This race is shaping up quickly. I didn’t think Heck would run, but I appear to have been wrong. Having Harry Reid succeeded by a Republican would be too sweet.
Reid’s overstayed his welcome in DC by 18 years. He probably lost in 1998, given the margin of victory over then-Rep. John Ensign and would’ve lost definitively in 2004 had Rep. Jim Gibbons challenged him — and I’m convinced the two of them cut a deal in private that if Gibbons didn’t challenge Reid, he’d not actively oppose him if he switched to running for Governor in ‘06. We all know the fiasco of 2010, I need not repeat which should’ve been Reid’s curtain call.
I frankly wish Sen. Paul Laxalt hadn’t retired when he did in 1986 (he’s still with us, so he could’ve probably squeezed out two more terms — then again, he should’ve been Reagan’s VP and Presidential successor instead of the Bush family menace). What would be nice would be if AG Adam Laxalt took the seat back for his grandfather.
Heck is a very good man.
Heck is probably the best bet if Sandoval passes on running.