Tag Archives: Nevada

What John Ensign’s resignation means for Sharron Angle

By: Rachel Weiner The surprise resignation of Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has major implications for another Nevada Republican: former assemblywoman Sharron Angle. Angle, who lost last fall to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, was planning to run for Rep. Dean Heller’s seat when the Republican congressman ran for Senate next year. Now that Ensign is [...]

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‘I Thought I Smelt a Rat’, or, ‘Winning Primaries, Losing Elections The Tea Party Way’.

How was it possible that Sen. Harry Reid, a man behind in the polls, a public enemy outside of Nevada get re-elected to the US. Senate? I instantly sniffed a rat in the making, I took the conclusion it was voter fraud that pushed Dirty Harry over the line. I had no evidence, and if [...]

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Democrats Retrench as GOP Pulls Away

By LAURA MECKLER And JANET HOOK Democratic strategists acknowledged they are abandoning a dozen House seats the party now holds, as they try to salvage their majority in the chamber by shoring up candidates with better chances. With Republicans expanding their advertising to broaden the field of competitive races, Democrats are shifting resources to help [...]

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Americans for New Leadership Protect NV.

I have grown so tired of listening to the same old shop worn talking points of the corrupt and failed Democrat Party, that basically hasn’t changed it’s spiel since the Depression Era of the 1930′s, that I wanted to give the Sharon Angle campaign the opportunity to counter the vintage Dem line that she wants [...]

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Rasmussen Reports….Election 2010: Nevada Governor

 Graphic Credit:  giovanniworld.wordpress.com/   Republican Brian Sandoval continues to hold a lead of more than 20 points over Democrat Rory Reid in Nevada’s race for governor. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state shows Sandoval with 55% support, while Reid earns 33% of the vote. Eight percent (8%) favor some [...]

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Nevada Democrats Seize on Birther Controversy to Attack Tea Party Darling

Nevada Democrats have seized on the widely debunked conspiracy theory that President Obama was not born in the U.S. to attack Tea Party darling Sharron Angle, the Republican running against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The Nevada Democratic Party, seeking to brand Angle’s views as too extreme, points to her campaign website touting the endorsement [...]

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Sharron Angle: Harry Reid ‘Waterboarded the Economy’

By:  Andy Barr Nevada GOP Senate nominee Sharron Angle said Monday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has “waterboarded” the economy. Speaking during an interview on “Fox & Friends,” Angle said that her powerful Democratic opponent has “truly failed,” especially when it comes to the economy. “He has pretty much waterboarded our economy for the [...]

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Obama and the Political Kiss of Death: Part II

OMG! Obama is in Nevada, campaigning for Harry Reid…..based on Obama’s track record since Nov. 2009, you know that this means Harry Reid’s defeat is virtually guaranteed! ~~John Cronin~~ President Barack Obama needs Harry Reid to get his legislative agenda through the Senate. Reid needs Obama for something more — his political survival. The two [...]

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SOLID PRINCIPLES PODCAST Episode 14

SOLID PRINCIPLES PODCAST: Episode 14 Reid Between The Lines: As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pushes the Obama Administration agenda through the Senate, his approval rating back in Nevada tumbles.   The shift towards the Republican Party may see Sen. Reid struggle to hold onto his Senate seat in 2010. One of the many GOP [...]

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