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Harry Reid turns to ‘closer’ Obama in final bid to avoid election defeat

Vince Coglianese Contributor
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LAS VEGAS — Down in the polls and written off by the pundits, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made one final pitch on Monday to save his job, telling a raucous crowd of 2,000 that he is far from finished in Washington.

“I have fought for Nevada my whole life, but you know, I’m not finished fighting,” he told supporters in a packed high school gymnasium on the city’s north side.

Reid said early voting, which has seen Democrats accumulate a 6,600-vote lead, “was very good,” but he urged his supporters to bring friends and family to the polls on Tuesday. “We’re heading into that final round; it’s right before us,” Reid said. “Let’s take no chances.”

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