The Reid machine will be big part of retiring senators lasting legacy
Harry Reid’s machine, it turns out, has outlasted the political career of Nevada’s senior senator.
A lasting part of Reid’s legacy as he exits the U.S. Senate will be the voter registration and turnout operation he built in Nevada that has helped elect Democratic candidates.
Thanks to Reid, Nevada Democrats fared better than Democrats nationwide did on Election Day. The state’s voters gave Hillary Clinton Nevada’s six electoral votes after a cycle that saw frequent visits in Nevada from Clinton and President-elect Donald Trump. Reid’s machine also helped down-ballot Democratic candidates in Nevada: Catherine Cortez Masto will succeed Reid. Two Democratic candidates, Ruben Kihuen and Jacky Rosen, were elected to Congress, flipping two Republican seats back to the Democratic column.
Democratic officials in Nevada credit Reid for turning the Nevada State Democratic Party into a formidable, organized operation.
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