Sharron Angle Announces 2012 bid…for Congress
- Posted on March 16, 2011 at 3:40pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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LAS VEGAS (AP / THE BLAZE) — Four months after her strong bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Harry Reid ended in defeat, Sharron Angle said Wednesday she’ll run for Congress again in an effort to “stop the liberal agenda.”
Angle told supporters via YouTube, Twitter and an e-mail that she will pursue one of Nevada’s four U.S. House seats in 2012.
“With your help we can once again change the country’s direction like we started in 2010,” she wrote in an e-mail to supporters.
Reid beat Angle by 6 percentage points in November after strongly challenging the longtime senator during a bitter campaign. She raised $14 million in one three-month fundraising quarter and finished ahead in a series of polls.
The high-profile race helped to make her a tea party leader and in her concession speech, she indicated she likely would pursue office again. Recently, she has traveled to Republican rallies in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina and kept followers abreast of her whereabouts through her Twitter account.
Angle previously ran for the House in 2006, but lost to Republican Rep. Dean Heller. He announced Tuesday that he’ll run for Sen. John Ensign’s seat, clearing a path for Angle in the rural Nevada House seat.
Angle and her campaign didn’t immediately respond to telephone messages about her congressional run, first reported by The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Angle has become one of Nevada’s most recognizable political figures in recent months, but she could face a crowded primary.
Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki is also eyeing the congressional seat, as is State Sen. Greg Brower and state GOP Chairman Mark Amodei.
In the general election, Democrats are eager to see one of their candidates claim the open seat. Possible contenders include former congressional candidate Jill Derby, state Assemblywoman Debbie Smith and state Treasurer Kate Marshall.
“We were going to pursue this seat whether Sharron Angle jumped into it or not,” said Zach Zaragoza, executive director for the Nevada State Democratic Party.
Angle has provided campaign fodder for any rival. Reid’s campaign dug up a series of videos and interviews last year that showed her slamming abortion, federal benefits such as social security and unemployment and illegal immigrants.
“Her unfavorables are higher than her favorables, even with Republican primary voters. If that’s accurate it could put the seat in jeopardy against a moderate Democrat,” said GOP consultant Ryan Erwin, who is working on Krolicki’s campaign. “Can she get elected? That’s the wild card on this.”
Angle has said she represents voters who are tired of Reid and President Barack Obama wasting tax dollars.
“The job still needs doing, and I won’t stand by and wait for someone else to do it,” she said in the e-mail.
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Comments (79)
behonest
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 10:01pmmaybe they will set up this phoney guy” Scott Ashjian, a fake Tea Party candidate, running for Harry Reid’s seat is facing felony charges for bouncing checks” He took about 2% of the votes from Sharon and Harry Reid”s Union thugs took at least 5% with the stuffed boxes in Boulder City.
I think I will move back their and help watch her back
Report Post »Alky
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 9:30pmShe was torpedoed by Reid and his gangsta’s as well as the establishment rinos. Too bad, she’s got what it takes to kick some progressive butt given the chance!!
Report Post »duane38637
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 8:12pmNothing wrong with Sharon she just got railroaded so bad from the left media even GOPers dont like her I cannot believe how the people are sooo propagandanized by out left wing media.
Report Post »duane38637
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 8:09pmI will give her credit she is a True conservative not like the Rhino GOP’S she will NOT cross over to the Dems and vote with them she is better then any rhino.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:49pmAfter the big gaffs that she did against Reid, I would not vote for her again.
Report Post »I wish Sue Lowden would run against Angle again so I could help vindicate Lowden buy voting for her.
(Republican Lowden lost to Angle in the primary last year, mostly due to bad press and Tea Party ferver)
hempstead1944
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:28pmHey, Republican Party in NV……find a suitable candidate! This is pathetic!
Report Post »Rex Corvinus
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:20pmGood.
If she gets the nomination, she should have no problem winning Heller’s seat. Nevada‘s second district is pretty much everything that’s NOT Las Vegas (at least until the 4th district is created this year, but it’s a safe bet that NV-02 will remain deeply conservative), so that should help keep the union vote at bay.
