Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006 | 7:20 a.m.
When the only guy you beat is John Kerry, you might have a problem. That's where Harry Reid ranked - 19th out of 20 - in a poll that gauged the warmth of the public's feelings toward various leaders. The "thermometer reading" (people were asked to pick a number between 1 and 100) conducted by Quinnipiac University two weeks ago found that the incoming Senate majority leader had a 41.2 score. That barely eclipsed Kerry's 39.6 and was below the president's 43.8. The clear winner with a score of 64.8 was former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. And, alas, poor Harry, they hardly know you. Sixty-one percent said they did not know enough about Reid to rate him. So let me tell you some Harry Reid stories ...
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