker is offended by that statement!
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