And the House is, I think, ultimately a better place for her than the Senate.
Report Post »NVoter
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 5:53pmMet her, liked her, will vote for her again and give her $s again. She is fiscally conservative, sincere, honest, pro-constitution, pro-gun. There are LOTS of RINOs in Nevada, but Sharron is not one of them. The last election was a sham. I’m not convinced that the polls were wrong when they said Sharron Angle would win. She is what Nevada and this country needs.
Report Post »ThatsRight
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:31pmHere, here NVoter. I am glad she’s coming back. She shows strength, character, and a will to win. All the things we try to teach our children. A great day in NV today.
Report Post »Beware of Romans
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 5:46pmThis story has the corrupt smells of ‘Progressivism.’
Georgetown must be working overtime this week.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 5:14pmPlease tell me she is kidding. There were some very very sad candidates in the last election but Sharon Angle was without question the worst. The only thing I can possible giver her is that, unlike Christine O’Donnell, she was smart enough to stay away from the press and thus not have to actually answer a real question or defend any positions. The few things that she has said are indications of a mind set that can only be described as ignorant and perhaps pathological. Please tell me whatever group supports this person has someone better, or really is just kidding.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 7:07pmShe is nutty, BUT, she did kick Reid’s butt in a big way in the last debate though. I think she would have won if not for the unions’ money and out of state help.
Report Post »Pericles
Posted on March 18, 2011 at 1:36amCome on now Sharron is the gift that keeps on giving. She provides the comedic relief we desperately need.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:59pmI tried to like her, same with Christine O’Donnell, Even with a strong wind at your back you still have to field a credible candidate and we didn’t in those two states. I hope everyone is over the whole “better a Democrat than a RINO” thing by now. I’d take McCain over Harry Reid, wouldn’t you?
Report Post »khandahar&jalalabad
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 7:02pmToo many damn rinos, we gave them a house majority and they’re ******* it away. No half measures, not anymore. I’ll throw my vote away on a libertarian or constitution candidate, these scumbags will not make me go back on my principles anymore.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 11:13amNo question anyone willing to vote for Sharon, Christine or for that matter Michelle B. should simply not vote. Voting for ignorance is worth than throwing your vote away, so keep it.
Report Post »BarneyFranken
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:57pmShe is running in a HEAVY republican district as Heller is going to run for Ensign’s seat.
Expect her to win if she gets the republican nod. Then her and Bachmann can team up in the house together.
Report Post »the hawk
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:56pmI‘ll help her I live in Wi but she’ll get my $ backing Run Sharon GO GIRL !
Report Post »pandora
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:47pmMaybe she should announce her candidacy at the Cowboy Poetry Festival?
Report Post »Hawkman
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:40pmHow many RINO republicans voted for the Union/Reid ticket?. this was unacceptable to our nation.
Report Post »Woo
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:37pmI’m all for getting rid of Reed but replacing crazy with crazy is not the way to go.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 7:00pmI know exactly what your saying. But my thought was that she could never do the really crazy things she wanted to do because no one would go along with it in the Senate. Otherwise she is on the right side of things, IMO, and infinitely better than Reid. She managed to stick her foot in her mouth and brand herself as a nut during the election. A real disapointment to me us all.
Report Post »Wish I had voted for Sue Lowden in the primary now. One of those kick yourself deals!
Long Neck News
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:27pmAnybody would have been better than Reid! I still to this date can not understand how the hell this man got re elected!!!!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:53pmHis opposition was a dingbat and he had BIG union money behind him.
Report Post »Navyveteran
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 5:27pmIt is easy when you are allowed to vote more than once and you have dead ppl voting for you as well.
Report Post »Buddyc
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:25pmLike Sarah Palin, Sharon Angle has a lot to learn and needs much more political experience in elected office. Palin should run for senate and should never have resigned as governor. Angle needs years of seasoning. There is potential there.
Is Angle really the best Nevada can come up with?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:52pmI was asking that question last October.
