Harry Reid Losing Support at Home

As I've noted before, Harry Reid's job as Senate Democratic leader is incompatible with being extremely popular in his home state. A typical Senator can have reasonable success in being all things to all people, and catering his message to his constituents. A leader however, is the face of his party - for good or ill. And in a relatively conservative state such as Nevada, Reid's role is going to cost him some fans.

The Las Vegas Sun reports that Reid is working hard at home to make sure that he gets his message out, and to avoid being badly damaged by his job in Washington. Read past the headline though ("As Reid's power grows in D.C., his support slides in NV"), because the article offers only a few named and unnamed analysts to back up that assertion.

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