Angle, Reid Face Off in Nevada Senate Debate
- Posted on October 14, 2010 at 9:30pm by
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LAS VEGAS – In a crackling campaign debate, Republican challenger Sharron Angle attacked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday night as a career politician who lives in a Washington condominium and has voted to raise taxes 300 times. The four-term veteran called his party-backed rival extreme and accused her of distorting his record.
“I have never voted for tax breaks for people who are here illegally,” he said, rebutting one of the allegations Angle has made in their close, caustic and costly campaign for the Senate.
Angle played the aggressor from the opening moments of the hour-long debate, an event that produced a stream of disagreements on the economy, health care, immigration and more.
Reid took aim at Angle‘s statement that it’s not the job of a senator to create jobs. “What she’s talking about is extreme,” he said.
“Harry Reid, it’s not your job to create jobs,” she replied sharply. “It’s your job to create policy” that leads to the creation of jobs.”
With their debate, Reid and his challenger shared a local stage and a national spotlight, the only joint appearance of a campaign pitting the embodiment of the Democratic establishment against a challenger who was little known outside Nevada before winning the nomination in an upset.
For Angle, a 61-year-old former state lawmaker, the encounter was a chance to counter Reid’s months-long attack on her as an extremist who is bent on destroying Social Security and other government programs.
For Reid, 70 and seeking a fifth Senate term, it marked an opportunity to persuade skeptical constituents that he deserves re-election at a time when unemployment in Nevada, at 14.4 percent, is the highest in the country.
The debate unfolded at a particularly critical moment in their race, with early voting set to begin over the weekend and polls showing an extremely tight contest.
Both candidates unveiled new television attack ads in the hours leading up to the debate.
Previewing her attack in the debate’s opening moments, Angle’s commercial Reid, saying he has voted to raise taxes more than 300 times.
Reid’s ad called Angle a “wild” legislator who would force pregnant rape victims to give birth and dismantle Social Security.
Former President Bill Clinton campaigned with Reid earlier in the week and urged voters not to take their anger over the economy out on the four-term senator.
But Angle jolted Democrats in the state and in Washington when her campaign announced it had raised $14 million in the three months ending Sept. 30, a staggering sum that reflects her rise to prominence as the Republican challenger to the Senate’s top Democrat.
Democrats responded by noting that Angle had not disclosed how much of the money she had remaining in her campaign treasury, suggesting she had already spent most of what she reported raising. But at the same time, Reid rushed out a fundraising appeal that said Angle‘s surge in donations meant she might be able to swamp him on television in the campaign’s final days.
The antagonism between the two sides has also spilled over into the streets.
Police said they had issued summonses to two men after an Angle supporter dressed in a sheep costume taunted one of Reid‘s backers during Clinton’s appearance.
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Comments (78)
Pillpoppinpuppy
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 7:02amIf Sharron wins, the country may experience a rebirth. If she loses, the country faces bankruptcy. Take your pick.
Report Post »Recon
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:59amREID it and weep…. we finally have the right Angle now… An American Angle!!
Report Post »spmcintyre
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 4:58amHow can she “destroy” Social Security and other government programs that are already on deaths door? I prefer see the dismantling of a lock on the life boats. We need to get off this sinking ship called the nanny state before it pulls us all down with it Harry. Just because you do not see that your stern is about to go skyward and your keel is about to snap in half, does not mean all the passengers and crew want to maintain full speed ahead. If you need a visual Harry, just watch the movie Titanic, and substitute the ship for the country, and you may start to understand. Liberalism/Progressivism/Socialism/Marxism/Communism has hit the proverbial iceberg and the ship on which it sails is sinking. Will you take a life boat or die trying to keep a lost cause floating? There are still seats available on the lifeboats, but you have to get on board yourself.
Report Post »sodizzy
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:11amIt’s still ok to say You Go, Girl!!
Report Post »Wino
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:10amFinished watching the debate on the CSPAN website. Angle won the debate. Just how hypocritical is Reid when he calls Angle extremist for her view, that she won’t be creating jobs, but will vote for policies that encourage job creation, and he then names policies that he voted for that created jobs in Nevada. What an idiot!
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:32amWhat the dolt, dirty harry, doesn’t seem to realize is that most Americans share her “extreme” beliefs! It’s rather funny when you think about it! He thinks those of us in the TEA Parties are in the minority! Keep lying to yourself, Harry. You’ll understand soon enough!
