, United States Senator from Nevada, and Majority Leader of the Senate.Reid stumbled into the Majority Leader job when Tom Daschle of South Dakota was defeated a few years ago and it is generally agreed that he's in over his head. He's up for election next year (seeking his 5th term) and a recent poll showed him trailing both of the potential Republican opponents, one by a 49-38 margin, the other by a 45-40 spread.
The pressue must be betting to ol' Harry, because last week he violated one of the laws of public relations, which says "Never get in a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel."
As you can read here, Reid was at a Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce lunch last week, doing the politician's meet-and-greet with some local business folk. At one point he was introduced to a fellow who is the Director of Advertising for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. An advertising guy, remember, not someone who writes editorials or covers political stories. An advertising guy.
And how does Reid greet his hard-working, taxpaying constituent? "I hope you go out of business," he said.
Stay classy, Harry.
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