Report Post »Mark Tripp
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:58pmIts interesting how “experience” is so important to people when talking about Palin or Angle, yet, how much “experience” did Obama have before running for President?
(listening for the crickets… or the trolls…)
Report Post »sodizzy
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:57pmOh, and you are so brilliant. I wonder what you could do, or is it easier to take pot shots at women? Women who get out there and try?!!
Report Post »temple62
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:12pmGreat forget the GOP and go for the Tea Party support only on this round!
Report Post »VermontPatriot
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 9:35pmThat’s the ticket. We need a lot more Tea Party folks.
The GOP is full of RINO’s and worse. There are very few true
patriots left up there.
Vote out all of the old guard.
In with the Tea Party!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:11pmGive it up lady. You couldn’t beat Harry Reid! Unless Osama Bin Laden holds a congressional seat that I don’t know about, you can’t win.
Report Post »338lapua
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:07pmTrollio
Report Post »ProgressiveLiberalMarine
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:07pmShe is evil.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:13pmYea, an evil grandma, ooh scary. :-O
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:21pmWhatever…
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:02pmI was pulling for Angle because she was against Reid. I thought some of the other Republican candidates would have been better.She was not my choice to go against Reid and I was not surprised she did not win. I definitely want a Republican to win but I’m still not sure she would be the best choice.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:18pmI agree. She started sounding kind of nutty towards the end of her campaign against Reid. I had hoped she could beat him, but with the union thugs behind him, it didn’t happen.
Report Post »I guess if you have a campaign war chest, you might as well spend it. If not her, some other conservative.
neverending
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:19pmShe proves to be a real airhead at times. If she couldn‘t beat reid in that environment she can’t beat anybody now,
Report Post »Intellectual Honesty
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 10:27pmNutty towards the end? You obviously weren’t paying attention before the end.
Report Post »millefiore
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:01pmHooked on fund raising.
Report Post »sleazyhippo
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:15pmHey, it’s a living!
Report Post »GeorgeSoros
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:55pmglad to see everybody jumping in and trolling like crazy, i guess that means my last batch of checks cleared…
Report Post »338lapua
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:06pmDa comrade Soros!
Report Post »millefiore
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:01pmSome never learn do they?
Report Post »Apparently – Sharron did not learn her lesson so now she is going up against Dean Heller. Pack it in Angle-Ain’t gonna happen.
neverending
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:18pmI agree 100% – just go away.
Report Post »ThatsRight
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:29pmShe is not running against Dean Heller. She is running for Dean‘s existing seat in the House as he pursues Ensign’s available seat in the Senate. She fought hard for Reid’s seat and was beaten by the unions. I’m standing with her. Let the people of Nevada decide this one trolls.
Report Post »BarneyFranken
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 5:01pmDo you even know how to read?
Shes running for a HOUSE seat. Heller is running for Ensign’s senate seat.
Heller is in a very heavy republican district- its basically all of rural nevada.
If Angle wins the repubican nomination, (and she will) shes as good as in.
Report Post »338lapua
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:04pmAwful lot of soros funded trolling going on here. Makes one think they really fear Sharon Angle. Support?
Report Post »Thgey are TELLING you they are afraid of her. She is the one. She only lost to (stuff the box) Harry by 6 points!
sodizzy
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:55pmI believe she actually beat old Harry Reid last time and then he pulled in the goons and packed the ballot box as only the Dems know how to do so well. I have been watching it since my younger days here in Calif. Remember? There were some disputed ballots? So, she needs to be even stronger than last time. Coming within 4% of that old curmudgeon is close in my book. She just needs a Tea Party and popular boost to get way over the top!! You go, Sharon.
Report Post »Polbut
Posted on March 18, 2011 at 11:28amThe Harold Stassen of Nevada! She spells Nevada, Nevadah!
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:00pmWhat she needs to do is to drive home the message of gov spending fiscal responsibility Reids voting record Obama’s failed policys and stay on message when they try to throw her the million curve ball they will throw at her along the way. Oh and be able to raise the big dollars from the good people of Nevada. Who know maybe she will get lucky.
