Writes on the Range on our man Sen. Reid
Leave it to High Country News and their great Writers on the Range Program (via tidepool.org) to hit the nail square on the head. Sen. Harry Reid may not be the sparkling personality of Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Harry Frist or Rep. Tom Delay, but he is our boy, a real political pro and he has one thing over all of the other Dems right now.
He understands the West.
Right now that is the most important thing for the Democratic Party, to have a renewed focus on the West and understand why this region is where we will find our rebirth. Remember what Diane Feinstein said about Reid: "I like the fact that he is a Westerner, frankly, because I am convinced we have to build the West here."
This idea of the West as savior for the party isn't something new since the Salazars won in Colorado and Schweitzer in Montana. Ever since we lost the South (seemingly for good) the Western Democrats have sitting out there, waiting to lead the party.
The rest of this piece is simply a good rundown of Reid's biography, something that other major papers weren't able to get their teeth into. A must read.
Emmett O'Connell | November 26, 2004 | Comment on This Post (1 so far) |
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Looks like Reid is stepping up to the plate as a Dem leader:
Las Vegas Review Journal: "Reid announces new office created: Communications `war room' to promote Democrats' messages, respond to GOP attacks"
Posted by: sagesnow | Nov 30, 2004 7:48:14 AM
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(and yes, we know that sometimes they're very, very wrong. Other times, they're right on.)
