Nevada Republicans Back Reid??? Holy Cow

[eastbaygordo]

A few links from the liberal press about how mainstream GOP folks are backing and defending Harry Reid against Sharron Angle.

Mike Huckabee defends Reid about Viagra ad
Huckabee Defends Reid From Angle's Viagra Attack Ad

Top Nevada Republican Endorses Harry Reid, Slams Sharron Angle

Statement from Senator Bill Raggio regarding the Reid/Angle U.S. Senate Race

"I was a strong supporter of Sue Lowden in the Republican primary for U. S. Senate. Unfortunately she lost due largely to efforts by the National Tea Party Express and similar national political groups.

"Following the primary, I indicated that I would keep my powder dry and evaluate the two candidates, Senator Reid and Sharron Angle, as the campaign unfolded.

"Only one of these candidates has sought my endorsement, Senator Harry Reid. I haven't heard from Sharron Angle or talked with her since long before she decided to run against me for State Senate two years ago. After losing to me in a primary, during which she ran a very negative campaign and distorted my record, referred to me as a liar and a RINO, I never heard one word from her, or a concession, or an offer of support. Instead, she lent aid and comfort to an effort to recall me as State Senator.

"Those are personal issues which I was willing to put behind me.

"What is difficult to overlook is her record of being totally ineffective as a four-term assemblywomen, er inability or unwillingness to work with others, even within her own party, and her extreme positions on issues such as Medicare, social security, education, veterans affairs and many others.

"Some supporters tell me we need to support her because we need her vote in the U.S. Senate as a Republican and she 'can't do much harm as a junior back bencher'! Since when should this be the criteria on how we select and vote for a U.S. Senator to represent our State?, I ask.

"I am a lifelong Republican and unlike Ms. Angle, I have never changed parties. I have always supported Jeffersonian principles of free enterprise, low taxes, limited government and fiscal responsibility. These were the same principles endorsed by every one of our Republican presidents, since the days of Lincoln, and including President Reagan, whom I knew personally, and who laid down the Republican 11th Commandment: Don't speak ill of other Republicans. In other words, quit calling dedicated people like former Governor Guinn and many other good Republicans RINO's and other derogatory terms.

"Other than my inability to accept her extreme and often even radical ideas and positions, if there was any concern about my natural preference to endorse a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, it was removed altogether when Angle, in a secretly taped conversation, expressed her true feelings by slamming and disavowing the Republican Party saying it had 'lost its standards and principles.'

"For all these reasons, I am unable to support Sharron Angle. We need someone in the U.S. Senate who can be effective, work with others, and best represent the interests of our State.

"Having said this, I am not pleased or supportive of many of the issues which Senator Reid has supported and I have told him so. I believe he understands that he must vote more strongly to represent the views of his Nevada constituency in the future rather than a liberal agenda which many feel drifts toward Socialism in America. With that caveat, I will reluctantly vote for Senator Reid's re-election.

"As a further note, I oppose almost all of the Obama agenda. The next Congress will need to make changes, certainly in the health care bill and with bailouts which undermine the concept of free enterprise. Barak Obama is not President because of the way I, and others like me, voted. I voted for Senator McCain, who lost in large part because ultra conservative voices bashed both him and President George W. Bush for over a year and then in the last few weeks, asked us to vote for McCain!

"I truly believe most Nevadans, and for that matter, most Americans, are disgusted with negative campaigning and would like to see civility restored to the political process, with both parties working together and seeking responsible compromises in difficult and complex issues."

eastbaygordo Reviewed by eastbaygordo on 10-08-2010. Nevada Republicans Back Reid??? Holy Cow A few links from the liberal press about how mainstream GOP folks are backing and defending Harry Reid against Sharron Angle. Mike Huckabee defends Reid about Viagra ad Huckabee Defends Reid From Angle's Viagra Attack Ad Top Nevada Republican Endorses Harry Reid, Slams Sharron Angle Statement from Senator Bill Raggio regarding the Reid/Angle U.S. Senate Race "I was a strong supporter of Sue Lowden in the Republican primary for U. S. Senate. Unfortunately she lost due largely to Rating: 5

[Islandborn]

Sorry dude......Reids finished. You know it. I know it.

