Help us, Congressman Heller. You’re our only hope . . . to avoid risking a Senate seat on a deeply flawed incumbent Republican in a state certain to get enormous attention in the presidential race!
According to the Las Vegas Sun, Rep. Dean Heller strongly hinted that he’ll make a primary challenge against Sen. John Ensign by releasing a poll showing him leading a hypothetical matchup among Nevada Republicans, 53 percent to 38 percent. When releasing the poll, Heller issued a statement saying he was taking a “serious look” at a Senate bid. (And with numbers like that, why not?)
Heller is one of the few Republicans newly elected to the House of Representatives in 2006, a former stockbroker, two-term member of the Nevada house and three-term secretary of state. In 2006, one of the Republicans he faced in the House primary was . . . Sharron Angle, a name familiar to those who followed last year’s Senate race. He beat her by 421 votes. In his R+5 district, Heller had Pres. George W. Bush campaign for him twice, and he won, 50 percent to 45 percent. He won 63 percent of the vote in 2010.
His lifetime ACU rating is 89 out of 100.
I really wanted Congressman Heller to run againist Harry Reid in 2010. I'm sure he could have beaten him. Instead, we had a Republican field made up of minor leaguers.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseLet's hope Sharron Angle stays out of this race. Listening to her is pure "fingernails on a chalkboard."
So our message to Nevada is "Give `em Heller."
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseDean Heller is a traitor to the conservative movement. Last year he advised Nevada residents to vote for Harry Reid over Sharon Angle because "Harry would be more effective in bringing back the bacon."
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