When Harry Met Rand: Political Odd Couple Seeks Gains
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Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid has called the Republicans’ Tea Party wing “modern-day anarchists.” Senator Rand Paul once joked that President Barack Obama should have traded five Democrats instead of Taliban members in the swap for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl.
Yet while the two lawmakers are among the most polarizing figures in the U.S. Senate, they’re quietly forging ties that could bring political bonuses to each of them in 2016. Their cooperation also offers the chance for bipartisan progress on at least some issues facing the chamber.