Time to Ditch Harry Reid?

By Eric on December 17, 2007

To clarify, that dismal poll (for Harry Reid, at least) was posted at 11:10 AM Eastern.  The screenshot above was taken at 5:15 PM Central. Yikes. And while that certainly isn’t scientific, it is from DailyKos, a site dedicated to electing Democrats. Chris Bowers at OpenLeft has enough links to keep you busy for a while.

Ah, the Democratic controlled Congress. Republican Senate holds are respected, Democratic Senate holds are not. Republicans need 50 votes to pass legislation in the Senate, while Democrats need 60. Only one Democrat is needed to pass a renewable energy bill, and that Democrat is in serious danger of defeat in her next election? Forget applying pressure on her, just roll over and gut the bill. Bush threatens to veto Iraq war funding? Just roll over and give him a blank check. Challenge the Bush Dogs who vote with Republicans? Nah, they will just withhold funds from the DCCC if anyone dare to even suggest they face primary challenges, while other Democrats continue to just pour money into their campaign coffers. Use more aggressive tactics to challenge this situation? Nah, those would just hurt Democrats at the voting booth (and we are doing great in special elections as a result of this timidity). Can’t end the war or change its direction? Well, at least we can condemn opponents of the war, and make others apologize. And so, we end up in a situation where Democrats and Independents, the same people who voted for new leadership in Congress, approve of the Democratic-controlled Congress as much as Republicans do.

Unless Reid is going to step up and, I dunno, show some leadership, I think it’s time for him to step down.

Chris Dodd for Majority Leader, maybe?

Tags: Chris Dodd, Democrats, Harry Reid, Senate

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