Elizabeth Crum, covering the Nevada race for NRO’s Battle ‘10 blog, has the report from a Senate candidates’ forum outside Las Vegas, where supporters of Harry Reid and Sharron Angle traded harsh words — and more.

Everything seemed fine while Senator Reid answered questions via videotape. But once Angle — who had what one can only retroactively call the courage to show up in person — appeared on stage, things took a turn:

Most of the 800-member audience jumped to their feet, half of them cheering, half loudly booing as she and the moderator took the stage. Even once all were seated and Angle began to speak, many in the crowd were quite boisterous and some became increasingly bold and uncivil as the event continued.
Angle was repeatedly shouted at as she tried to answer questions. Scornful remarks, sarcastic questions, and accusations including “Liar!” were shouted by Reid partisans. The moderator politely asked for order, twice, but it had little effect on the more raucous members of the crowd.
At one point, the moderator admonished the audience and said shouting and applause cut into Angle’s speaking time. A few people then deliberately continued clapping and making comments to prevent Angle from saying anything. To her credit, Angle stayed composed and continued speaking even when as many as 30 or 40 audience members were shouting all at once.
As Angle was giving her closing statements, some Reid supporters stood up and began to leave. An Angle and Reid supporter exchanged angry remarks which drew in others and led to a punch being thrown. This led to a shouting match as witnesses on both sides argued about the situation, and two security guards pushed through the small crowd in order to break up the situation.

Elizabeth will have some video from the event tomorrow, so stay tuned. We certainly don’t know all the facts, but given the history of hired union thugs community activists showing up at Reid campaign events to intimidate opponents, I would not be shocked to learn that some of the Reid supporters at this forum were looking for something more than honest, spirited debate.