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Senate Democrats Stand By Harry Reid
Poolitical ^ | 11-5-14 | Burgess Everett

Posted on 11/06/2014 8:59:43 AM PST by smokingfrog

Senate Democrats lost their majority on Harry Reid’s watch. But they’re closing ranks around him anyway.

In interviews with more than a half-dozen surviving Democratic senators and several top aides on Wednesday, many agreed that Americans booted some of their colleagues at least in part because of the perception that Reid’s Senate was getting little done. There were few pieces of landmark legislation to boast about, a dearth of votes on amendments and at times the chamber seemed little more than a clearinghouse for President Barack Obama’s nominees.

But most Democrats have Reid’s back, prepared to stand by him as minority leader through a tumultuous two years as he simultaneously runs for reelection in Nevada.

Vilified by Republicans’ “Fire Reid campaign,” the Nevada senator is being praised for taking arrows for the party — and seen as Democrats’ best hope to counter the Republican agenda in 2015 that seems likely to provoke the same partisan fights that occurred under Democratic rule.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2014midterms; election2014
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1 posted on 11/06/2014 8:59:43 AM PST by smokingfrog
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To: smokingfrog

Don’t believe this BS. When the new Congress convenes in January and the parties caucus to elect their leaders, look for Chucky Schumer to stick the knife in Reid’s back.


2 posted on 11/06/2014 9:02:29 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy
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To: smokingfrog
Reid? By 2016 this crooked senile dingbat will be what ... 106? BTW, how did he and his entire Mormon Mafia Family amass many many many millions while he has been in office?

Who the hell voted(s) for this creep?

3 posted on 11/06/2014 9:02:40 AM PST by Kenny Bunk (Now all the Republicans need is a PROGRAM, A PLAN, and a LEADER!)
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To: smokingfrog

Harry Reid. Spit.


4 posted on 11/06/2014 9:03:08 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: smokingfrog
Only the mentally ill would rally around a sick immature Reid. Reid is that perfect example of a communists opportunist fool.
5 posted on 11/06/2014 9:04:16 AM PST by Logical me
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To: smokingfrog

He’s a VILE, EVIL CORRUPT POS......good.....hope they have him forever.


6 posted on 11/06/2014 9:04:47 AM PST by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: smokingfrog
Reid’s Senate was getting little done...

No. It's the way he's getting little done.

7 posted on 11/06/2014 9:06:33 AM PST by MulberryDraw (Repeal it.)
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To: smokingfrog

If they don't obey my puppets, they can't have my money!

8 posted on 11/06/2014 9:09:22 AM PST by Zakeet (Obama: fail ... deny ... blame ... golf ... distract ... lie ... repeat)
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To: smokingfrog

You know....Harry really loves me. He just gets angry sometimes. But he’s a good father to the children! This? It’s nothing. I’ll just put a little makeup on it when I get out of the hospital and no one will notice...


9 posted on 11/06/2014 9:10:33 AM PST by Norm Lenhart (Feet to the fire folks. YOU PROMISED!)
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To: Kenny Bunk

The vegas casino workers whose jobs were threatened by the SEIU.


10 posted on 11/06/2014 9:11:26 AM PST by Norm Lenhart (Feet to the fire folks. YOU PROMISED!)
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To: Old Retired Army Guy
Don’t believe this BS. When the new Congress convenes in January and the parties caucus to elect their leaders, look for Chucky Schumer to stick the knife in Reid’s back.

Yep. This is a very good prediction.

As much as I detest him, Schumer is a pretty savvy politician. He will not be afraid to go for the jugular.

There aren't any many Senators left who remotely approach a "moderate" Democratic label. The rabid liberals will go with one of their own given a chance.

11 posted on 11/06/2014 9:12:18 AM PST by TontoKowalski
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To: smokingfrog

GOOD~! YOU GO FOR IT GUYS!!!

Keep him in charge!


12 posted on 11/06/2014 9:13:45 AM PST by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz 2016)
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To: smokingfrog

They have to...
If they don’t, they get primaried by BOTH the SEIU, and the Soros Cabal.


13 posted on 11/06/2014 9:16:43 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Logical me

Exactly why this article is accurate. Look at yankeeland on the elction map and realize that there are a lot of people who are clinically insane and will not give up on their fantasy, which is communism. Harry Reid will never give it up.


14 posted on 11/06/2014 9:18:24 AM PST by gr8eman (Bill Carson...meet Arch Stanton!)
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To: TontoKowalski

And back the strong horse. Schumer is a rather strong horse and devious as all hell. Reid is mortally wounded.

But these are liberals so anything could happen. Toss a coin and you have a better chance of predicting what a lib will do than any rational logical scientific, strategic analysis.

They are chaos personified. Millions of little Jokers following Entropy.


15 posted on 11/06/2014 9:19:43 AM PST by Norm Lenhart (Feet to the fire folks. YOU PROMISED!)
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To: TontoKowalski

Reid isn’t going anywhere. Neither is Pelosi.

They are the most entertaining people that the MSM can grab quotes from. Schumer is probably a close second.


16 posted on 11/06/2014 9:20:44 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Ebola: Satan's End Game for Humanity.)
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To: smokingfrog

for all the things we hate about Harry, he and his staff are master political tacticians. Don’t count him out.


17 posted on 11/06/2014 9:31:49 AM PST by llevrok (I fear the US government more than I do al Qaeda)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Rats going down with the ship. Make the demodummies eat and pay for all the wrongs they have laid upon this once great nation. There may be some good dumodummies in the lot but their leadership is certainly not among them.


18 posted on 11/06/2014 9:32:14 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: smokingfrog

Koch Broz. continue to support Dingy......


19 posted on 11/06/2014 9:41:53 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Corner Gas fan?
20 posted on 11/06/2014 9:44:14 AM PST by Calvin Locke
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