Report Post »millefiore
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:05pmShe doesn’t have a chance.
Report Post »sleazyhippo
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:14pmThis is going to be fascinating! Bye-bye Ensign, hello Angle! Go Girl!
Report Post »First this proves she is spunky, you just cannot count her out no matter what has happened in the past.
She can take a lickin and keep on tickin.
Now, tt will be nice if the wussie pelosi newscasters who seem to be trying to “expose” her are replaced by some hard-nosed veterans who know what’s best for the Senate.
CatB
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:45pmHarry will just call out the Unions and stuff the ballot boxes again … TERM LIMITS!
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:55pm“Angle has provided campaign fodder for any rival. Reid’s campaign dug up a series of videos and interviews last year that showed her slamming abortion, federal benefits such as social security and unemployment and illegal immigrants.
Bahaha! What’s wrong with these positions? They’re Constitutional.
But then there‘s the fact that she’s a GIRL! What’s with all these women running for elected office! That is so wrong. I am dead serious, too; These are positions for men.
Report Post »WhiteTeaParty
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 5:05pmWhat she needs to do is show more of her true colors and air some of those racist commercials on hispanics.
Hispanics know who you are Sharon Angle. Why don’t you try moving to a southern state and preach your politics there. Hispanics and the Unions will never elect you in Nevada.
encinom
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 5:39pmAnother losing lunatic, like 1/2 term Palin. This train wreck should be fun to watch a second time around.
Report Post »338lapua
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:01pm@whiteteaparty, throw a bomb…..run away. Sally Sally Sally
Report Post »You have got some serious problems troll. Try to deal with them BEFORE posting here.
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Posted on March 16, 2011 at 7:27pmDon’t follow THEIR slogans! Tell them … “YOU Work For US!”
Any “Tea Party”-Elected that votes for increased debt ceiling to not cut spending, taxes, and government, must be RECALLED!
BUDDY BIZARRE: “What in the hell do you think you’re doing here? This is a closed set!”
Report Post »boss TAGGART: “Piss on you! I’m working for Mel Brooks.” [throws a punch]
-Blazing Saddles
Jim from Maine
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 7:29pmWOW !! Whiteteaparty & Encinom one after another …it doesn’t get any better than that. Two trolls for the price of one.
Report Post »VegasGuy
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 10:58pmI sent money to Angle’s campaign. Angle self destructed. She does not stand a chance.
Report Post »Contrarian51
Posted on March 17, 2011 at 1:25am@sleazyhippo
She’s not running for the Senate seat, according to the article. She’s running for a House seat.
Man, there’s just something about this woman that keeps me from taking her seriously. Maybe it was how horrible I remember her being in the debate clips I saw. I mean, if you can’t mop the floor with Harry Reid in a debate, you really need to limit yourself to working behind the scenes. Good luck to those of you in Nevada. I hope you do better this time.
Report Post »dawg of gawd
Posted on March 17, 2011 at 1:30amI have a 2nd Amendment for Angle
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on March 18, 2011 at 10:27amPLEEEEEZ run, Sharron, run! No, I mean literally, run! The vid of her running from reporters/questioners at HER OWN PRESS CONFERENCE is priceless and will get lots of play :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SGjAPV3lNM
Report Post »bmwrider
Posted on March 18, 2011 at 10:30amSharron, no one is buying it you racist psycho!
Report Post »JRook
Posted on March 23, 2011 at 11:09amIf the Tea “Whatever” is going to achieve even minimal acceptance as something more than an angry mob then they will have to put forth candidates other than Sharon, Christine and Michelle Bachmann. They are all perfect examples of why so many individuals like me no longer support Republicans since Newt embarrassed the party during the 90′s. Again, many of the Tea Folks remind me of the old couple in town who vote down all school taxes and recreational programs because their kids have graduated. The baby boomers ran up the national debt since Reagan and we should pay for it, not our kids or grand kids through drastic service cuts and government fees. If inadequate taxes, particularly by higher wage earners, were paid under Reagan, Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. then they should be paid now and earmarked for the debt.
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