Senate
Minority Leader Harry Reid announced Wednesday in an exclusive
interview with CNN that he is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, a
sign that Democratic leaders are eager to put the party's contentious
primary fight behind them.
The
Nevada Democrat issued a plea for his party to consolidate behind
Clinton, who has struggled to fend off an insurgent campaign from Sen.
Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont.
"I think the middle class would be better served by Hillary," Reid said.
"I
think that my work with her over the years has been something that I
have looked upon with awe. She was the first lady. She started the trend
toward looking to do something about health care. She understood the
issue well, she was the front on the health care during that
administration," he said.
Reid added, "I also think she's the woman to be the first president of the United states that's a female."
