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Sen. Reid Hits the Ground Running in Uphill Re-Election Bid
Wall Street Journal Online ^ | 12/26/08 | T.W. Farnam

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 ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: 110th; harryreid; reelection; running; uphill
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1 posted on 12/26/2008 5:22:24 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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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)


2 posted on 12/26/2008 5:24:41 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed)
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Reuters

HaPPy NeW YeaR, America! Your New DiRecTioN.

3 posted on 12/26/2008 5:27:08 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed)
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To: NormsRevenge

“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


4 posted on 12/26/2008 5:27:21 PM PST by conservativehusker (GO BIG RED!!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

Oh, please - a Pubbie overthrow a sitting Leftist Lord?

I laugh at you WSJ-Obama...


5 posted on 12/26/2008 5:28:26 PM PST by Old Sarge (For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be an American)
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To: NormsRevenge

Oh, I’m sure that Al Franken will be available to stump for him...


6 posted on 12/26/2008 5:28:26 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (MERRY CHRISTMAS!!)
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To: NormsRevenge
If a decent challenger arises, I will donate what I can to the campaign to get rid of worthless Harry Reid.
7 posted on 12/26/2008 5:28:39 PM PST by wally_bert (Tactical Is Still Missing A Chair! Star Wreck In The Pirkinning......)
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To: conservativehusker

Harry reminds me of a small town undertaker.


8 posted on 12/26/2008 5:28:44 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: NormsRevenge
Reid will command the biggest party majority of any Senate leader in a quarter century

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.

9 posted on 12/26/2008 5:29:02 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: NormsRevenge

does r. limbaugh know about this?


10 posted on 12/26/2008 5:29:40 PM PST by ffff
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To: NormsRevenge

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.


11 posted on 12/26/2008 5:30:01 PM PST by elpadre (nation)
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To: NormsRevenge

Check the photos in Post 2 and 3....
If that is not a group of unhappy folks, I’ll eat my hat.


12 posted on 12/26/2008 5:30:13 PM PST by pointsal
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To: NormsRevenge
Please Nevada, do not send him back. I beg you, don't do this.
13 posted on 12/26/2008 5:34:14 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: elpadre

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.


14 posted on 12/26/2008 5:35:51 PM PST by randog (Hope is a bad business plan.)
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To: NormsRevenge

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?


15 posted on 12/26/2008 5:36:34 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Save America......... put out lots of wafarin (it's working))
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To: NormsRevenge

Dass Hole was voted out why not this looser...perhaps a vetern that WON the war...


16 posted on 12/26/2008 5:37:43 PM PST by conservativehusker (GO BIG RED!!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

I hope the good people of Nevada decide it’s time to get rid of this piece of trash.


17 posted on 12/26/2008 5:40:24 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: bert

That should go over well in Nevada.


18 posted on 12/26/2008 5:41:31 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: NormsRevenge

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.


19 posted on 12/26/2008 5:43:19 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Our small town undertaker is offended by that statement!


20 posted on 12/26/2008 5:53:38 PM PST by lonestar
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