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Progressives Call Out Harry Reid in New Ad

Ask if he's 'strong enough' to pass public option

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 19, 2009 7:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – A progressive group is taking off the gloves with a new ad titled, straightforwardly, “Is Harry Reid Strong Enough?” The ad, which begins airing in Nevada on Wednesday, features a self-proclaimed “typical swing-voter” with health problems vowing ominously to vote for Reid in 2010 based exclusively on whether he’s “a strong and effective enough leader to pass a public option.”

The group, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, has run similar ads against other Democrats, but it’s likely to hit home harder for Reid, an avowed fan of the public option facing an uphill reelection battle. The ad notes, too, that 52% of Nevadans support a public option, according to a September poll commissioned by the Daily Kos. That same poll pegged Reid’s favorability rating at 36%.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks to reporters about health care reform legislation, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks about health care reform legislation, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Guava_Jelly

Oct 22, 2009 7:57 AM CDT

He's DOOMED check out this ad... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

So_Cal_Larry

Oct 20, 2009 6:46 AM CDT

Senator Reid is not the right guy for the job of Majority Leader. He is not tough enough for it. Tom Daschle was much better at the job. But the Rethugs figured out how to get rid of him in sparsely populated North (South?) Dakota. Losing Mr. Daschle was a definite setback for Senate leadership.

drlarrymitchell

Oct 19, 2009 12:49 PM CDT

Don't like it, Harry? Then prove us wrong.

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Progressives Call Out Harry Reid in New Ad