Senator Harry Reid, who died a few weeks after his 82nd birthday, possessed a quality unique among politicians: profound comfort in his own skin.In his personal life, this brought him peace of mind.In politics, it was practically a superpower.
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Ideologically, Mr. Reid was to the right of most Democrats for much of his career but shifted left in later years.No one had a better sense of what it would take to win a fight or greater resolve to see it through, come what may.This tracked with his evolving view of how to win in a purple state like Nevada, which went for George W. Bush in 2004 and Barack Obama in 2008.
Mr. Reid built a machine that focused on the tough work of building coalitions between organized labor and progressive groups and invested in the nuts and bolts of politics, like voter registration.
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