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What does Sharron Angle believe about campaign finance?

Posted in News Clips | 07/28/10 | By Greg Sargent With the Senate voting today on the DISCLOSE act, it's time to drill down and figure out what  Sharron Angle  believes about campaign finance regulations. As best as I can determine, Angle has made no public statements directly about the DISCLOSE act, which would place a host of new restrictions on the power of corporate money to influence our elections, and force people who fund elections to reveal their roles. But she appears to oppose it. In a Tweet earlier…

Veteran GOP operative brought in to help Angle and other Sen candidates

Posted in News Clips | 07/27/10 | By Ben Smith With the GOP's hopes for reclaiming the Senate seeming to hinge increasingly on their success in the west, the NRSC is bringing in a veteran press operative to help Republican Senate candidates in three key races against longtime Democratic incumbents. Brian Jones, a former RNC communications director, is going to advise Sharron Angle in Nevada, Carly Fiorina in California and the GOP nominee in Washington state. The NRSC's move to bring in Jones comes as Republicans are starting to go…

ANGLE VS. ANGLE….

Posted in News Clips | 07/27/10 | By Steve Benen It appears that Sharron Angle, the extremist Senate candidate in Nevada, is beginning to realize that her own views are too radical to get elected. So, she apparently feels compelled to start covering them up, hoping voters don't notice. Speaking at a right-wing gathering in Las Vegas yesterday, the Republican Senate hopeful shared some thoughts on Social Security policy, saying she wants to see the government pay back the $2.5 trillion that's been "raided and pillaged out of the Social…

Republicans Fret as Angle Slips

Posted in News Clips | 07/26/10 | By David M. Drucker Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with Sharron Angle and her lackluster campaign to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), fearing she is jeopardizing what they had long viewed as a sure pickup and costing them a chance to reclaim the majority. Senate Republicans quietly acknowledge that Angle’s controversial views on some issues remain a political liability. But the former Nevada Assemblywoman’s larger problems are a progression of unforced errors stemming from a lack of campaign experience and an amateurish…

Sharron Angle: It’s the state’s job to bring in jobs

Posted in News Clips | 07/26/10 | By Greg Sargent In an exchange with a constituent, Sharron Angle appeared to suggest that bringing in jobs and diversifying the economy in Nevada is the responsibility of state government -- a line that the Reid campaign will likely seize on to depict her as having no solutions on the economy. To watch video... In the exchange, Angle was asked by a local actress what she would do to get more film and television into the state. Angle replied that it was up…

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman endorses Harry Reid for Senate

Posted in News Clips | 07/26/10 | By Delen Goldberg Goodman: Reid is ‘man we go to to get things done in the city’ Sen. Harry Reid picked up momentum Saturday in his race for re-election, securing an endorsement from Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and solidifying his standing with progressive bloggers and activists, who could be instrumental in helping him raise money and earn votes. Reid arrived to Las Vegas from Washington, D.C., early Saturday for a whirlwind day of meet-and-greets, tours and speeches. His day started out with…

Sharron Angle still taking cash raised by ostracized Tea Party leader?

Posted in News Clips | 07/23/10 | By Greg Sargent As you know, the Tea Party Express is under fire because its leader, Mark Williams, recently posted a satirical letter from "the Colored People" to President Lincoln praising slavery. The ensuing controversy got the group expelled from the Tea Party Federation, and the group continues to get pummeled by critics on all sides. But there's one person who still has not disowned the Tea Party Express: Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle. And she may even be taking their fundraising dollars,…

Reid: New projects restore jobs, boost NV economy

Posted in News Clips | 07/23/10 | By My News 4 Nevada Senator Harry Reid announced Thursday the Senate Appropriations committee approved $295 million for Nevada as part of the Energy and Water Appropriations bill. A press release from Sen. Reid's office reports that the money will go toward clean energy, water, and national security projects in Nevada. The funding includes $2.5 million to shut down Yucca Mountain. Reid's office says these projects will put many Nevadans back to work and help the state's economy. An amendment to provide $200 million…

NV-Sen: Angle runs from pregnant reporter

Posted in News Clips | 07/23/10 | by Jed Lewison Another must-see video out of Nevada -- this time Sharron Angle literally flees a pregnant reporter for Reno's NBC affiliate who was trying to ask her a question about GOP congressman Dean Heller's criticism of her view that unemployment benefits have "spoiled our citizenry" and give people and incentive to not find work: To view video... From the report:     U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle invited local media to attend a press event in Reno Wednesday morning, but when members…

Cornyn Says Angle’s Camp Is “Work in Progress”

Posted in News Clips | 07/23/10 | By Dan Friedman Amid widespread questioning of ex-NV state Rep. Sharron Angle's (R) campaign against Senate Maj. Leader Harry Reid, NRSC Chair John Cornyn today conceded Angle has stumbled in the face of effective attacks by the Reid campaign and needs to improve her organization. "Unfortunately the negative campaigning sometimes does work," Cornyn said. "It's driven up her negatives. It's made the race closer." "We continue to work with them, but it's a work in progress," Cornyn said. Asked if Angle has done…