By quite a lot!
Las Vegas Sun
"“Harry Reid always seems to find a way to win,” GOP strategist Greg Ferraro said. “He never wins big and he never wins pretty, and the rumors of his demise are always greatly exaggerated. He always finds a way.”
This time around, Reid’s path to re-election began with a sustained investment in party infrastructure, continued with a varied effort to clear the field of formidable opponents and culminated with the domination of his opponent.
By Tuesday, voters may have remained disgusted with Reid and unhappy with his pursuit of a Democratic agenda, but — thanks to Reid’s $20 million effort to define his opponent as extreme and dangerous — their disgust with Angle ran deeper.
“I can’t believe she was even on the ballot,” said Alice Hatfield, a Las Vegas Republican who voted for Reid. “Doing away with Social Security, Medicaid, privatizing the VA — no way. Harry needs to go, but there’s nobody on the ballot to replace him.”"
Las Vegas Review-Journal
"Reid comfortably defeated Republican opponent Sharron Angle, whose passionate but disorganized following of conservatives and Tea Party supporters was no match for the traditional Democrats, minorities, unions and "Republicans for Reid" power brokers the incumbent aligned for victory."
Washington Examiner:
"Nevada voters don't want Harry Reid, re-elect him anyway"
Washington Post: "Reid's win in Nevada counted on Angle's weaknesses"
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
10/29
RalstonFlash: Democrats surge in Clark County, blunt GOP gains for first time
Morning Score:
NEVADA EXCLUSIVE - LEAVING LAS VEGAS: Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle is targeting her state's largest city with an arresting new television ad, featuring President Barack Obama's infamous exhortation that companies shouldn't be spending money there. "Harry Reid and Barack Obama: Together they promised change," the ad begins. "Then came this." Two clips of Obama appear in quick succession, showing the president telling audiences: "Don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas. ... You can't go take a trip to Las Vegas." The narrator takes over again: "What change did that bring to Las Vegas? We now suffer heartbreaking job losses, while our state leads the nation in home foreclosures and bankruptcies." The spot, produced by the GOP firm BrabenderCox, is a variation on a statewide spot Angle's campaign unveiled yesterday, with a less Vegas-specific message: "They promised change. Now, it's our turn." Angle was 4 points ahead of Reid in a Mason-Dixon poll published this morning, leading 49 percent to 45 percent. Watch her new ad here: http://bit.ly/aU4syl and see the polling here: http://bit.ly/cPtu7O
Morning Score:
NEVADA EXCLUSIVE - LEAVING LAS VEGAS: Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle is targeting her state's largest city with an arresting new television ad, featuring President Barack Obama's infamous exhortation that companies shouldn't be spending money there. "Harry Reid and Barack Obama: Together they promised change," the ad begins. "Then came this." Two clips of Obama appear in quick succession, showing the president telling audiences: "Don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas. ... You can't go take a trip to Las Vegas." The narrator takes over again: "What change did that bring to Las Vegas? We now suffer heartbreaking job losses, while our state leads the nation in home foreclosures and bankruptcies." The spot, produced by the GOP firm BrabenderCox, is a variation on a statewide spot Angle's campaign unveiled yesterday, with a less Vegas-specific message: "They promised change. Now, it's our turn." Angle was 4 points ahead of Reid in a Mason-Dixon poll published this morning, leading 49 percent to 45 percent. Watch her new ad here: http://bit.ly/aU4syl and see the polling here: http://bit.ly/cPtu7O
Thursday, October 28, 2010
10/28
Ralston Flash: GOP closing in on 5 percentage point edge in Clark County, but Democrats have 14,000 raw vote lead in urban Nevada
Monday, October 25, 2010
10/25
Angle campaign sends out an email detailing allegations that the Reid camp is trying to buy votes using food and gift cards--- and that the SOS (D) is allowing it.
HEADLINE: When you can't beat them, Steal it.
It's still the economy, stupid.
Harry Reid's final ad, launched over the weekend, focuses on a simple message: Reid has saved jobs and will continue to take care of Nevada; Sharron Angle's policies will cost Nevada jobs and "be the knockout punch to the economy."
Also over the weekend:
“I don’t work for the president,” Reid said in an interview. “I don’t carry his water or anybody in the administration’s water.” In the final days, Reid is really driving home his "independent" claims--- even as Obama stumped for him in Vegas on Friday.
HEADLINE: When you can't beat them, Steal it.
It's still the economy, stupid.
Harry Reid's final ad, launched over the weekend, focuses on a simple message: Reid has saved jobs and will continue to take care of Nevada; Sharron Angle's policies will cost Nevada jobs and "be the knockout punch to the economy."
Also over the weekend:
“I don’t work for the president,” Reid said in an interview. “I don’t carry his water or anybody in the administration’s water.” In the final days, Reid is really driving home his "independent" claims--- even as Obama stumped for him in Vegas on Friday.
