Ouch...

That last bit hurt. I know you meant it in jest but just a couple points. Angle was a weak candidate. Plus Harrahs & MGM (11 properties between them on the strip alone) set up bus loads for scores upon scores of employees. They ran non stop all day, shop stewards doing the loading, handing out literature (if you know what I mean). The non English speaking of those got a sack lunch, a card with Reid's name on it next to the banana. See Reid provided the funds that saved City Center from going under, & they paid him back. The voting tallies for precincts covering the strip were 800% the corresponding population. Angle didnt have near that sort of ground game.

But I voted against him...

And yes, your point about congress doing the literal spending is undeniable ... yet both Reid & Pelosi survived the 2010 purging.