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Harry Reid on a VP from a GOP-governed state: 'Hell no'
The prospect of Hillary Clinton choosing a senator from a state with a GOP governor as her running mate gets a big fat “hell no” from Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, given the likelihood a Republican would be tapped to fill the newly created vacancy if Clinton is elected president.
“Do you think it’s wise to even consider pulling someone like a Sherrod Brown or an Elizabeth Warren out of the Untied States Senate at a time when Democrats are trying to win the body back?” MSNBC’s Joy Reid asked the Nevada Democrat.
"If we have a Republican governor in any of those states, the answer is not only no — but hell no. I would do whatever I can, and I think most of my Democratic colleagues here would say the same thing," Reid said on MSNBC.
“I would yell and scream to stop that,” he added.
The Nevada Democrat — who will be retiring this year — said that Democrats can’t risk losing one of their own in their battle to win back the Senate.
Democrats need to pick up four seats if the party retains the White House in order to regain control of the Senate, which they lost following the 2014 mid-term elections. If Donald Trump wins in November, and his Republican vice president is able to cast the tie-breaking vote in the chamber, Democrats would need a net gain of five seats.
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/05/23/harry-reid-clinton-running-mate-gop-governor/84788310/
“Do you think it’s wise to even consider pulling someone like a Sherrod Brown or an Elizabeth Warren out of the Untied States Senate at a time when Democrats are trying to win the body back?” MSNBC’s Joy Reid asked the Nevada Democrat.
"If we have a Republican governor in any of those states, the answer is not only no — but hell no. I would do whatever I can, and I think most of my Democratic colleagues here would say the same thing," Reid said on MSNBC.
“I would yell and scream to stop that,” he added.
The Nevada Democrat — who will be retiring this year — said that Democrats can’t risk losing one of their own in their battle to win back the Senate.
Democrats need to pick up four seats if the party retains the White House in order to regain control of the Senate, which they lost following the 2014 mid-term elections. If Donald Trump wins in November, and his Republican vice president is able to cast the tie-breaking vote in the chamber, Democrats would need a net gain of five seats.
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/05/23/harry-reid-clinton-running-mate-gop-governor/84788310/