Harry Reid Has His Fingerprints All Over Alaska's Senate Race
BuzzFeed co-founder and the NFL's Houston Texans owner drop big money on Senate races.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) answers questions following the weekly Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol September 16, 2014 in Washington, DC. Reid answered questions about the midterm elections and the remaining legislative agenda for the Senate.
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There are some degrees of separation involved, but Alaska Democratic Senator Mark Begich should thank Harry Reid if he manages to win re-election in 20 days.
A state-based super-PAC that's raised and spent about $8 million boosting Begich and attacking Republican challenger Dan Sullivan is almost entirely underwritten by another super-PAC run by the Senate Majority Leader's political brain trust.