Michelle Nunn Won’t Commit To Backing Harry Reid

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Michelle Nunn speaks to her supporters after her primary win was announced at an election-night watch party Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photos/Akili-Casundria Ramsess)
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Michelle Nunn, Georgia’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, refused to say if she’d support Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) to stay on as Democratic leader.

Her remarks, reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday, came after a debate with Republican nominee David Perdue, when the question was posed to her. Here’s what she’s quoted as saying in response:

“I look forward to changing the composition in the leadership of the Senate. The way that we’re going to change Washington is to bring more people to recognize – to have the humility to recognize – that there are good ideas on both sides of the aisle…

“I will vote for the Democratic leader that I think best represents our capacity to get things done and move things forward. …”

Nunn’s dodge reflects her predicament between the voters of deep-red Georgia, where Reid and President Obama are unpopular, and the Reid-controlled campaign machine that is working hard to elect her.

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  1. “The way that we’re going to change Washington is to bring more people to recognize – to have the humility to recognize – that there are good ideas on both sides of the aisle…”

    I’m going to start a new challenge. Whenever a Democratic candidate spouts this bullshit, tell them to name one, just one, good idea that’s coming from the other side of the aisle.

  2. Lame. Michelle’s getting bad advice. This triangulation thing ain’t gonna help her catch up with Perdue.

  3. She’s following the advice laid out in the 144-page memo which was recently leaked on how to run her campaign. She has support among black and white Democrats, but she has to get the rest evidently by going against her party.

  4. What is the news here? She says she might vote for someone else for Democratic leader in the Senate. Great. Someone, including commenters, seem to be conflating this with a Speaker election in the House. Rather a different circumstance. Calm down, folks.

  5. Jesus Christ, Reid is so flaccid and feckless, even candidates push his ass around.

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