An Unholy Alliance Between the NRSC and Harry Reid? By Matt Lewis

According to its website, the purpose of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is to “help Republican candidates develop the campaign resources they need for 2008 so we can re-gain the majority …”
But a former senior NRSC staffer tells me that Republicans may not be receiving as much financial support as they should, because of the collegial relationship that exists between NRSC Chairman John Ensign (R-NV) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). In fact, I'm told the Chairman has discouraged his staff from publicly attacking the Majority Leader.

This is interesting, because it seems to me that Harry Reid is a lighting rod whose name could be invoked to raise money from conservative donors. (In case you doubt he is controversial, as I write this, I notice the top story on Townhall.com is by Bob Novak, and is titled: Shame of the Senate, and is about Harry Reid, Rob Bluey just wrote Ringmaster Reid Cracks the Whip ...," and the latest HamNation is titled: Harry and the Dems Sleepover Party.) Yet, you’d have to search hard to find anything remotely negative about Harry Reid on the NRSC website.

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