Report Post »AMERCITIZN
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 2:15amLiving in Las Vegas for over 27 yrs, I have seen teh “changes” comin from the “Changers”, It seems to me that Mr. Reid, Pelosi and Obama are groping for the final mile to keep hurting the American peoples. All of you, DoN”T worry because God has made the decision for us, These 3 people will not be returning to Washington to hurt us anymore. I wish all 3 a long life, AWAY from the politics.
Report Post »Bunk
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 2:06amAngle without a doubt won this debate. If the polls in Nevada this week don’t reflect that fact then I really feel sorry for the citizens there and thy deserve the downward spiral that state has been experiencing.
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 1:33amAngle won the debate no doubt.
Has anyone been following the race for governor here in California? It’s become so nasty – it sickens me. Jerry Brown has attack ads blaming Meg Whitman for everything under the sun!
I know why they are attacking conservatives – we remind them of their failures. Jerry Brown ran Oakland into the ground…and now he wants us to reward him with governorship? Say NO WAY this Nov. California!
Report Post »DMD
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 12:59amHow stupid is NV?
Report Post »If reid wins they deserve the filth that follows.
Eddies_Grandma
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 12:42amI heard you kicked his a$$ good Sharron, then mopped the floor with the little weasel Reid. All over the U.S.A. we are praying for you Sharron.
Report Post »BrandyWilson
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 12:23amHarry Reid’s opening statement went off the rails …it started with his father’s muscles and ended with some vague understanding that he was in a live forum and that some return to reality would be deeply appreciated by his staff…..and it was down hill from there …Sharon showed a good grasp of the facts and issues and flat out ran over Harry …then she put the car in R and backed up over him…in a word: ROADKILL!
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 12:39amI didn’t see the debate, thank God though! Thanks for the update.
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Report Post »VM
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 11:55pmHarry was so nervous and he knows the result already. Sharon will be the bext Senator from Nevada.
Report Post »slickmeister
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 10:08amWhat about the “undocumented worker” vote? Isn‘t that Harry’s ace in the hole?
Anybody know if Nevada has a voter ID law?
Report Post »cruisemates
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 11:32pmI LOVE the fact that MSNBC is so stupid that they would rather cover the O’Donnell debate (even though she is behind by 19 points) than the Reid/Angle debate where Angle could unseat the majority leader.
But then again “witches” are so much more amusing to their viewers than real constitutional arguments, aren’t they?
I DO have a message for the TeaPartiers, though. Coons in Delaware is a formidable opponent, and O’Donnell is not. YOU defeated a SURE-THING Republican victory to elect O’Donnell in the primary. I respect your principles – but if you put the bearded Marxist in the Senate by selecting O’Donnell to run that was not smart, Tea Party. Please do NOT make the same mistake again. I do not care if she is closer your ideals, it doesn’t mean squat when Coons wins.
By the way – if you supported her in the primaray, but you have not contributed to her campaign, then put your money where your mouth is or don’t vote. These elections are too important for us to be giving up SURE-THING senate seats. If you supported her then, support her now. (if not, that just shows you walk away when the going gets tough, and who needs that?)
Report Post »leftylemn
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 11:58pm@ cruise..if you consider settling for a rino a victory. 2010 is about cleaning house. The guy O’donnell beat out would have voted with the dems. May as well have a real dem in there then.
Report Post »WISEPENNY
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 12:09amWhat the hell is a sure thing senate seat if it’s nothing more than a DemocRAT in republican clothing. The guy voted with the Dems most of the time.
Report Post »GEW
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 1:36ami actually like O’Donnell and think she is smarter than I first thought she was….but I have to agree with you. I don’t live in her state, but I am mad that it appears all those people who voted for her are not sending the money that is and was needed to support her. It takes a great deal of money to win these contest and believe me, it was and is beholden upon those that vote for her in the primary to support her, if you did send money SEND MORE NOW if you didn’t get up and do it now.
I don’t want this Marxist Coons in there cause he will effect my future and my kids and their kids. Get her the help she needs. You put her there…
Report Post »konocwa
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:21amSometimes you have to make sacrifices for principles. O’Donnell is the better candidate than Castel or Cooons. She may lose, but either of the alternatives does not represent what we the people want for our country. We must stand behind our principles or we all become something like a RINO and play the appeaser. AND WHERE HAS THAT GOTTEN US IN LAST UMPTEEN YEARS.
