Posted on 10/31/2014 12:00:14 PM PDT by cotton1706
South Dakota Democratic Senate contender Rick Weiland is launching a petition calling for the replacement of Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) as majority leader.
“This is a fight I intend to continue no matter how long it takes," Weiland said in a statement, "because it is a fight for the new leadership the Congress must have if the larger battle to drive big money out of Congress, and thus open the door to progress for all of America, is to succeed.”
Weiland has made campaign finance reform central to his platform. His campaign said he sent a letter to other Senate candidates asking them to join his petition and consider ousting Reid.
“I wish you the very best of luck in your campaign, and I look forward, should we each be fortunate enough to succeed in our campaigns, to working with you to bring new leadership to our party, the Senate, and the country at large,” Weiland wrote.
The petition Weiland is circulating calling for new Senate leadership mentioned Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as possible replacements for Reid.
A spokesman for Reid dismissed the petition.
“Desperation is an ugly thing and it's sad to see Rick Weiland ending his ill-advised campaign and brief political career by attacking fellow Democrats,” said Adam Jentleson in a statement to The Hill.
Weiland’s petition is the latest in a running feud between the candidate and the leader of his party. Reid was hoping that another candidate would enter the race, and appeared to largely write off Weiland’s chances.
“He’s not my choice,” Reid said of Weiland in May.
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Oh, yes ! Please make Lieawatha the Senate Communist Leader !
The Republicans should do the same damn thing on their side.
Minority leader or did I miss something?
Rut Roh...
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
The internal polls musf REALLY, REALLY, REALLY bad for the Democrats. Using the ploy of getting rid of Reid to win an election.
“The petition Weiland is circulating calling for new Senate leadership mentioned Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as possible replacements for Reid.”
Seed of Reid.
Riiiiiiiight, because the problem with Reid is that he's too darn right-wing.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
“The petition Weiland is circulating calling for new Senate leadership mentioned Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as possible replacements for Reid.”
Seed of Reid.
right..
what is the difference?
More popcorn.
Stunt.
He’s a dead man walking if he wins.
The fury of a woman scorned is nothing compared to the crap storm democrats download on one of their own who doesn’t toe the party line.
“The petition Weiland is circulating calling for new Senate leadership mentioned Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as possible replacements for Reid.”
Oh, any of these people would be a serious change from ole Harry now wouldn’t it? This petition should be named “Pick an New Commie for the Senate.”
Meet the new commie........same as the old commie. LOL
So he wants to replace a criminal...with a communist. One of his choices isn’t even a democrat (Sanders). Much as I despise Harry, if it’s posible to come up with worse alternatives, this guy has stumbled across them.
Only one person worse than those he mentioned comes to mind: Chucky Schumer.
I’ll take Reid of the other choices.
The media has done such a good job of hiding Harry’s hand in our problems.
But the elephant in the room has finally been acknowledged despite the media
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