Being elected isn't that difficult.

US Senator Minority Leader Reid found another historic figure and promoted solid Democratic values. The people need to know you care about them enough to protect them. It is still fashionable to care and want a better world for every American. 

By Bill Theobald

Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto's (click here) victory in the Nevada Senate race is groundbreaking for the Silver State. She is the first woman to represent Nevada in the Senate and the first Latino woman in the chamber's history. Her paternal grandfather immigrated to Nevada from Chihuahua, Mexico.

The former two-term attorney general replaces retiring Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid. Losing the seat would have been a devastating blow for Democrats, though even with this win they did not take control of the Senate.

Cortez Masto, 52, ran an aggressive campaign based on foundational Democratic policy proposals — raising the minimum wage, protecting Social Security and Medicare, and passing comprehensive immigration reform.

She was the candidate whom Reid hand-picked to replace him after serving in the Senate for nearly 30 years. Reid helped to remake the face of Nevada by using his power to direct federal funding to the state....