Posted on 09/15/2010 10:25:19 AM PDT by freespirited
On the heels of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's announcement that he wants to put up an immigration reform measure up for a vote next week, his Republican opponent Sharron Angle is out with a new ad calling Reid "the best friend an illegal alien ever had."
The harsh ad says Reid's policies are "putting Americans' safety and jobs at risk," highlighting the unique confluence of economic and immigration problems in Nevada. The state is struggling with the nation's highest unemployment rate, which stands at 14.3 percent, as well as the highest share of undocumented workers in the nation, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.
More than half of Nevadans think undocumented immigrants are taking jobs away from Nevada citizens, a recent Las Vegas Review-Journal poll showed.
Angle's ad blasts Reid for voting to give "special tax breaks to illegal aliens" and to give them Social Security benefits "even for the time they were here illegally." The Review-Journal reports that the ad is referencing Reid's votes on some amendments, offered in 2006 by Nevada GOP Sen. John Ensign, to prohibit undocumented immigrants applying for legal status from collecting tax refunds.
Angle has come out in support of Arizona's controversial immigration law, which makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally, as well as other conservative approaches to immigration. She nonetheless is courting Hispanics, who make up 26 percent of Nevada's population and accounted for 15 percent of the electorate in 2008.
Reid, meanwhile, has been touting his alliance with Nevada's Hispanic community. Yesterday he said he would insert the DREAM Act into a Defense authorization bill that is going up for a vote next week. The DREAM Act would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented young people who came to the United States as minors and attended college or joined the military.
With Reid and Angle nearly tied in the latest polls, both candidates have come out with hard-hitting ads. Reid this week released an ad blasting Angle of voting to bar Nevada police officers from enforcing restraining orders issued in other states. The ad features a Nevada patrol officer saying Angle's vote would have made Nevada a "safe haven for domestic abusers."
Hitting the DREAM act subversion would be huge for Angle. She needs to mention this over and over again. “Reid trying to hijack the military to push amnesty for illegals.” She can grind Reid into dust with this if she plays her cards right.
The consensus among the MSM, after the Nev primary, was that she was the worst of the three choices..If so, how come Reid can’t break 50% against such a flawed candidate..Take heart, Christine...
Reid cant break 50% against ANYONE.
Here’s a direct link to the ad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb-zZM9-vB0&feature=player_embedded
Excellent with Reid pushing the Dream Act. Hahahahaha. All she needs is money to get the word out. Donate to her campaign.
Sensational ad. We just sent Sharron another donation so she can air this frequently. Please send a couple bucks if you can as this election may well determine the direction of America for the next decade.
Copy and paste the link to this ad; send it to your address list and ask them to remove all addresses and then forward. Let this go viral over the Internet.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20016503-503544.html?tag=latest
She should take a picture of him standing in front of the New York Mosque site.
... go for a double header
Whats the hat trick?
Legal Hispanics generally are against the ‘free ride’ to citizenship for the illegals. IOW “I got mine the hard way Jose’. now you do the same.” Yo tengo la mia de la manera dificil Jose’.Ahora hacer lo mismo.
Excellent ad. Well played. Well timed.
I keep wondering when the info about Reids ties to the mafia and Mustan Ranch are going to hit. His ex campaign aid has some pretty damning evidence evidently.
Angle should start calling him "Mustang Reid", prompting questions as to why, from the uninformed.
This is good, but she needs to start defining herself as a possible senator other than someone who keeps attacking Reid. Most people have known how crook Reid is anyway. People don’t know yet who Sharron Angle is. Reid has been portraying her as ‘extreme’, and it seems to be working. She needs more positive, uplifting ads where she highlight herself, her achievements, and so on.
Ping!
Reid was a “bagman” for Conforte, and other mobsters back in the day.
It’s about time! Nevada has high unemployment, and illegals are stealing precious jobs.
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