Opposition will also retain all its seats as well as gain govenorships, local seats, House seats, and Senate. Now, all political junkies know the Dems are specifically hoping and PRAYING they dont lose the Senate as well.

And the best Obama's campaign people have now is attacking Karl Rove?? Which he did like 4 times by name yesterday? Seriously?? Thats like if Bush spent his stump speeches blasting BoB Shrum?

Losing Ticket.

[eastbaygordo]

My Brother....come on. How can you talk shit like that and still be a big sissy about backing up your talk with something meaningful? Be a man and take my bet.

You are saying it's going to be a clean sweep?

I think Reid will come back and beat her. She is flip flopping on every crazy position since the Dems went on the attack highlighting the crazy talk about government health care (her hubby get is), Unemployment insurance, and is denying she ever said she'd want to privatize the VA.

[Islandborn]

Hey, I applaud your unwavering support for a embarrassing losing ticket that the Dems are running on. Is there a single accomplishment they can brag about on the stump? How many boogeyman can your PR folks create? George Bush, Karl Rove, Donald Rumsfeld, and now the Chamber of Commerce? WOW........thats gonna be a WINNING MESSAGE.

Reids finished. Done. Angle's just starting her surge and when election day comes it wont be the Dems who bring out the voters because they have NOTHING TO STAND ON ANYMORE. Better take another LOOOOOONG look at that electoral map dude and where your incumbants are sitting....cause it AINT LOOKING good for your team.

The House is LOOOOOOONG gone.

The Senate is WITHOUT A DOUBT IN PLAY. Which was "unthinkable" 1 year ago today.

All you read in the news around the freakin world is words like "monumental" "massive", and "electoral landslide defeat"........I suggest you bunker down in DailyKos until after the election cause you won't be hearing much good news for Democrats anywhere else homie. BET!imp:



You know it

[eastbaygordo]

11:12 am

October 26, 2010

Sharron Angle, Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Nevada.
In another example of how Tea Party candidates have changed the traditional rules of political campaigning, Sharron Angle dodged the media Monday, using a decoy to escape reporters who had hoped to talk with her after a campaign appearance.

The Las Vegas Sun reported that Angle, the Republican nominee and Tea Party favorite, spoke for about five minutes at the Microsoft Licensing office in Reno while TV news crews and reporters waited for her outside.


Then the dodge began. According to the Sun:

As the event was coming to a close, a campaign staffer in a car near the assembled press reportedly spoke loudly into his cell phone, saying: â??Sheâ??s Ready? Sheâ??s coming out now?â?�

Two women then got into his car, while Angle apparently went out a side door, avoiding TV cameras altogether.

Typically at the end of a political campaign, most challengers running against a long-time incumbent are lusting after any chance to get on the airwaves without having to pay for it.

It's called free media and it typically lets a candidate keep her name and message out in front of the public while saving money that would otherwise have to be spent on campaign ads.

But Angle is so well funded in her race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, her Democratic rival, that she doesn't need to worry about paying for ads and therefore it appears she couldn't care less about free media.

Angle has earned a reputation for running from the media during the campaign though there was a brief period when she appeared to take the challenger's more traditional route of entertaining media questions.

Her catch-me-if-you-can approach to the media and that of her fellow Tea Party favorites in Alaska and Delaware, respectively, Republican Joe Miller, who flatly refused to talk with Alaskan media and Christine O'Donnell in Delaware stiff-arming the national media, seem clearly intended to safeguard the candidates from saying things they might come to regret or from having to answer tough questions.

But in both cases, it really hasn't seemed to work since the candidates have still harmed themselves with either comments made at campaign events or details from their pasts.

[eastbaygordo]

Literally, he's a plant. I've not seen a more boring speaker than this guy.

Somehow he is going to lose to Angle. That just blows me away. Down by 4 points.


Be careful what you wish for Nevada as you might just get it.