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Published Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | 5:44 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | 5:47 p.m.
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Senate's Republican campaign committee expects to announce a challenger to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in "coming weeks."
This after Republican state Sen. Mark Amodei was seen making the rounds in Washington this week after having said recently he was interested in the job.
Coincidence? Who knows.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee isn't talking. Many Republicans remain hopeful Rep. Dean Heller will be the one. ("If Dean doesn't, I'll consider it," was Amodei's comment to the Sun back in May.)
The time is nearing for a candidate to emerge and start raising money -- though many remind that now-Sen. John Thune, a Republican, waited until January of election year to enter the 2004 race against then-Majority Leader Tom Daschle. Thune won.
Reid meanwhile, continues amassing money and supporters for what his team has said will be an aggressive campaign.
Anyway.
This is how the campaign committee chairman, Sen. John Cornyn, of Texas, put it earlier this week with reporters:
"We don't have a candidate yet…. We're working on it. There'll be hopefully some news here in the coming weeks," Cornyn said.
Set your clocks.
How about the GOP announcing an Ensign challenger.
Mr. Rogers, no he's dead, but it would have been a wonderful day.
Gov. Mark (Evita) Sanford, no he's out of the country, doesn't meet residency
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, nah too liberal
Gov. Gibbons, oh come on, get real
I have it, The Stay Puff Marshmallow man.
How bout the GOP announcing a Ensign replacement?
Does it really matter who?
The Ensign replacement will be Shelley Berkley without a doubt and Gibbons will be easily replaced with Rory Reid. As far as the Republican brand; it is purely tainted. Mark Amodei does not have a chance... He is also just as tainted as any Republican traveling to the Paris of South America...
I thought talk radio said that Sherm the new PACaderm was going to run, he just changed his party, and talk radio is always right.
I know let's have Mr Greenspun change parties and run against Reid.
Sherm the new PACaderm. Please, God, let it be him.
Mr. Frederick's "coming out" party last week was the single most disingenuous thing I've ever read from someone who would call themselves a "journalist". It was like Liberace admitting he was gay. "Oh really? Never knew, Lee."
And his shameful defense of John Ensign before the print was even dry on the story of his affair last week was also unbefitting of a person with any journalistic integrity.
The National Enquirer could use a man like Sherman Frederick.
And I'd LOVE to see Harry Reid kick seven different kinds of dog crap out of him.
Can we request Sharron Angle? That would at least be an entertaining campaign to watch crash and burn.
I figured it was going to be Dean Heller. After all, he's something like 433rd out of 435 in terms of influence in the House.
So going up to the Senate, even if in the minority, would give him more power.
It's time for a change in Nevada. We've had enough of Reid. A fresh face is EXACTLY what our state needs. His lack of leadership in this congress needs to be addressed and will be held accountable for. A refreshing change will be good for our state!
Kenny Guinn is the only one who can do it.
It would be the most humiliating defeat in history.
Still waiting. I need some comic relief. Someone said Jerry Doyle, who used to command a cardboard spaceship on TV, and now tries to do a radio talk show might run.
Vote out the big spenders, Reid, Pelosi, Dodd, Frank!!
after the ordeal of the rino caucus, and in line for hours, except for the weather was beautiful. in my 80+years i have never been so dismayed by repubparty, doubt i will support anyone. at least we got rid of one "elder statesman" and when the other old guy was asked about the caucus, he seemed proud of disenfranchising his "own" party. yah, this really old politicians have lost any semblance to conservative govt: i can use words like old, i am older than dirt, but not dirty like these pols. when kenny guinn opened campaign hdqtrs in reno years ago for his gov, people working in the office did not then yet know what party he was running in, but you folks in vegas just love the guy. elect him senator, naw he'd lose to reid on purpose, probably leave a licensed bordello forgetting to put his pants on and claim to be reincarnation of jfk. and reid could keep on keeping on.