How politicos reacted to Reid’s challenger for Senate seat

By Jon Ralston

Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009 | 2:01 a.m.

With Danny Tarkanian entering the U.S. Senate race against Harry Reid, surely there was a wide variety of reactions among politicos. My guess is, here were some of them. Reid: “Call Ross Miller and get all the dirt he has on Little Tark. He beat him with stuff that wasn’t libelous.” State Sen. Mike Schneider, loser of libel verdict to Tarkanian: “I hope Harry destroys him.” Republican leaders: “My God, not another dwarf. Where is Dean Heller? Or at least Sue Lowden.” Democratic leaders: “What a laugh riot. He think he can win? Wait, um, do you think he can win?” National pundits: “What a comedy show that Nevada is. The crazy governor, the scandalous senator and now Tark the Shark’s son for U.S. Senate? What a joke.”