NEWSMAX:…
1. Reid faced a difficult re-election battle next year. According to a “Crystal Ball” report from the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, “We identified Reid as probably the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent in this Senate cycle.” Retirement allows Reid to avoid a humiliating defeat.
7. His age. Reid is 75. If he ran for re-election next year he would be 83 years old when his sixth term expired.
10. He wants to spend more time with his family. Reid, a father of five, last year sold his home in Searchlight, Nevada, and bought a condo near Las Vegas so he and his wife — who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 — could be closer to their grandchildren. Retirement enables Reid to spend more time with his family in Nevada instead of splitting his time between Washington and his home state… (more)