Report Post »2BRKnot2B
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:25amDidn’t support her in the primary, as I’m not from Delaware. But, you are correct. I went and donated to her campaign via website.
Report Post »vincijoey49
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 9:36amChristine O’Donnell would be a breath of freshness for America
Report Post »Steve Smith
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 11:21pmNah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey Harry, goodbye!
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 11:32pmTheme song for CONSERVATIVES! :)
Report Post »Honor-Hope-Charity
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:42pmHe failed to answer both yes or no questions….the easiest ones! I haved to admit I am feeling a little lame going into my theater room every night to watch debates!!
Report Post »student1776
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:39pmReid is such an idiot. Just totally past his prime. Ignorant. Opinions massively wrong – one thinks of his declaration that the Iraq war was lost and that the surge would not succeed as an absolutely clearcut massive error. The actual real Angle you see in the debate (as opposed to the imaginary Angle of Reid’s ads and imagination) is thoughtful, articulate and grounded in the real world. It is time for Harry to fact the same unemployment that his policies have inflicted on tens of millions of Americans.
Report Post »Benbit
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 11:23pmSorry but old Harry was never Prime….
Report Post »alcarfl
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:32pmAsk yourself this question. Who would you have hung out with growing up, Harry or Angle? Your call. Your vote. Your country. Your kid’s future. Harry appears to have passed away, several years ago. The epitome of an empty suit. Rest in peace, Harry.
Report Post »workin4alivin
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:17pmif he’s breathin, he’s lying!
Report Post »Time_To_Stand
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:26pmThanks for the laugh! So true!!!
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:30pmHAHAHA good one! He IS breathing, right?
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:14pmShe SMOKED HIM! I was so impressed with her performance! No matter how many times he used the word “extreme” it didn’t help him. He looked like a senile old man who couldn’t tell the difference between the Energy Dept and the Education Dept! Bye bye Harry. :)
Report Post »Jamestown
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:07pmANGLE RUBBED HIS NOSE IN IT !
Report Post »GardenoftheGods
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 12:37amAngle not only won the debate, she showed that she has the balls to ask & answer the hard questions! My favorite: Mr. Reid you went to Washington part of the middle class; how, on a Senators salary have you become a multimillionaire? That was just 1 of the great shots she got in! Buh bye Dirty Harry!
Report Post »Pericles
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:07pmSharon did win. She won at finally showing to the nation how much of a dimwit and how incapable she will be as a Senator. It is very apparent why she refused to appear in the press and in public. There is no question that Reid will be our next Senator from the great state of Nevada.
Report Post »alcarfl
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:19pmDon’t bet on it. Las Vegas was built by losers and Harry is the posterr boy for losers. See you at the polls, loser.
Report Post »Pericles
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 12:11amWell that was just civil and respectful. Whatever happened to the whole forty day and forty night thing. Oh I know you are just a Glen Beck fan wannabe. That makes you worse, at least Beck pretends to have vales and convictions, you just don’t even try to pretend. Well I will be praying for you. And remember Beck is an entertainer and nother more.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 7:55amSince you recognize dimwit and incapable, then you have probably noticed those traits in Obama, the Community Organizer. He managed to get himself elected with those traits and a competent teleprompter from which he read the slick lines that someone else wrote for him. I am not from Nevada, but I will agree that it is a great state and deserves to have someone represent it who cares more about the people and the problems than pushing Obama’s destructive policies. And, by the way, just because someone writes something derogatory doesn’t mean the are Tea Party or Glenn Beck followers – this is open forum. Hopefully one day you will study past history and see where this administration is taking you, your children and grandchildren (assuming you have or will have some) and you will realize most of us have the best interest of the Republic at heart. God bless.
Report Post »Pericles
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 8:27pmPlease do not compare Obama to Sharon Angle. I do study history and you do not have to look too far (like just 10 years ago) to prove that the talking points, that Sharon Angle espouses, have caused this country to near extinction. I thank God that Obama is our President and I pray to God that more can be done to help the poor, create single payer medical care, better racial equality, and to give every single person in this country equal opportunity to a good education. For the sake of my children, yes I do have children, I hope and pray that candidates like Sharon Angle are not elected next month. Yes you are correct this is an open forum, however it is not that much of a stretch to assume that alcarfl believes in Tea Party beliefs and listens and agrees with Glenn Beck.
