In this case, he sided with the latter and told Sanders to drop the idea. B ernie Sanders got so close to running a primary challenge to President Barack Obama that Senator Harry Reid had to intervene to stop him. Bernie Sanders welcomed Reid to his hospital room after his recent heart attack. Harry Reid on Bernie Sanders: "Sometimes you just have to give up" June 1, 2016 / 9:02 PM / AP LAS VEGAS -- Bernie Sanders needs to recognize that "sometimes you just have to … Former Senate Majority Leader and Nevada Democrat Harry Reid convinced Bernie Sanders not to mount a primary run against former President Barack Obama in 2011, according to The Atlantic.. Reid was reportedly tasked by an “absolutely panicked” Obama campaign team to dissuade Sanders — who had privately disclosed his intentions to fellow Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy — because they … Sign up for our daily newsletter and get the best of The New Yorker in your in-box. Enter your e-mail address.
Harry Reid spoke out against Democratic front-runner Sen. Bernie Sanders' signature campaign proposal, Medicare-for-all, saying there was "not a chance in hell it would pass" in Congress. PHILADELPHIA ― Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday that Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the outgoing Democratic National Committee chair, didn’t treat Sen. Bernie Sanders fairly during the primaries and should have resigned sooner. Then Reid – the longtime Nevada senator who served as majority leader from 2007-2015 – damned Sanders with the faint praise of “I think the world of Bernie … Harry Reid has a message for the Democratic candidates desperate to stop Bernie Sanders from winning the nomination.
Then Reid – the longtime Nevada senator who served as majority leader from 2007-2015 – damned Sanders with the faint praise of “I think the world of Bernie Sanders… Sanders agreed. Updated at 4:11 p.m. Harry Reid reportedly talked Bernie Sanders out of a primary challenge against Obama in 2012. Enter then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who had a good relationship with both Sanders and Obama. February 19, 2020 MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images. ET on February 19, 2020. Still, The Atlantic reports, the episode produced a tense, if Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images The Senate minority leader thinks Bernie Sanders wasn't treated right.
More: Harry Reid 2020 Election Bernie Sanders Nevada Elizabeth Warren. The Daily. “If you don’t like what Bernie’s doing,” he told me, “speak up.”