LVRJ EDITORIAL: Sen. Harry Reid, minority leader

[NVMojo]

But how far to the left will new post require him to tilt?

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid handily won re-election Tuesday over a challenger most political insiders considered a one-issue no-name: anti-gay-marriage activist Richard Ziser.

Sen. Reid will now almost certainly find himself minority leader of the upper house in Washington, following the defeat of Sen. Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, in Tuesday's nationwide Republican sweep. (Sen. Reid, currently Sen. Daschle's assistant minority leader, has a clear path to the leadership post. A challenge from telegenic Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut has gone by the wayside.)

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Sen. Reid has done many fine things for Nevada. But his electoral base lies in only two of Nevada's 17 counties, and he won his last serious race by fewer than 500 votes. And next time he may not luck out and find himself facing an underfunded, little-known opponent.

If his new leadership position requires him to carry the banner of the far left, becoming minority leader may very well be a career-ender for Sen. Harry Reid.


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http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Nov-07-Sun-2004/opinion/25171051.html

[calico1]

1. Chris Dodd would have been a

wiser choice since he is from CT and doesn't have to be afraid of sounding too Liberal. I just don't understand the reasoning of picking Reid. Maybe because he was Asst. Minority leader? Now looks like he is going to have to be careful or risk being booted out like Daschle.

[NVMojo]

2. I didn't realize the risk he has until I read this editorial

[zbdent]

3. If cacti could vote, then Reid's opponent would have won.

Wait a minute, let me see those voting rolls . . .