Harry Reid knocks out the crazy lady

[Skidmark]

Looks like Reid has been declared the winner in Nevada. He should never have had such a close race, but unemployment across the state really soured the mood of the electorate. And his leadership of the Senate will now be challenged, which is a concern for 2A and RKBA... but still, a hearty THANK YOU to the smart people of Nevada for repudiating the know-nothing extremism of Sharron Angle.

[jamesob]

???? kidin right? i smell voter fraud over there with the machine problems the other day and the crap that happened tonight.

[bwiese]

Dave Kopel reports, on Volokh's website:

Nev. Senate: Reid wins. Given a Democratic Senate, very good new for gun owners. Without Reid, the Majority Leader would have been Charles Schumer or Richard Durbin, either of them would be the first Majority Leader who was not only anti-gun, but strongly motivated and well-informed on the issue. Presuming that Reid is re-elected as Majority Leader, this means that both houses of Congress will have pro-gun leadership.

I agree.

And I'm not even sure Sharron Angle would have the sanity or mental acuity to carry or propose a [useful, not a feelgood puff-piece of legislation] successful pro-gun bill to a winning conclusion.

Plus we can lean on Reid now given thin margin, because we didn't hammer him too badly.

[a1c]

I'd bet some NRA high ups must be kicking themselves right now. Way to alienate Nevada GOP moderates and gun-owning Dems.

[Maestro Pistolero]

What a great sense of accomplishment he must feel . . . a historically well-liked, veteran Senator/majority leader almost getting his *** kicked by someone who is widely perceived as a whack-job. Harry helped bury us with with the big, fat liar Sonia "Heller's settled law" Sotomayor. He can't be gone soon enough for me.

[wozusj]

Looks like Reid has been declared the winner in Nevada. He should never have had such a close race, but unemployment across the state really soured the mood of the electorate. And his leadership of the Senate will now be challenged, which is a concern for 2A and RKBA... but still, a hearty THANK YOU to the smart people of Nevada for repudiating the know-nothing extremism of Sharron Angle.

Oh yea.

Fiscal responsibility.......constitutionally limited government.......free markets

Such extremists! Unreal......

[Dexster]

It will be interested to see what is said about the voting machines in Nevada that would switch the votes once they went to the confirmation screen...

[BobB35]

Dave Kopel reports, on Volokh's website:

Nev. Senate: Reid wins. Given a Democratic Senate, very good new for gun owners. Without Reid, the Majority Leader would have been Charles Schumer or Richard Durbin, either of them would be the first Majority Leader who was not only anti-gun, but strongly motivated and well-informed on the issue. Presuming that Reid is re-elected as Majority Leader, this means that both houses of Congress will have pro-gun leadership.

I agree.

And I'm not even sure Sharron Angle would have the sanity or mental acuity to carry or propose a [useful, not a feelgood puff-piece of legislation] successful pro-gun bill to a winning conclusion.

Plus we can lean on Reid now given thin margin, because we didn't hammer him too badly.

There will be no pro-gun legislation out of the Senate. If Reid would have lost it would not have made a difference, because of the house.

Now we have dingy harry for another 6 years and when the Repubs take the senate in 2 years by killing the mushskulls in the midwest Reid will be a lame duck.

Really - there is more to politics that just the 2A

[thefinger]

lol. Not exactly a huge victory for the dems tonight! ahaha...

But I'll give credit to the OP... He may be brain dead but at least he's an optimist!

[bwiese]

I'd bet some NRA high ups must be kicking themselves right now. Way to alienate Nevada GOP moderates and gun-owning Dems.

No.

They carried out a promise, and 'scored' Harry for his vote on Kagan.
Biut they didn't completely trash him and say "vote against him and vote for Angle".

I'm sure Harry got the message. Maybe he'll help drive another good bill out of committee for example.

[hoffmang]

Really - there is more to politics that just the 2A

Not until the 2A is as secure as the 1A.

Now, the real question is, what price do we gun owners have to pay for NRA not supporting Reid. Did that decision cost us what would otherwise be an easy path to national carry reciprocity?

-Gene

[dustoff31]

It will be interested to see what is said about the voting machines in Nevada that would switch the votes once they went to the confirmation screen...

What is being said is that Prince Harry won. That's most likely all we will ever hear about it.

[bwiese]

There will be no pro-gun legislation out of the Senate. If Reid would have lost it would not have made a difference, because of the house.

Now we have dingy harry for another 6 years and when the Repubs take the senate in 2 years by killing the mushskulls in the midwest Reid will be a lame duck.

Um.... we will generally have a gridlock situation for the next two years.
Whatever economic improvements that occur will happen on their own.
In two years, avg voter will (illogically) have expected Repubs to have 'done something' and nothing much will have happened.

There MAY be pro-gun legislation out of Senate - there's some Dems running on thin margins that barely surivived (and were elected in normally 'red' states back in 2004).

Really - there is more to politics that just the 2A

Not for me, sonny.

[dantodd]

Or does it make national reciprocity more likely as an act of contrition?

[BobB35]

Not until the 2A is as secure as the 1A.

Now, the real question is, what price do we gun owners have to pay for NRA not supporting Reid. Did that decision cost us what would otherwise be an easy path to national carry reciprocity?

-Gene

No it doesn't effect it either way.