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Reid quietly helping Kihuen’s congressional bid
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| Last Edited | COSDem Nov 14, 2011 04:17pm |
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| News Date | Monday, November 14, 2011 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Publicly, Nevada’s most powerful Democrat, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, is remaining neutral in the primary between state Sen. Ruben Kihuen and former Rep. Dina Titus for the 1st Congressional District.
Reid’s spokesman Zac Petkanas confirmed that last week.
“He’s neutral,” Petkanas said. “At this point, he’s not going to endorse (someone) in the Democratic primary.”
Behind the scenes, however, it’s a different story: Kihuen is clearly Reid’s favored candidate.
Reid’s political allies have quietly reached out to contributors to convey the Senate majority leader’s preference, and his people have expressed, again quietly, gratitude to those who have publicly backed Kihuen.
Perhaps the most public sign is that those who helmed Reid’s 2010 campaign are now working Kihuen’s race, including one of his closest former advisers, Jon Summers; his notable pollster, Mark Mellman, and his former political director, Megan Jones. |
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