2010 Primaries: Eve of The Vote
Tuesday's primaries will measure the Tea Party's power.
June 7, 2010— -- The power of the tea party movementwill be measured in Nevada on Tuesday where there's a primary battle for what may be this year's biggest Republican prize: the chance to take on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
'Mrs. Tea Party'
Meet Sharron Angle. She's a 60-year-old former school teacher who wants to abolish the Department of Education. In Nevada she's called "Mrs. Tea Party" and has come from nowhere to front-runner in this year's most important Republican primary.
"Our economy is being waterboarded here, we're just being tortured with these numbers I just gave you and it's all Harry Reid's fault," Angle said.
Angle's political views are as uncompromising as her rhetoric. She wants to take the United States out of the United Nations, phase out Social Security and shut down the Internal Revenue Service. She calls global warming "fraudulent science."
Angle's politics are so far outside the mainstream that Harry Reid's allies have worked hard to boost her candidacy by tearing down the Republican establishment candidate, Sue Lowden. Lowden is a former Nevada Republican Party chairwoman.
Reid's political ads attacking Lowden's record on taxes seem to be working. Lowden had a 25-point lead just two months ago, but is now in third place.
Endangered Incumbents
But even if Angle wins the Republican primary, Reid may face a stiff fight. The latest polls show Reid in danger of losing to any of the Republican candidates, including Angle.
He's not the only incumbent in danger.
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