Facing a barrage of attacks over his living arrangements, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid insisted Thursday that his condo at Washington's Ritz-Carlton was nothing more than a one-bedroom apartment and that his real home is in a dusty mining town south of Las Vegas.
"I live in Searchlight, Nev.," Reid said on MSNBC Thursday. "I have a home in Searchlight, Nev. I stay in Washington, D.C., in a one-bedroom apartment — and my penthouse is on the second floor. How do you like that? Penthouse on the second floor."
In the interview, Reid stepped up his attacks on his opponent, Sharron Angle, accusing her of lying about his personal life and record and calling her "embarrassing" to Nevada. Reid defended his record bringing jobs to the state and said it doesn't give voters "comfort or solace" to tell them "but for me, we'd be in a worldwide depression."
Angle has increasingly sought to characterize Reid as out of touch by painting him as a rich elitist in Washington while thousands across Nevada are struggling amid the recession. On Thursday, she highlighted his Washington condo and said in an ad that he was "another multimillionaire just trying to make ends meet," sharply questioning how he made his money.
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