Reid: Las Vegas Mayor Weighs Senate Bid

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CARSON CITY, Nev. - Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is considering running for the Senate seat held by Republican John Ensign, the Senate's top Democrat says.

Minority Leader Harry Reid said Goodman talked to him about a possible candidacy. In an interview Tuesday, Reid called the mayor "a real vote-getter."

Goodman has not responded to rampant speculation about his political ambitions, saying he is concentrating on being the "happiest mayor in the universe."

Before becoming mayor in 1999, Goodman was a defense attorney whose mob clients included Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro. Goodman got 86 percent of the vote when he was re-elected.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060105/ap_on_el_se/las_vegas_mayor_senate

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1. From Carter and Goodman

Super awesome! Just hope we don'thave a bloody primary that does worse for us than them...

Las Vegas almost makes up most of NEvada anyways, doesn't he? that would be amazing if he just annhilated Ensign...

It'll be like that episode in 2004 that got Daschle out, but for the Dems. Very interesting...

[Nashyra]

2. Nooooooooooooooooooooo

I like Carter. Jack Carter is running for the Senate seat held by Ensign.

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3. Carter (at lesat so far) hasn't been polling well against ensign

So if Goodman can do better, we should take what we can get.

[pstans]

4. I have seen the LV mayor interviewed

and if this is the guy, he seems like he would do a good job as a Senator.

[sam sarrha]

5. that is what we need, more Mob influence in DC...!!!

[Tiggeroshii]

6. how so?

this guy has mob ties?