Red-State Reid Sounds Like a Blue-State Leader

By Stuart Rothenberg
Roll Call Contributing Writer

February 13, 2006

When Senate Democrats selected Nevada Sen. Harry Reid to be their leader, journalists and political insiders noted his red-state credentials, opposition to abortion and soft-spoken style as perfect qualities for a party seeking to broaden its appeal.

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