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At his age, I would think he’d be happy to be “a 42-year-old trying to become a designated hitter”!
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Thank you for your service, Harry Reid.
Now let’s find someone to keep Sandoval out of that seat.
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So! Is this seat an “easy Republican pickup” or no?
I guess if it ends up as a rah-rah-Hillary wave election then probably not, but what about more generally?
Gov. Brian Sandoval is probably going to run for it, and he’s fairly popular.
The Democrats better find a strong candidate.
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Damn. Not good.
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Crap.
Thanks for your service, Senator.
Boy howdy: there are going to be a lot of changes come 2017.
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Despite a LOT of sh*t that Reid takes from the some in the progressive brigade, I’ve always thought that he tried to accomplish the best that he could for the country during some impossible situations. He’s a tough, smart politician and will be missed.
As for Sandoval, ah jeez. I know that Sandoval is pretty non-reactionary to the electorate despite being a Rethug. He doesn’t appear to be a RWNJ and keeps out of the national spotlight. That alone would make him an attractive candidate.
Do the Dems have any kind of back bench in NV? I mean, other than Reid’s son?
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Does this mean we get another dose of Sharron “2nd Amendment Remedies” Angle? That’s a horrifying thought.
not sure there’s going to be much change at all…Hillary in for Obama by beating Bush…strong R hold on the House, and the most depressing…R’s are looking stronger than Dems need them to at the Senate level…but can the 10 class win on a Presidential ballot?..like those R Governors that now have been able to run two elections without Obama on the ticket
Taking the long view, this is probably as good a time for Reid to retire as we’ll get.
It should be a lot easier to retain this seat with Reid retiring in the 2016 presidential year than in the 2022 off-cycle election. Then he will be 88 in 2028 - that’s plenty of time for him to die and be replaced by a ® Governor.
I hope we have a strong candidate in the wings.
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I’m sure Sharron Angle just sported a HUUUGE erection.
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This is clearly a calculated move. He had an extremely close (and expensive) race in 2010’s off-year (non-presidential) election. And that was against Sharron Angle! It makes sense for the democrats to get a strong candidate together for 2016 so that whoever it is can ride the HRC wave of voters. Voters seldom split tickets.
I think he was a good leader, but it will be nice to see someone new and see what can get done.
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No, they really aren’t. They have something like 26 seats they have to defend, with a sizable number of those being in blue states. Just take this as an example…Reid steps down, and Sandroval probably takes his seat…but Paul and Rubio are both looking at vacating their seats to pursue presidential politics. Those are both very winnable for us. Add to it its Presidential election, which favors us at the polls AND becomes more of a drain on RNC resources (they have a ton of candidates, all vying for money and people, while we have 1).
Republicans lose the Senate in 2016, and the current polling gives the nod to us staying in the White House. The House probably will stay republican, but they won’t be picking up seats, and probably losing some.
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The real question here is, who is going to take over as Leader in 2017? With Hillary in the WH, my guess is going to be someone like Schumer, which doesn’t exactly make me jump up and down for joy.
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You seem to be making an assumption that NV is a Blue state. It’s not. It’s purple. It’s entirely possible that Sandoval gets the seat. He’s got a lot of positives going for him so don’t make an assumption that Dems can
get a strong candidate together for 2016 so that whoever it is can ride the HRC wave of voters.
Yup, it looks like my Senator is going to get the role which is depressing. I’d much rather see someone like Sherrod Brown. I don;t think it’s possible that Warren gets it.
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GOOD!
Harry barely won last time. Even running against the crazy loon sharon engle.
I think it’s time to rid the senate of all the old “lifers”, regardless of party.
I used to think harry was a good senate majority leader…until, when having a 60/40 majority, he appointed a 50/50 split on the healthcare committee. Of the dems, he chose blue dogs. So, it is he I blame for the 2 year bullshit we all went through to get the law passed.
Sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that this would guarantee a Democratic seat, I was just saying that it would be an easier seat to hold if they tried in 2016 rather than 2022.
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In Nevada, Catherine Cortez Masto, the state’s former attorney general, is considered a strong Democratic candidate with Mr. Reid out; the Republican field will be fluid and is likely to include Michael Roberson, a State Senate leader.
No doubt any R who surfaces will be koch funded. But the very good news is Kamala Harris has leaped ahead of the other contenders in California; she’s just 50 so she has a long Senate career in front of her. Eureka!
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