Harry Reid's unleashed, not-running-for-reelection persona is at it again—and this time, he's going to make Republicans demonstrate whether or not they stand with Donald Trump.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) suggested Senate Republicans should have to vote on the GOP presidential front-runner's policies after they've refused to say they wouldn't support Trump if he wins their party's nomination.
"These votes will give all Senators a chance to take a stand on the policy issues dominating the public debate — and Republicans a chance to stand with the frontrunner for their nomination," the Democratic leader said Thursday in a statement.
It's unclear when Democrats will try to force the votes or what legislation they will use to advance the measures. Reid, however, added that finding time for the votes "can be done easily and efficiently under an open amendment process, with no interference to the light workload Senate Republican leaders have announced for 2016."
See how helpful he's being? He's giving them the chance to clarify that they stand with the frontrunner for their party's nomination AND he's promising he can do it without adding to their workload. What a guy.
And yet, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn't seem appreciative of Reid offering all this. "It's worth noting that what's good for the goose is good for the gander, and so you could expect amendments that they might not like related to the Sanders or Clinton campaigns," he said in response. Here's the thing, though: There aren't any proposals from Sanders or Clinton that senators would be embarrassed to vote for in front of the whole nation. So that makes for a pretty lame threat.