From Searchlight to Washington: Jon Ralston Talks The Unlikely Rise of Harry Reid to the Corridors of Power

From Searchlight to Washington: Jon Ralston Talks The Unlikely Rise of Harry Reid to the Corridors of Power Robin Johnson 29:00

Jon Ralston talks about his book, Games Changer: How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight. We discuss Reid’s upbringing into poverty in small town Nevada, his rise in politics, relationship with the casino industry, connection with Howard Hughes, investigations of him by the FBI, his rebuilding of the Nevada Democratic party, and the evolution of his political views, including on the filibuster and “nuclear option.” Ralston is Founder and CEO of Nevada Independent and regular commentator on MS-NOW. He is recognized as the leading authority on Nevada politics.

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