Soon-to-be Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid lost the support this morning of Sen. Claire McCaskill and a handful of other Democrats but managed to hang onto his leadership position. One of his first announcements is that he would create a special leadership position for Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Perhaps understanding just what a crazy move he’d made, Reid conceded that he’d “let” Warren be Warren.
Reid says he will let Elizabeth Warren be Elizabeth Warren.
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) November 13, 2014
@jeffzeleny That's nice of him.
— I'm the Norm (@norm_ray) November 13, 2014
@jeffzeleny He'll "let her"? Got it. 🙂
— Ben Lund (@RealBenLund) November 13, 2014
Indeed, Warren was quite literally breathing over Reid’s shoulder in a photo of his newly assembled leadership team, while reaction from his Twitter followers was less than enthusiastic.
My new leadership team and I intend to make it crystal clear to the middle class that we’re fighting for them. pic.twitter.com/NdpFtvJaVg
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) November 13, 2014
Demoted ? @SenatorReid ?
— CSReno ??? (@CinSmith1) November 13, 2014
@SenatorReid sorry Harry,…. your 6yrs of bill blocking are over. Quietly pack up and go home.
— Guyton W (@TigernBham) November 13, 2014
@SenatorReid You were in the majority and did the opposite. Now that you have no power, you think you will? #liar
— Cindy Bis (@cindybis) November 13, 2014
@SenatorReid @SenWarren Nothing like fresh leadership. Uggh.
— Andrew Fine (@AFineBlogger) November 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/ThisIsJoshSmith/status/532980191241711617
@SenatorReid Anyone notice #harryreid's "leadership" team consists of A BUNCH OF OLD WHITE PEOPLE? #liberal #uniteblue ? Diversity FAILURE!
— CSReno ??? (@CinSmith1) November 13, 2014
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@SenatorReid @stranahan I see lots of white people. Couldn't you have selected a black senator?
— Iditarod Rik (@attyrik) November 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/QueHombreRacing/status/532985781875658752
@SenatorReid Hey @SenSchumer how hard do you have to pinch yourself so you do not laugh out loud when Harry says stupid shit like this ?
— labrats (@labratones) November 13, 2014
@SenatorReid dude, the American people fired you! #RetireIfYouReallyLoveAmerica
— God Bless Trump (@FIRE_OBAMA_NOW) November 13, 2014
Fight for the middle class? Isn’t that Elizabeth Warren’s shtick?
@SenatorReid @SenWarren You can assure that is really what you stand for by letting Senator Warren become the Minority leader.
— Snarky Pundit (@thesnarkypundit) November 13, 2014
@SenatorReid Go home. Give your job to Sen. Warren. I'll back her, you can go to hell.
— R P Bird (@rpbirdwriter) November 13, 2014
For Warren’s part, she revealed the name of her “special” new position.
.@SenatorReid asked me to join the caucus leadership as Strategic Policy Advisor. Change is tough but we're fighting for what we believe in.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) November 13, 2014
Judging from her followers’ tweets, Warren doesn’t have to worry about losing any popularity contests to the man who will “let” her be herself.
.@SenWarren He asked you because he was afraid you would take his job. Please reconsider and try for Minority Leader. We support you!
— Andrew S. Ginsburg (@GinsburgJobs) November 13, 2014
@SenWarren @SenatorReid Please Senator Warren take over the minority in the Senate push everything hard left. Then run for POTUS.
— Texas Cathy (@relentless1994) November 13, 2014
@SenWarren @SenatorReid I'll even vote for you in the primary against Hillary. Become the face of the Democrat party.
— Texas Cathy (@relentless1994) November 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/cantdance2it/status/533041304121651200
.@SenWarren @SenatorReid @theonlyadult Aww, I was rooting for Goddess of the Senate.
— Grace Lidia Suárez (@gracels) November 13, 2014
Best keep an eye over that shoulder, Minority Leader Reid.