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TheVirginian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 04:26 PM
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17. Richard Ziser was a neo-phyte, and '96 proved Reid was vulnerable.
Harry Reid barely eeked out a win over Ensign in 1996, before Ensign would get elected in 2000. In 2004, anti-gay activist Richard Ziser was the Republican candidate, but he had little support and fundraising, and it was his first campaign, and it was largely a one-issue campaign. That Reid was re-elected by a large margin reflects Ziser's bad candidacy, not Reid's lack of vulnerability.

In 2010, his opponent is likely to be Representative Jon Porter, of Nevada's 3rd District, who previously served as a mayor and state Senator, and Reid will have to compete with Porter for moderate votes, while at the same time defending a liberal agenda that might turn away some moderates and independents.
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