A Warning For Republicans, Tea Party In Nevada Poll
EmailABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports:
A remarkable poll in the Las Vegas Review Journal today could include some warning signs for Republicans and tea party candidates and shows the slash and burn, lesser of two evils strategy being employed by Harry Reid could pay off in November.
The Senate race in Nevada is particularly contentious this year and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has gone to great lengths to paint Sharron Angle, the Tea Party backed Republican, as an out of the mainstream conservative who wants to end social security and unemployment. He’s had some help from Angle’s past comments. And her verbal greatest hits will go down in political lore – saying Reid and Democrats violate the first commandment by putting government over God, suggesting “second amendment remedies” could justify armed revolt if Reid doesn’t lose the election and more.
Voters were already fed up with Reid. And now it seems they are already a little tired of Angle.
66 percent of the people who said they would vote for Angle say they wished she was not the nominee. 68 percent of all the people polled said the same thing.
Almost 80 percent of the undecided voters said they wish Angle hadn’t won the Republican nomination. She came from behind to decisively defeat the conventional party favorite Sue Lowden and Danny Tarkanian in the primary.
Only 18 percent of the people who said they will vote for Reid said they wish there was another nominee. He edges Angle slightly – 45 percent to 44 percent if the election were held today.
Reid has long held a contentious relationship with the Review-Journal. He once said he wished they would go out of business.
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Not a warning for the Tea Party, so much, as for candidates that tend to the extreme right or extreme left.
Nevada is saying…..”give me center”.
Posted by: Rick McDaniel | August 27, 2010, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm
Sharron Angle – the leader of the 2nd amendment right-wing Taliban.
Posted by: Bob | August 27, 2010, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm
I have to agree with Rick. Poll numbers like this show frustration with available choices and yearning for sanity.
Posted by: james mckinnon | August 27, 2010, 3:58 pm 3:58 pm
You mean Obama’s idea of “the center”???
I think the American people have REJECTED that!!!
Posted by: CBA | August 27, 2010, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm
PLEASE, people, give the rest of us a break! No more Harry Reidl he is a Pelosi lap-dog type. BarFFF!!!
Posted by: sandyinohio | August 27, 2010, 11:20 pm 11:20 pm
What do you mean by “warning”? Is a tornado coming? A hurricane? A fire?
Sounds like the usual threatening talk we hear from liberals who are mad that Republicans are gaining on them!
Posted by: gulffrit | August 27, 2010, 11:40 pm 11:40 pm
The Tea Party:
Supports Corporatist values (corporations over individuals).
Are on the extreme far right of the political spectrum.
Don’t accept anyone different and treat others as a threat to “liberty.”
Use terms like “patriot” to disguise bigotry and racism, then accuse others of bigotry and racism.
Reject any differing opinions .
Oppose independent thought and individualism.
Accept only rigid conformity to “the cause”
Embrace an extreme right-wing ideology that emphasizes a myth of national or racial rebirth after a period of decline or destruction.
Make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia.
Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights – Because of fear of enemies and insecurity
Identify Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
Controlled Mass Media (right wing media outlets, touted as “balanced and fair”)
Obsession with National Security – Fear is used as a motivational tool over the masses.
Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from of campaign, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the actions proposed (“second amendment solutions,”).
Corporate Power is protected at the expense of individual rights.
Labor Power is Suppressed, because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to the rise of a fascist movements.
Tend to promote hostility toward those with higher education.
Trample civil liberties in the name of patriotism.
Almost always are governed by groups who appoint each other into positions of power and use authority to protect their friends from accountability
Funny, but those same traits are found in the definition of “fascism!”
Posted by: Researcher | August 27, 2010, 11:41 pm 11:41 pm
According to the latest poll by Rasmussen, an independent polling outfit, 55 percent of Nevadans hold a very or somewhat unfavorable view of Reid, although money wise, Reid has a great advantage over Angle , i.e. 19 million vs. 3.5 million.
Posted by: austin | August 28, 2010, 2:01 am 2:01 am
What a joke. Of course after millions of dollars lying about Angle she is now ONLY tied with Reid. The left-wing press will continue to try to paint as exteme. They are partners with the democrats. It won’t work.
Posted by: Gordon Bloyer | August 28, 2010, 9:11 am 9:11 am
Reid is a gentry liberal and if he get his cap and trade in a lame duck session the worst is yet to come for teh whole US the 30 million underemployed could get to 50 million easy.
Harry Reid also supports CDTE SOLAR POWER PLANTS WHICH IS INEFFECTIVE LAND SUE AND CONTAINS (Per the US Geological Survey Cadmium Statistics and Information page) “Cadmium is produced mainly as a byproduct from mining, smelting, and refining sulfide ores of zinc, and to a lesser degree, lead and copper.
Posted by: JOHN MONTE | August 30, 2010, 10:55 pm 10:55 pm
I’m not particularly interested in name-calling as both left and right commentors seem obsessed with here. What I do think this may mean is that having an inexperienced candidate calls for a very savvy speaker. Angle is a politician without a bill or ruling under her belt. This doesn’t mean it’s impossible, but it takes someone who is swift of mind and of mouth to overcome such a sparce record. Angle is neither. Worse still, she and her handlers seemed to have ignored the importance of media until very recently. Consequently, she has seen all of her “mistatements” memorialized online and her entire primary website come back to haunt her. Contrary to her cries of being “picked on,” this has put her into a position of arguing against herself. Not enviable. Lesson to those who place “outsiders” up against practiced insiders — make ‘em smart!
Posted by: Tes Stone | August 31, 2010, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
on election day the rational will think about 6 more years of Dingy Harry and the horrible consequences.
It’ll be Angle 53-47!
Posted by: Neal | September 2, 2010, 5:44 pm 5:44 pm