GOP Gunning for Reid in 2010

Party unity expected to take a hit if majority leader is voted out in 2010

(NEWSER) - Harry Reid hasn't kept a very high profile as Senate majority leader but the vital role he's been playing will become obvious if he is unseated in next year's elections, say Democratic insiders. Even the Nevada senator's critics admit that he's stopped liberal and moderate Democrats from feuding, and many worry that the chamber will become even more partisan if liberal Sens. Dick Durbin or Chuck Schumer, seen as the only two likely candidates, take his place. More»

Top Dem must get it done—and get himself re-elected in '10

(NEWSER) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has prided himself on his hands-off leadership style, but pretty soon he’s going to get those hands dirty, Politico reports. Reid will soon have to reconcile two radically different health care bills coming out of committee—as if that weren't enough, he’s up for reelection next year, and Republicans have made the Nevadan a top 2010 target. More»

(NEWSER) - Harry Reid may have a tough time getting Nevadans to re-elect him in 2010, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. If the election were today, 45% would definitely vote against him and another 17% would consider it, a new poll shows. About a third of voters would keep the Senate majority leader in office. The GOP's main problem? It still doesn't have a viable candidate to run against him, notes the Review-Journal. More»

Senate majority leader points toward 2010, looking to avoid Daschle's fate

(NEWSER) - Harry Reid has positioned himself among the Democratic elite in Washington, but that doesn't mean the Senate majority leader is taking his eye off of the 2010 election in his home state of Nevada, reports Politico. Reid is maintaining his power position in the Senate while discreetly launching a campaign to keep his seat and avoid the fate of Tom Daschle in 2004. More»

Not 'one good thing' about campaign manager

(NEWSER) - The fat lady may have sung and left the building, but Politico returns to the topic of Harry Reid's win—arguing that he got a helping hand from Sharron Angle’s disastrous Senate campaign. It reports that Angle's campaign was plagued from within by disorganization and misguided management. It began in a living room with only two staffers, one of whom—her campaign manager—was so politically inept he later begged Angle not to make a campaign appearance with John McCain. More»