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yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 03:24 PM Nov 2014

Harry Reid should step down as leader of Senate Dems.

I have no confidence that he has the political skills to give Dems a good chance at winning back the Senate in 2016. For one thing, he can't work with Obama and we need a Senate minority leader who can work closely with Obama to get as much as possible for Democratic priorities from McConnell. Maybe someone like Barbara Mikulski. She would be a good match for Mitch and she could work with Obama.

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Harry Reid should step down as leader of Senate Dems. (Original Post) yellowcanine Nov 2014 OP
Just to mention some names: Filibuster Harry Nov 2014 #1
I agree Kalidurga Nov 2014 #2
NOT DICK DURBIN!! he's open to entitlement "reform" cuts.. tokenlib Nov 2014 #3
Reid is/has been nothing less than an unmitigated DISASTER. Some say it's according to plan... blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #4
How about my Senator MurrayDelph Nov 2014 #5
Yeah... IggyPops Nov 2014 #6
I agree. Time for Reid to step down. bigwillq Nov 2014 #7
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2014 #8
Reid, Pelosi, Wasserman Shultz. Paladin Nov 2014 #9
Best thing about losing is he has no more power budkin Nov 2014 #10
what Dem Senator has a PR background? We need Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2014 #11
Senators play a long game, and Obama's only President for another two years. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #12
did Reid win any ? quadrature Nov 2014 #13

Filibuster Harry

(666 posts)
1. Just to mention some names:
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 03:34 PM
Nov 2014

-- Chuck Schumer, Dick Durbin. What about Al Franken??

Definitely need a change; and in the house too.
John Larson from CT?? Just a thought.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
2. I agree
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 03:43 PM
Nov 2014

we should be looking at our next nominee to replace him. I will vote for Al Franken again, next time President!

tokenlib

(4,186 posts)
3. NOT DICK DURBIN!! he's open to entitlement "reform" cuts..
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 04:18 PM
Nov 2014

Sherrod Brown would be better.. but honestly, I kind of like Reid, especially when he gets feisty
Of course he doesn't get feisty very often..and that's a problem...

MurrayDelph

(5,299 posts)
5. How about my Senator
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 08:19 PM
Nov 2014

Jeff Merkley.

If Harry Reid hadn't squashed his efforts, there would have been real filibuster reform years ago.

IggyPops

(13 posts)
6. Yeah...
Thu Nov 6, 2014, 08:26 PM
Nov 2014

...

Durbin, Schumer, Merkley, Brown, and Larson in the House. And the GOP is the party of white males, right?

Response to yellowcanine (Original post)

Paladin

(28,264 posts)
9. Reid, Pelosi, Wasserman Shultz.
Fri Nov 7, 2014, 08:04 AM
Nov 2014

All three of them should be gone, for starters. I have no confidence whatsoever that they are capable of getting the party ready for 2016. Never in my wildest dreams did I think Reince Priebus would be considered a major-league political tactician, but that's where we're at after these midterms. Enough already.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
11. what Dem Senator has a PR background? We need
Fri Nov 7, 2014, 01:11 PM
Nov 2014

to play this right or they will be hammering us as obstructionist (which didn't stick to them but they are better at it and unless we have a plan....)

True Blue Door

(2,969 posts)
12. Senators play a long game, and Obama's only President for another two years.
Fri Nov 7, 2014, 02:03 PM
Nov 2014

Reid never had my confidence to begin with, but I wouldn't hazard a guess who would be better.

 

quadrature

(2,049 posts)
13. did Reid win any ?
Fri Nov 7, 2014, 05:43 PM
Nov 2014

please be specific if you can.

Kansas (USSenate) the trick did not work
SDakota ditto

NorthCarolina.. hundreds of millions spent, still a loss

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