Oct 14 2010

Scott Ashjian’s Tea Party Candidacy Still a Factor in Nevada Senate Contest

One story about the Nevada Senate race between Republican Sharron Angle and Democrat Harry Reid that made a big stir was the disclosure of a tape in which Angle asked Scott Ashjian, who is running as the Tea Party of Nevada nominee, to drop out of the race and promised him access to top Republicans [...]


Oct 13 2010

Nevada’s Sharron Angle Raises $14 Million in Third Quarter

She’s in the money: Sharron Angle raised a whopping $14 million from July 1 to Sept. 30, overflowing her war chest as her fight to unseat Nevada’s Sen. Harry Reid comes down to the wire. The former state assemblywoman’s third-quarter haul is “a stunning number that far eclipses the cash-collection totals of other prominent candidates [...]


Sep 28 2010

What Is Harry Reid’s Religion?

Harry Reid, the four-term senior senator from Nevada, is running for re-election against Tea Party-backed Republican candidate and former Nevada Assemblywoman Sharron Angle. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about his life. What is Harry Reid’s religion?Reid is [...]


Sep 16 2010

Round-Up of Senate and Governor Races in Nevada, Ohio and Washington

CNN/Time/Opinion Research polled likely voters in governor and Senate races in Nevada, Ohio and Washington Sept. 10-14 and came up with these results (all margins of error are 3.5 points): Nevada As nearly every other recent poll has, this one shows Republican Sharron Angle and Democrat Harry Reid in a statistical tie in the Senate [...]


Sep 3 2010

Harry Reid, Sharron Angle Deadlocked in Nevada Senate Race

Republican nominee and Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle remains deadlocked with Democrat Harry Reid in Nevada’s Senate race, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Sept. 1. Angle and Reid are tied at 45 percent each with the balance undecided or preferring some other candidate. They have been in actual or statistical ties in the [...]


Aug 21 2010

Tea Party, Conservatives Revere Constitution (Except When They Don’t)

The Constitution has been a frequent rallying cry at Republican and Tea Party events this summer. If you ask Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle, Rand Paul and other conservative politicians, defending that sacred document written by the founders and amended by the people of the United States of America, is No. 1 on their national agenda. [...]