60-40 VISION

Gibbons says he could beat Democrat Reid in Nevada Senate race ( SCOTT SONNER, August 21, 2003, Associated Press)

Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., says he's convinced he could unseat Democratic Sen. Harry Reid next year though he hasn't decided whether to try.

The four-term congressman said he intends to announce by the end of the month whether he'll run against the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. Senate.

"We're very close to making a decision. We are getting the right information that we need to have," Gibbons said in an interview this week.

"One of the questions is whether or not we have the base of support and the resources to win the race," he said.

"My belief is that it would be a very winnable race. We could do it," he told The Associated Press.

The sorry state of congressional Democrats is amply demonstrated by the fact that their two highest ranking members in the Senate are both considered vulnerable in 2004. Posted by Orrin Judd at August 25, 2003 5:49 PM