As Elizabeth Crum notes in Battle ‘10, John McCain is coming in for a rally for Sharron Angle on Friday. This is a key moment for the campaign. Angle obviously doesn’t have a problem with the conservative base in Nevada–it nominated her against all the odds and will crawl across broken glass to vote for her on Tuesday. The threat to Angle now comes from moderate Republicans staying home, voting for Reid, or voting for “none of the above.” Reid is working this constituency for all its worth, with “Republicans for Reid” and with advertising directed at it.
To win, Angle needs to blunt this challenge and the Arizona senator is exactly the right guy to try to help her do that. Needless to say, McCain has been giving conservatives heartburn for years, but he’s attempting to help bring Sharron Angle to the senate, where she will firmly anchor the right flank in the GOP caucus. Good for him for doing this, and good for Angle for having the tactical shrewdness to make this move.
I am glad to see Senator McCain stumping for Ms. Angle. We will see in the next two years whether Senator McCain is really the man he portrays himself to be to the electorate in 2010.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThis race is looking like it might turn out well. I wish we could say the same about California, our biggest state. Here is a state on the precipice, with budget problems as far as the eye can see, high unemployment, myriad issues, and it looks like the electorate, even this year, is going for "more of the same" What a disappointment.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIt's just anecdotal, but my impression is that the GOTV effort is better this year. In 2008 we had one canvasser (for Obama) knock on our door, none for McCain. This past week we've had 2 canvassers for Sharron Angle come through the neighborhood, none for Dingy Harry.
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