From The Hill, 6/3/04:
http://www.thehill.com/news/060304/reid.aspx
Nevada GOP bets its chips on Reid
By Alexander Bolton
Nearly 120 prominent Nevada Republicans are endorsing Senate Minority
Whip Harry Reid (D-Nev.) for re-election, including former Republican
National Committee Chairman Frank Fahrenkopf and the father of
Republican Sen. John Ensign, whom Reid defeated six years ago.
When Reid officially kicked off his campaign with three rallies around
the state last week, he was introduced by a Republican official at
each rally.
In Reno, Mayor Bob Cashell introduced Reid.
Bill Young, the popular sheriff of Clark County, did the same at a Las
Vegas event, as did Mike Franzoia, the mayor of Elko, at the rally in
his hometown.
Many of the Republicans who have endorsed Reid have also donated to
his campaign, including Ensign’s father, Mike, the chairman of
Mandalay Resort Group, who has made two $1,000 contributions to
Friends for Harry Reid.
Fahrenkopf, the gaming industry’s top Washington lobbyist as president
of the American Gaming Association, has given $1,000 to Reid’s
campaign.
The only other campaign he has contributed to this election cycle is
Bush-Cheney ’04, according to Political Money Line, a fundraising
database.
Reid’s endorsements by top Republicans are remarkable considering that
Reid won reelection in 1998 by only 428 votes and the number of
registered Republicans in the state has grown since then.
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Remarkable is right.
Harry
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