The Short, Now-Unhappy Political Career of Ruben Kihuen

Rep. Ruben Kihuen’s (D-NV) political career is dead, Jon Ralston writes.

“The only mystery is the timing of his burial and whether Democrats can save the seat.”

“Beyond the cringe-worthy depredations by Kihuen described in the BuzzFeed story, and the awful situation described by a young woman, emblematic of so many of these stories we are hearing since Harvey Weinstein’s accusers broke the silence, this is now also about politics. National and local Democratic strategists are hamstrung over what to do, wanting Kihuen out of the picture but fretting they could lose the seat in a low-turnout special election. The seat is rated a lean Democratic seat by most analysts – Democrats have a double-digit registration edge, but Kihuen only won by 4 points and Hillary Clinton by only 5.”