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"In 2012 and 2013, the campaign spent $31,267 purchasing gifts from the company, which is owned by Reids granddaughter, Ryan Elisabeth Reid. All told, she took in nearly seven times more cash than all vendors of donor gifts combined during that period of time."
"This was not the first time that Reid had mixed family and politics -- or potentially run afoul of ethics rules."
"David Damore -- a University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor whose research focuses on Silver State politics -- has closely followed Reid for years. He said that the balance between helping family and constituents is a common tension for powerful politicians. Im going to put this politely: Their personal interests, they seem to see, represent the common good. They dont differentiate those two.
Read more: Harry Reid's Long, Steady Accretion of Power & Wealth | RealClearPolitics
"This was not the first time that Reid had mixed family and politics -- or potentially run afoul of ethics rules."
"David Damore -- a University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor whose research focuses on Silver State politics -- has closely followed Reid for years. He said that the balance between helping family and constituents is a common tension for powerful politicians. Im going to put this politely: Their personal interests, they seem to see, represent the common good. They dont differentiate those two.
Read more: Harry Reid's Long, Steady Accretion of Power & Wealth | RealClearPolitics