Posted on 03/28/2015 5:36:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
LAS VEGAS — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's decision to retire next year leaves no clear successor in his home state of Nevada, where a popular Republican governor appears reluctant to change jobs and the pending loss of Reid's clout in Washington is causing anxiety over who might replace him.
As of Friday, the list of potential candidates came down to Gov. Brian Sandoval and everyone else. The political centrist who was easily re-elected last year is likely to face intense pressure from national Republicans and business interests to pick up where Reid leaves off on Capitol Hill.
Sandoval didn't deliver an unequivocal "no" Friday but he made clear the 2016 contest wasn't on his current agenda.
"My focus is in on Nevada, period. Politics can take care of itself, but right now I am absolutely laser-focused on getting my budget through and improving education in Nevada," he said.
Beyond the governor, the race would be wide open.
Reid, the longtime Senate Democratic leader, quickly blessed former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto to run for his seat, while Rep. Dina Titus, another Democrat, said she would consider a bid. Among Republicans, other possibilities are Rep. Joe Heck, Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt and former Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki.
"The major decision will be made by Brian Sandoval," said political scientist Eric Herzik, who teaches at the University of Nevada, Reno. "If he jumps in, this race tips overwhelmingly to the Republicans."
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OK the guy not only is leading the state, but he’s got the look.
Lots of people will vote for this guy.
Just saying.
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Toss up between Rocco “Rocky” Gambino and Vincenzo “Moose” Luchese...the Five Families haven’t yet decided.
Wonder if the Laxalt name will carry the kid into office.
Don't forget the unions, but I guess I'm repeating your point...
The next "Mr. Clean face" will be in their pocket regardless of the letter (D or R) attached to his name..
Didn’t Harry Reid once defeat Paul Laxalt in the 1970s?
No, it’s the other way around.
Reid served as lieutenant governor from 1971 until 1974, when he ran for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Alan Bible. He lost by fewer than 700 votes to former governor Paul Laxalt.
It’s curious that Paul Laxalt chose not to run for another term in 1970 as Governor. I think he was getting tired of Howard Hughes always calling him at all hours of the night.
Read between lines - “TREADMILL HARRY” with the GOP in charge
for near future the opportunity for graft have diminished....
I am not familiar with Sandoval. Is he another cheap labor importer?
Yes and pro-choice.
Well, then we advance nothing by him running.
Also, he is pro-gay marriage.
I left the Republican Party here in Nevada when they dropped pro-life from their platform.
“Didn’t Harry Reid once defeat Paul Laxalt in the 1970s?”
No.
“I left the Republican Party here in Nevada when they dropped pro-life from their platform.”
Laxalt is RIGHT on all issues. He would win big.
Yeh the RINO sellout who did zip to help the Bundy’s.
You got that right. When the feds forced the Mafia out of the casinos, they took over just about everything else: construction, transportation, waste removal, liquor distribution, food wholesaling, etc. No secret why staying in Vegas is now an expensive proposition. Gimme the old days when the mob ran the casinos and took their cut off the top. I liked cheap rooms, cheap food, cheap entertainment, and free drinks with the gambling.
The government and the mob are both parasites.
The difference is, the mob has limits.
Sandoval hasn’t shown the stomach for such a fight. He walked into both terms a Governor.
Ain’t that the truth.
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