Reid’s unlikely climb to power and his record as Senate Democratic leader were a testament to his determined loyalty to his party and his state.
Harry Reid, a twenty-first century Senate titan. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images The death of Harry Reid from pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, five years after his retirement follwing a 30-year career in the U.S. Senate, removed from this world one of those legendary figures whose life could have formed the plot of a pretty good western. He was Senate Democratic leader for 12 eventful years, from 2005 to 2017, a tenure that was accompanied by a steady rise in partisan polarization.
Reid was an obvious candidate for congressional leadership thanks to his extraordinary work ethic, his ideological flexibility, and his legislative ingenuity. He never saw any conflict in serving both his party and his state and became celebrated for his personal dealmaking in and beyond Washington to serve his twin interests .
Friends and allies. Photo: Aude Guerrucci - Pool/Getty Images In a series of maneuvers that Chuck Schumer could only dream of, Reid had to use all his skills to keep those 60 Democrats onboard when negotiations failed to secure a single Republican backer for Obama’s signature health-care-reform measure, the Affordable Care Act.
The Nevada Democratic Party Equaling his reputation as an old-school Senate wheeler and dealer, Reid was determined to make the Democratic Party of his state a powerful force that could overcome political adversity much as he had.
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