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May 25, 2011 3:38 P.M.

No Special-Election Bid for Sharron Angle After All

By Jim Geraghty

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Sharron Angle has dropped out of the special U.S. House race in Nevada’s 2nd congressional district. She says she may consider another run for the seat or another office in . . .

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May 20, 2011 9:39 A.M.

No Free-for-All Election in Nevada, for Now

By Jim Geraghty

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Remember that extraordinarily complicated and messy situation in the special House election in Nevada’s 2nd congressional district, where the Democratic secretary of state ruled that there would be no primaries, . . .

Tags: Greg Brower, Kirk Lippold, Mark Amodei, Sharron Angle

May 10, 2011 9:50 A.M.

The Messy Free-for-All in Nevada’s 2nd District

By Jim Geraghty

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Over on the home page, I take a look at the free-for-all that is emerging in the special House election scheduled for September 13 in Nevada’s 2nd congressional district. (Rep. . . .

Tags: Dean Heller, Greg Brower, Kirk Lippold, Mark Amodei, Sharron Angle

March 16, 2011 1:34 P.M.

Sharron Angle’s Back, and She’s Running for Congress

By Jim Geraghty

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Are you ready for Sharron Angle for Congress? Because here she comes! Under the current district lines, Nevada’s 2nd district is the most GOP-leaning in the state. However, the district lines . . .

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January 12, 2011 6:35 A.M.

Sharron Angle: ‘Finger-pointing towards political figures is an audience-rating game and contradicts the facts.’

By Jim Geraghty

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Former Senate candidate and Nevada state legislator Sharron Angle issued a statement, also posted to her Facebook page: “My thoughts and prayers go out to all those suffering from the horrible . . .

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November 4, 2010 10:44 A.M.

Can Tea Party Candidates Win Statewide in Swing States?

By Jim Geraghty

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At some point, the question of GOP statewide candidates and the Tea Party style will have to be hashed out; Jonah touches on this a bit in the Corner in . . .

Tags: Christine O'Donnell, Ken Buck, Mike Castle, Sharron Angle

October 31, 2010 10:15 P.M.

Another ‘Wow’ Poll in a Competitive House District, This Time Nevada

By Jim Geraghty

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I mentioned this on Twitter this morning, but if the latest Mason-Dixon poll is accurate, and Republican Joe Heck really does beat incumbent Democrat Dina Titus by 10 points in . . .

Tags: Dina Titus, Harry Reid, Joe Heck, Sharron Angle

October 26, 2010 3:56 P.M.

Is Harry Reid Toast?

By Jim Geraghty

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Number-Cruncher takes a look at Rasmussen’s latest in Nevada and comes to some ebullient and confident conclusions: This race is over. Angle being up 49-45 is a nice number but check out . . .

Tags: Harry Reid, Sharron Angle

October 21, 2010 2:41 P.M.

Today’s Target for Campaign Help: GOP Senate Candidates.

By Jim Geraghty

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A Long Island reader writes in, “We really need some up-front and easy-to-follow links for contributing to the campaigns of folks like Joe Miller, Carly Fiorina, Sharron Angle, and Christine . . .

Tags: Carly Fiorina, Christine O'Donnell, Joe Miller, Pat Toomey, Sharron Angle

October 19, 2010 11:11 A.M.

A Missed Opportunity for ‘Hidin’ at the Ritz’!

By Jim Geraghty

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I see the NRSC puts out an ad on Harry Reid entitled “Ritz” . . . and I’m just so, so so disappointed there’s no Taco soundtrack. If you’re Reid and . . .

Tags: Harry Reid, Sharron Angle

October 12, 2010 12:39 P.M.

So Much For Outspending Sharron Angle

By Jim Geraghty

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Over on Battle 10, we see news indicating Harry Reid’s “Let’s outspend her and destroy her with attack ads” strategy just took a big hit. Spokesperson Jarrod Agen has just released . . .

Tags: Harry Reid, Sharron Angle

October 7, 2010 10:55 A.M.

Rasmussen: Angle 50, Reid 46

By Jim Geraghty

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Rasmussen sees a little movement: Republican challenger Sharron Angle has now moved to a four-point lead over Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada’s bare-knuckles U.S. Senate race. The latest Rasmussen Reports . . .

Tags: Harry Reid, Sharron Angle

October 5, 2010 9:51 A.M.

Fox News Poll Shows Mostly Good News for GOP in Ohio, Nevada, West Virginia, Missouri

By Jim Geraghty

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If you want to take a Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research poll with a grain of salt, you’re free to make that choice. But they’re not showing monolithically good news for . . .

