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Hillary Clinton and Rory Reid on the caucus lawsuit

Hillary Clinton's Nevada chairman Rory Reid traveled to Reno with her today. Asked what he knew about the lawsuit before it was filed, he simply said he'd heard chatter about people being angry at the unfairness of the at-large precincts. But he denied the Clinton campaign had anything to do with its filing.

"Nevada is a small state and sometimes people are inclined to always try and connect the dots," he said. "But this shouldn't be a process story. It should be a story about whether the process is fair."

Reid said the campaign hasn't read the lawsuit, but that the campaign will follow whatever the judge decides.

Asked about the lawsuit Clinton said:

"I know about the lawsuit. I hope it can be resolved by the courts and by the state party. Obviously, we want as many people as possible to participate."

In a later interview, I asked Clinton again about the lawsuit. She repeated her criticism of the caucus process, that it leaves too many people out and said she wants as many people as possible to participate. Does she support the lawsuit?

"I have no opinion on the lawsuit."

Does she have an opinion on the at-large precincts as a way to make the process more fair?

"I don't. I just don't know."

http://www.rgj.com/blogs/inside-nevada-politics/2008/01/rory-reid-on-caucus-lawsuit.html