A lot of people believe that Harry Reid's influence over congress has kept the nuclear waste treatment from going into the Yukka mountain in Nevada, and if he leaves the United States could put the nuclear waste plant there. This is a big issue because the people of Nevada obviously don't want this nuclear waste in their mountains.
Harry Reid's main issue he is using to get votes is creating jobs. His new transmission line is going to create jobs through construction, and then jobs after it is completed; all while improving clean energy.
"Nevada Senator Harry Reid was joined today by Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, as well as many other top energy officials, to break ground for the ON Line, the first phase of a major north-to-south clean power transmission line. The new transmission line -- extending from Idaho to Nevada -- will create jobs in construction and maintenance, help the renewable energy industry expand in Nevada and improve clean energy transmission capacity in the West."
It is going to be a very close race, and the people of Nevada are more concerned than usual.
“Every time I turn on the radio or television they’re saying vote, vote for Reid. I don’t usually vote, but I feel its so important in this election,” said Lisbeth Hurtado, a 29-year-old Las Vegas resident who had just voted for Mr. Reid at the Fay Herron Elementary School in North Las Vegas. Ms. Hurtado recently lost her job as an administrator for an office supply store, and she said two of her cousins and her sister-in-law recently lost their homes to foreclosure. But, she said, she doesn’t blame Mr. Reid for the local economy. Nevada has the highest unemployment and foreclosure rates in the nation.“You can’t blame just one person for all of this,” she said. “He’s trying to make jobs and better opportunities.”
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