Brash move took longtime GOP leader Bill Raggio 'by surprise'

Careful conservative McGinness threw caution to wind by deposing longtime ally Raggio — and earned ‘Brutus’ label

New state Senate Minority Leader Mike McGinness, shown in 2007 with former Sen. Mark Amodei, seized Sen. Bill Raggio's long-held post. Photo by: SUN FILE

By Anjeanette Damon

Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010 | 2 a.m.