Except there’s that stubborn fact that earlier today his super PAC – Senate Majority PAC – bought and released a poll from a known Democrat pollster (PPP) which has the race all knotted up.
If you are reporting on this news, then below is a statement from the NRSC:
“Harry Reid makes Pinocchio look like an honest man, as after saying he didn’t recruit Maggie Hassan to run for Senate his super PAC released a poll aimed at getting the Governor into the race. Reid is the definition of shady, so it has to be a bit alarming that he’s actively recruiting Hassan to run for Senate.” – NRSC spokesman Jahan Wilcox
TIMELINE …
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 At 4:01 PM: “Reid helped persuade former Sen. Russ Feingold to run in Wisconsin and his allies have called New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan as part of the party’s full-court press to urge New Hampshire’s governor to run in the state’s marquee Senate race.” (Manu Raju, Harry Reid’s Final Campaign, Politico, 07/08/15)
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 At 5:15 PM: “WMUR’S John DiStaso Tweets: New Politico update: @SenatorReid spox says Reid ‘has not talked to @GovernorHassan ‘ about #nhsen – #nhgov #nhpolitics” (John DiStaso, Twitter, 07/08/15)
Thursday, July 9, 2015 At 6:00 PM: “A new poll completed for the pro-Democratic Senate Majority PAC finds Gov. Maggie Hassan and U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte in a virtual dead heat in a hypothetical U.S. Senate match-up." (John DiStaso, Poll For Pro-Democratic PAC Shows Hassan With Small Lead Over Ayotte, WMUR, 07/09/15)