[randog]

Harry Reid won his 1998 Senate race against Ensign by 428 votes. The NV Senate seat is ripe for the picking next year.

I could see Gibbons unseating Reid, but it would be a close race--lots of variables. Nevadans are chomping at the bit to get rid of the tax-raising liberals (including lots of RINO's), so I could see that spilling over to the national election. On the down-side--Reid is a popular senator in the state, so it's going to be tough to get the independents to switch horses. It'll be an interesting race, though. Wonder if Reid's buddy Hillary will stump for him?..;^)

[Kuksool]

Do you think the Yucca Mountain Repository issue will play a factor in the Senate race next year? When Bush announced his nuclear waste plan, NV's Congressional Delegation opposed the plan. Reid might attempt to tie his GOP opponent to Bush.

[zbigreddogz]

How can he be a popular Senator if he won by only 428 votes? Surely he can't be all that popular?

Why is Rove against a primary challenge against Lisa Murkowazzhername? I think we could do better then her for sure. I mean, as long as we have a credible candidate, isn't Alaska basically sewn up anyway?

[capitan_refugio]

Reid is very, very vulnerable. His political base has always been with the Las Vegas labor unionists, and to some degree, the wealthy upstate (Tahoe area) greenies. However, look at how the demographics of Las Vegas are changing! Anyone who visits Las Vegas on a fairly regular basis cannot help but see the growth of suburbia there - middle class and upper middle class, mostly conservative voters - who vote their pocketbooks and jobs. These "new" Nevadans are not going to go be Reid voters. They are a group pissed off at the Senate Democrat antics and are largely supportive of the Bush agenda.