I agree with the analysis, especially this bit:
I didn’t see the Big Debate, but I’ve read the consensus coming out of it was that Angle beat Reid – not just held her own. On the other hand, Reid performed nothing like the second most powerful man in Washington, which he arguably is. Not only did voters get a view of Angle as a credible option for the office of senator, they also saw the now-tarnished luster of their incumbent.
I, on the other hand, carried out my Nevada duty and watched the whole thing. I have to say, it was painful to watch – Reid was so incoherent and clearly out of touch that one wondered just why his handlers allowed him to even run this year. I’m sure his little boy, Rory, is regretting the old man’s decision…it is probably the fact that Harry is running that Rory is about to be utterly crushed in an embarrassing, my-goodness-why-did-you-think-you-could-win loss in the gubernatorial contest. Harry Reid should have retired – left the field clear for his son to run for governor, and leaving the Democrats an even shot at retaining the seat, even in this anti-Democrat year.
But now, Reid is doomed. With the usual sure-anything-can-happen caveat, I just don’t see a way for Reid to overcome the hostility Nevadans feels towards their senior Senator. Even liberals who are voting for him are doing so without enthusiasm…and everyone who is not a convinced liberal or a completely mindless Democrat is voting against, or just staying home. Beating Reid is the best way any American can register disapproval of the current state of affairs, and we Nevadans are ready to do our duty in this matter (I tend to vote on election day, but I’m thinking about picking up a slurpee in Searchlight tomorrow and casting my vote for Angle in that fair city).
It is time for Reid to go home to Searchlight – but, then again, Nevada has been the merest convenience for Reid and it wouldn’t surprise me if he stayed in DC as a lobbyists after we give him the boot.
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