Tags: John Kasich, John Raese, Linda McMahon, Rob Portman, Roy Blunt, Sharron Angle

September 15, 2010 3:57 P.M.

Doesn’t Chris Coons’ Lead Seem a Little . . . Small?

By Jim Geraghty

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A reader writes in: Sir, I hope you will mention that O’Donnell is down sixteen points down in the latest PPP poll. Hot Air seems to be blacking out this detail. You . . .

Tags: Chris Coons, Christine O'Donnell, John Kasich, Linda McMahon, Sharron Angle

September 14, 2010 10:28 A.M.

Good News for GOP in Nevada, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California

By Jim Geraghty

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The only bad news for Republicans in the latest batch of polls from Fox News is from Florida’s governor’s race: Florida: Marco Rubio (R) leads Gov. Charlie Crist (I) in the . . .

Tags: Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman, Pat Toomey, Rick Scott, Rob Portman, Sharron Angle

September 9, 2010 12:04 P.M.

Can You Copyright a Cliche?

By Jim Geraghty

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Matt Lewis is asking whether a new Christine O’Donnell television ad rips off an ad run to support Sharron Angle in Nevada. I find myself in the weird position of . . . .

Tags: Christine O'Donnell, Sharron Angle

September 2, 2010 4:59 P.M.

Make Harry Reid Say Something Stupid, Just By Clicking a Mouse

By Jim Geraghty

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The Sharron Angle campaign is having way too much fun over there in Nevada. Their latest invention? The Harry Reid soundboard. Jon Ralston is entertained: Now match it with the “Auto-Tune the . . .

Tags: Harry Reid, Sharron Angle

August 30, 2010 12:03 P.M.

The NRA Will Still Be Heard This Cycle

By Jim Geraghty

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Over in the Corner, Kathryn notices the NRA’s non-endorsement of Harry Reid. (Unfortunately, whatever I write on this subject is often attributed to one of my best buddies. So let me . . .

Tags: Charlie Crist, Harry Reid, John Kasich, Sharron Angle, Ted Strickland

August 27, 2010 3:54 P.M.

No NRA Endorsement for Harry Reid

By Jim Geraghty

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The NRA will not be endorsing Harry Reid. NRA Political Victory Fund Director Chris Cox just issued this statement: In the coming days and weeks, the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) . . .

Tags: Harry Reid, Sharron Angle

August 27, 2010 9:27 A.M.

The Nevada Senate Race Remains Locked in Place: A Dead Heat

By Jim Geraghty

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The latest Mason-Dixon poll: Harry Reid 45, Sharron Angle 44. The polls, since the M-D poll showed Reid ahead by 7 and Angle’s big ad campaign began: Reid by 2, Reid . . .

Tags: Harry Reid, Sharron Angle

August 26, 2010 3:36 P.M.

The Most Tragic Love Story of Our Time

By Jim Geraghty

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I think this latest ad from Sharron Angle is a good one, because it’s a little funny, it’s pretty straightforward and hard to refute, and it’s easy to remember. I see it . . .

Tags: Harry Reid, Sharron Angle

August 24, 2010 3:09 P.M.

Sharron Angle: Rod Blagojevich Is Right — in Comparing Himself to Reid, at Least.

By Jim Geraghty

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Sharron Angle agrees with Rod Blagojevich . . . . . . when he says that his ethics are no different from Harry Reid’s. . . .

Tags: Harry Reid, Sharron Angle

August 20, 2010 1:23 P.M.

It’s Like They’re Playing a Game Called ‘Sharron Says’

By Jim Geraghty

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Sharron Angle is calling on Harry Reid to apologize to General Petraeus. Considering how Reid reacted to her challenge on the mosque issue, I expect we’ll hear Reid apologize soon . . . .

Tags: Harry Reid, Sharron Angle

August 20, 2010 10:09 A.M.

Nevada’s ‘Recovery Summer’ Feels a Lot Like ‘Season of Decline’

By Jim Geraghty

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Great news, Harry Reid. Unemployment in Nevada has declined from 14.2 percent to 14.3 percent! Okay, so technically, 14.3 is higher than 14.2, and so actually, Nevada’s jobs crisis got worse. . . .

Tags: Harry Reid, Sharron Angle

August 19, 2010 4:33 P.M.

Pondering Nevada’s Ballot Order . . .

By Jim Geraghty

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According to a sample ballot for Clark County, Nevada, candidates for office will be listed alphabetically. Good news for Sharron Angle, bad news for next-to-last Harry Reid. The somewhat better news for . . .

Tags: Harry Reid, Sharron Angle