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Other leading congressional Democrats have already enthusiastically endorsed Clinton, who will attend a series of meetings in the Capitol on Tuesday with House and Senate Democrats.
"But anyway I'm more of a Hillary fan," Reid said.
Reid is backing former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and said the Democrat has an "unblemished record."
"He's really a progressive guy and that's an understatement,China Jerseys," Reid said of Sanders,Cheap NFL Jerseys, "but he's also one of the nicest guys to have in the Senate Democratic caucus, and I like him a lot."
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Reid seemed to make clear Monday he was in Clinton's corner,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, but he also had kind words for Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the independent challenging Clinton from the left.
Heck's office declined comment.
"I'm really a Clinton fan but right now I've not endorsed anyone," Reid said Monday in an interview on KNPR, the Nevada public radio station. "I'm going to go to an event for Hillary in a few days but I'll do my endorsement later."
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Reid, who is retiring in 2016, also weighed in on the race to replace him. He contended that the Republican candidate for his Senate seat, Rep. Joe Heck,Wholesale NHL Jerseys, has "voted lockstep with the crazies in the House" but "tries to cover that up" when he returns to Nevada. |
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