The Las Vegas Review Journal carries a blunt editorial today on the latest poll demonstrating the growing unpopularity of Majority Leader Harry Reid among Nevada voters:
Reid won’t seek re-election until 2010, but in a conservative state such as Nevada he’s almost guaranteed a tough race if he’s associated with the liberal agenda of Senate Democrats. The next Congressional term is unlikely to be any easier for him, as he’ll either be carrying water for a liberal Democratic president, or trying to block the agenda of a conservative. Sessions like this don’t help, either. Reid was last challenged seriously in 1998, when he defeated John Ensign by 401 votes. He seems likely to draw a strong challenger again in 2010. If he does stand for re-election, it’s sure to influence his management of the Senate agenda.
