Romney’s PAC Targets Reid for 2010

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s political action committee (PAC) has launched a website targeting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) ahead of Reid’s 2010 reelection contest.

The site, “Watchin’ Reid,” chronicles Reid’s exploits as Majority Leader in a negative light, in an effort likely seeking to soften up the Nevada Democrat ahead of a 2010 battle.

The site is run by the political action arm of the American Future Fund (AFF), the nonprofit founded by Romney to assist Republican candidates in races throughout the country. PACs by figures like Romney are often seek as a precursor to a presidential run, winning favor from fellow lawmakers to build support for a run.

“Harry Reid is up for election in 2010 and he must be defeated,” the website’s “About Us” section says. “We all know it