NRA Won't Endorse Harry Reid
The Washington Examiner reports that Harry Reid will not receive the NRA's endorsement:
WASHINGTON — Sen. Harry's Reid's support for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominees has cost him the endorsement of the National Rifle Association in his re-election bid.
The NRA is a force in rural states like Nevada where many voters own guns and hunt. The absence of the NRA's blessing represents a setback that Reid's campaign was quick to address Friday by noting that NRA executive Wayne LaPierre once called him a "true champion of the Second Amendment."
Christopher W. Cox, chairman of the NRA's Political Victory Fund, said Friday that the organization strongly opposed the confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, and it had warned lawmakers that the NRA would weigh that vote when it came to its endorsements.
"The vote on Elena Kagan's confirmation to the court, along with the previous year's confirmation vote on Sonia Sotomayor, are critical for the future of the Second Amendment," Cox said.
Cox then indicated that the NRA would not endorse Reid. However, he stopped short of saying whether the group would support Reid's opponent, Republican Sharron Angle, or stay neutral in the race.
