Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) “shrugged off suggestions Monday that he has a preferred GOP candidate that he would like to run against in November, saying all the top contenders in the June 8 primary could pose a threat,” Congressional Quarterly reports.
“They all scare me,” the Nevada Democrat said after speaking at a Memorial Day event at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Rumors have abounded that Reid would prefer to take on Tea Party Express-endorsed Sharron Angle, rather than former state GOP Chairwoman Sue Lowden or businessman Danny Tarkanian.
Reid’s strategy:
Asked what his election strategy is, Reid said he is “just going to continue doing my job.”
“I’ve got a big job, and I’m just going to continue doing the best that I can helping the people of Nevada and the rest of our country,” he added.
He pushed back against allegations that his position as Majority Leader has taken his focus off Nevada.
“I think when, you know … the accounting’s done on the books, you’ll find that my role as Majority Leader has been very, very good for Nevada,” Reid said. “I control what goes in and out of the Senate, and as a result of that Nevada’s gotten far more than its share.”
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