http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/harry-reid-senate-majority-leader-resign-race-comment/story?id=9528631

News that Reid praised Obama's electability as a "light skinned african american "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one" could weaken the political influence of the Nevada Democrat. Reid is a key Obama ally who already faces a tough re-election battle in his home state.Obama, who has accepted Reid's apology for the comment, needs a strong Harry Reid to help him pass health care legislation, a jobs bill, energy legislation and funding for the war in Afghanistan, among other legislative priorities.