[SunkenCiv]

Reid has had very good relations with the NRA, and this endorsement has been in the works for some time now, comes as no surprise at all.

Maybe it has to do with the Mob connections of Nevada’s favorite son, I mean really, without unrestricted access to firearms, there would *be* no organized crime.

[SunkenCiv]

archives:

• Brady Campaign endorsed Tarkanian in 2006 (R candidate against Reid -- possible dirty trick)
• Reid touts NRA tie, reaches out to activists as Tea Partiers rally
• With Tea Party in town, Harry Reid helps open shooting park
• NRA's Wayne LaPierre Praises Harry Reid In Nevada
• NRA supports Harry Reid who supports Judge Sonia Sotomayor who aligns herself with Anti-Gun Policies
• NRA Supports Harry Reid?
• Different aims -- Reid's gun votes get contradictory readings from lobby groups
• Why Does the NRA Support Harry Reid?
• NRA Now Leans Toward Endorsing Harry Reid
• NRA Now Leans Toward Endorsing Harry Reid
• Too bad to check: NRA thinking of endorsing Reid over Sharron Angle ?

and:

• Did Kagan Compare the NRA with the KKK?
• Kagan notes label KKK and NRA as 'bad guy' organizations
• NRA = KKK? Elena Kagan Thinks So
• NRA = KKK? Elena Kagan Thinks So
• NRA Discourages Board Members From Testifying Against Kagan
• Chris W. Cox on the Elana Kagan "Gag" Rumor and McDonald
• NRA holding its fire on Kagan, puzzling other on right
• NRA blasts Kagan as threat to gun rights

[rmlew]

I believe it comes down to this. The NRA does not think the GOP can take the Senate. So they prefer Ried as majority leader over Schumer.