Rep. Tom Udall (D-NM) speaks at a press conference on the need for an expanded Democratic majority in Congress at a press conference in Denver on August 27, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch) Uball was joined by, from left to right, Rep. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME), xxx and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)