Posted on 05/14/2010 11:36:38 AM PDT by Maelstorm
Before April 15, Sharron Angle wasn't even on the radar. Nevada's crowded Republican Senate primary, which will determine Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's challenger in the fall, was looking like a two-way race between Sue Lowden (a former state Senator and Nevada GOP) and Danny Tarkanian (a real estate businessman and former lawyer who played point guard for his father at UNLV).
Then Angle, a former state assemblywoman, earned an endorsement from Tea Party Express, the group that puts on high-profile Tea Party bus tours. After that, things changed.
Since that endorsement, Angle has gained 20 percentage points in polls, shooting ahead of Tarkanian and becoming a viable contender to win the race.
In an April 5-7 Mason Dixon poll, Lowden led the race at 45%; Tarkanian ranked second with 27%; Angle, meanwhile, collected only 5%.
In the most recent poll, however, Angle has leapfrogged Tarkanian and trails Lowden by only 5 percentage points. Lowden leads at 30%, Angle places second at 25%, and Tarkanian ranks third with 22% in the May 10-11 Mason-Dixon poll.
15% of Republicans surveyed don't recognize Angle, which is about 10 points worse than Lowden and Tarkanian, but it's not bad for a candidate who was considered inconsequential only a month ago.
Angle can thank Tea Party Express for a $300,000 TV and radio campaign. The group is purchasing another round of air time, worth another $100,000, and it has launched a direct-mail campaign on Angle's behalf.
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
Not bad for a buncha irrelevant, racist, violence and hate mongers, eh ?
"Help me, Mr. Pres_ent! That Tea Party broad's gaining fast!"
God Bless the Tea Party! May they continue to be effective in helping people choose the most conservative candidate.
I wish the Tea Party would run some ads in California for DeVore.
Fine with me.
Angle or Tarkanian. Please no to Lowden. The establishment seems to want her to win. Never a good sign.
How dumb. Just get behind Sue Lowden!
Outstanding job!
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