10/24
-Ralston Flash:
Republicans inch up in early voting advantage, now lead in urban counties by just over 2 percent---
-Obama urges crowd at school rally to re-elect Harry Reid as senator (Las Vegas Review Journal)
http://www.lvrj.com/news/reid--angle-seek-gain-from-obama-visit-105565043.html
Setting the stakes high, President Barack Obama made an impassioned plea Friday night to thousands of supporters in Las Vegas to help re-elect Harry Reid. "The main reason I'm here, the main reason I need you fired up is because in just 11 days you have the chance to set the direction of this state and this country -- not just for the next five years, for the next 10 years, but for the next several decades," Obama declared.
-Senate race attracting big bucks from outside Nevada (Las Vegas Review Journal)
http://www.lvrj.com/news/more-outside-money-flows-into-nevada-senate-race-for-advertising-105575188.html
In a blitz of late spending, outside interest groups have in recent days poured nearly $5.2 million into television, radio and direct-mail advertising aimed at influencing Nevada voters. The expenditures between Oct. 8 and Oct. 21 bring total outside spending in Nevada's marquee U.S. Senate race to $13.5 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
-Democrats hold edge over Republicans in early voting turnout so far (Las Vegas Review Journal)
http://www.lvrj.com/news/democrats-hold-edge-over-republicans-in-early-voting-turnout-so-far-105575383.html
The reputed Republican surge is still a ripple in Nevada's most populous county after six days of early voting, according to Clark County voter tallies. In Washoe County, Nevada's other urban center, Republicans have a nearly 7 percentage point turnout advantage. It adds up to Democrats representing 45 percent of the early turnout in the two counties and Republicans 40 percent.
-MGM Resorts Boosts Contribution to PAC Backing Reid (Bloomberg)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-22/mgm-increases-contributions-to-pac-backing-senate-leader-reid.html
MGM Resorts International gave $250,000 this month to a political action committee airing ads in support of Harry Reid. It was MGM’s second donation to the Patriot Majority PAC, Federal Election Commission records show. MGM’s donation accounted for most of the $353,675 raised Oct. 1-15 by Patriot Majority.
-Reid’s endorsements make for strange bedfellows: That they've found themselves in the same camp is a testimony to the power of Reid's position as majority leader, said David Damore, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "They all want their interests protected and who better to do it than the majority leader," he said. "There's an old adage that politics makes strange bedfellows, and that's the case here." http://www.rgj.com/article/20101024/NEWS19/10240342/Nevada-Senate-race-makes-for-strange-bedfellows-
Republicans inch up in early voting advantage, now lead in urban counties by just over 2 percent---
-Obama urges crowd at school rally to re-elect Harry Reid as senator (Las Vegas Review Journal)
http://www.lvrj.com/news/reid--angle-seek-gain-from-obama-visit-105565043.html
Setting the stakes high, President Barack Obama made an impassioned plea Friday night to thousands of supporters in Las Vegas to help re-elect Harry Reid. "The main reason I'm here, the main reason I need you fired up is because in just 11 days you have the chance to set the direction of this state and this country -- not just for the next five years, for the next 10 years, but for the next several decades," Obama declared.
-Senate race attracting big bucks from outside Nevada (Las Vegas Review Journal)
http://www.lvrj.com/news/more-outside-money-flows-into-nevada-senate-race-for-advertising-105575188.html
In a blitz of late spending, outside interest groups have in recent days poured nearly $5.2 million into television, radio and direct-mail advertising aimed at influencing Nevada voters. The expenditures between Oct. 8 and Oct. 21 bring total outside spending in Nevada's marquee U.S. Senate race to $13.5 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
-Democrats hold edge over Republicans in early voting turnout so far (Las Vegas Review Journal)
http://www.lvrj.com/news/democrats-hold-edge-over-republicans-in-early-voting-turnout-so-far-105575383.html
The reputed Republican surge is still a ripple in Nevada's most populous county after six days of early voting, according to Clark County voter tallies. In Washoe County, Nevada's other urban center, Republicans have a nearly 7 percentage point turnout advantage. It adds up to Democrats representing 45 percent of the early turnout in the two counties and Republicans 40 percent.
-MGM Resorts Boosts Contribution to PAC Backing Reid (Bloomberg)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-22/mgm-increases-contributions-to-pac-backing-senate-leader-reid.html
MGM Resorts International gave $250,000 this month to a political action committee airing ads in support of Harry Reid. It was MGM’s second donation to the Patriot Majority PAC, Federal Election Commission records show. MGM’s donation accounted for most of the $353,675 raised Oct. 1-15 by Patriot Majority.
-Reid’s endorsements make for strange bedfellows: That they've found themselves in the same camp is a testimony to the power of Reid's position as majority leader, said David Damore, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "They all want their interests protected and who better to do it than the majority leader," he said. "There's an old adage that politics makes strange bedfellows, and that's the case here." http://www.rgj.com/article/20101024/NEWS19/10240342/Nevada-Senate-race-makes-for-strange-bedfellows-
Saturday, October 23, 2010
10/23
Love-hate relationship with Washington plays out in Nevada politics:
The West has long been torn between attacking and cozying up to the federal government. Now Harry Reid and Sharron Angle have picked sides in that fight.
The West has long been torn between attacking and cozying up to the federal government. Now Harry Reid and Sharron Angle have picked sides in that fight.
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