Harry Reid to HRC: "don’t pick a senator from a state with a Republican governor"

Great advice.




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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/harry-reid-ready-yell-and-scream-about-vp-selection-process
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks with Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) at Riley's Cafe on Jan. 24, 2016 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Harry Reid ready to ‘yell and scream’ about VP selection process
05/24/16 12:53 PM




By Steve Benen
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is wrapping up his lengthy career at the end of this year, but that doesn’t mean he’s indifferent to the partisan makeup of the chamber he loves. The Nevada Democrat told MSNBC’s Joy Reid that he has some advice for Hillary Clinton as she evaluates running mates: don’t pick a senator from a state with a Republican governor.

“If we have a Republican governor in any of those states, the answer is not only no, but hell no. I would do whatever I can, and I think most of my Democratic colleagues here would say the same thing,” Reid told MSNBC’s “AM Joy” when asked about the possibility of Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) or Sherrod Brown (Ohio) being named Clinton’s No. 2.

Reid added that he would “yell and scream to stop that.”

It’s easy to understand the motivation behind Reid’s concerns. Democrats need to earn a net gain of five Senate seats this year to reclaim the majority, and that’s no easy task. If Clinton chooses a senator from a state with a Republican governor, it may make the party’s task that much more difficult.

And given some of the likely VP contenders, this is more than just a thought experiment. Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, and Cory Booker would each bring quite a bit to a national ticket, but each of them represent states with a Republican governor, who would gladly appoint a Republican successor if any of them were promoted..........................