HOW VULNERABLE IS HARRY REID?….
The Wall Street Journal has been pushing a story about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s precarious political future. It is, as Eve Fairbanks noted, the “most read [article] on the WSJ’s website right now.” Sen. Harry Reid will command the biggest party majority of any Senate leader in a quarter century when the new Congress convenes in January. But the Nevada Democrat is already worried about his own re-election fight in 2010. Sen. Reid, perhaps the most-vulnerable Democrat who will face re-election in a midterm race that is likely to favor his party once again, began interviewing campaign managers last week. The Senate majority leader also recently stepped up fund-raising. The Journal paints quite an unpleasant picture regarding Reid’s upcoming race, calling it, among other things, an “uphill” challenge for the Senate leader. The piece also notes a Research 2000 poll in Nevada showing Reid’s approval rating down to just 38%. But I remain skeptical about Reid’s vulnerability. First,