Report Post »dvanhorn
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 7:46amPericles, you are wrong! Senator Reid can NOT be your next senator. He already holds that position, so he would still be a senator… Anyway, Angle won that debate by showing how incompetent and out of touch Senator Reid is. She should win come November.
Report Post »Pericles
Posted on October 16, 2010 at 12:31pmWell actually we have this thing called an election, and when Reid wins he will be our next Senator, again. Please semantics, that’s it really? Throughout her whole campaign Angle has done nothing but retract idiotic statements and her most used line is “what I meant to say is”. Harry Reid should have gone after her for lying and getting the facts wrong. In a speech Angle gave recently she said that Sharia law has been implemented in two us cities, however one of the cities she mentioned does not even exist. Angle has to be a joke; I really think she is a democratic shill.
Report Post »Idolkiller
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:02pmTea Time!!
Report Post »Jembell1
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 9:59pm22 million jobs created??? Where…Fantasy Island…
Bye Bye Harry…
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:05pmMaybe @ The Treasure Island on the strip :)
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:28am22 million jobs created – agree that this seems a little strange (sarcastic meter to the extreme here) because the food bank I volunteer at has seen an upswing in the unemployed weekly. Just as the levels of unemployment are fairly consistant of 9.5% and underemployment of some 18%.
Do you think Mr Reid has finally begun to believe that the illusion of Las Vegas is actually reality?
Hopefully what happens in vegas will stay in vegas and be voted out of office this november!
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Report Post »akamaikamaaina
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 9:57pmAngle won!
Report Post »SnapTie
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 11:47pmShe mopped the floor with Dirty Harry. Had him stuttering more than once. He was nervous like why are you doing this to me it’s my senate seat.
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 1:21am“I have never voted for tax breaks for people who are here illegally,” he said, rebutting one of the allegations Angle has made in their close, caustic and costly campaign for the Senate.”
Report Post »*******************************
Yeah right!
Libertarian
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 11:23amHarry,
Your pink slip sir. Have a wonderful retirement on the back of the American tax payer. I would rather pay for your retirement than your policy.
Good day sir.
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 9:54pmI00% Angle .
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:36pmHey Harry, you recognize that little red light blinking in your eye? It’s your career dissapation light and it just switched to overload.
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 10:48pmHarry Reid smells something burning…his career is going down in flames – think of how desperate he must be when he seems to believe his own distortion of reality.
@Truthtalker – could that little red light be an indication of Reid having suffered from demonic influence or posession possibly?
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jzs
Posted on October 14, 2010 at 11:42pmIf she is defeated in the election, no problem. As Angle has pointed out several times, there are Constitutional remedies to this kind of problem. :-)
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 12:37amI agree with both of you, Ried why don’t you put a plea out for empty boxes, because you will need them to pack all the sh_t you have in Washington. (excuse the language).
http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist
AMERCITIZN
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 2:08amHey Harry Reid, remember the song by Queen “anopther one bites the dust”!!! and also by Steed, na na na na Hey Hey Good bye!!
Report Post »slickmeister
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 10:04amIs there some reason to vote FOR Dim Bulb Harry that I missed?
Report Post »Hondaman
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 10:26amYou know the neat thing????? Miss Nancy will be a “has been” too.
Report Post »JKN
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 10:43amHarry Reid was against mass illegal immigration before he was for it… Just another typical entrenched incumbent with a false sense of entitlement and a self-serving attitude… OUT with Reid and IN with Angle!
Report Post »RKade
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 1:36pmAngle victory over Reid. She blew him away!
Report Post »Blackhawk63
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:34pmThe veterans in the VFW DO NOT!! support the Dems as advertised…
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Do not let them fool you.
Rational Man
Posted on October 15, 2010 at 7:27pmWant to hear something funny?
Report Post »I heard a CNN reporter try to make a big deal out of Angle telling Reid to “man up”. The reporter said it was sexist and there is a double standard when it comes to sexist remarks comming from women as opposed to ones comming from men. “Women get a break”. I laughed out loud cause that’s all the reporter had. Nothing about how Angle made Reid look like an idiot. Just the “sexist” remark.