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Harry Reid’s recent antics took the political world by surprise for several reasons — but the biggest was that they didn’t match expectations.
Broadsiding Mitt Romney like Reid did calls to mind the aggressive tactics Lyndon Baines Johnson used to intimidate and defeat his political enemies — not the soft-spoken Democratic leader who led Senate Democrats haphazardly through President Obama’s first two years.
But 2009 and 2010 were unusual years for Reid.
The economy was a disaster, his legislative agenda was packed, and with his seat on the line in a GOP wave cycle, he’d fallen deeply out of favor with his constituents. People who’ve observed Reid for more than just the last three years recognize that Reid’s quiet public demeanor — and his struggles in 2009 and 2010 — belie a history of ruthlessness and cunning that mirror his insinuations about Mitt Romney’s tax returns.
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