The Washington Independent

Posts Tagged sharron angle

Reid Promises a Vote on the DREAM Act After the Election

By | 10.29.10 | 4:38 pm

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to hold on vote on the DREAM Act, which would allow some undocumented young people to gain legal status, during the lame-duck session, the Huffington Post reports. Univision’s Jorge Ramos, who will air an interview with Reid Sunday, More…

GOP Can Win Seats, But Can It Claim an Ideological Mandate?

By | 10.28.10 | 12:25 pm

Following midterm elections, what kind of mandate can the Republican Party claim? A new Bloomberg National Poll indicates that while voters are ready to elect Republicans, they’re not especially keen on the GOP itself or a majority of its proposals:

The poll finds Republicans in an unusual position: on

More…

Which Races Could Latinos Decide on Tuesday?

By | 10.27.10 | 5:20 pm

No one is quite sure how big an impact Latino voters will have on the upcoming elections. Polling early in the month pointed to low turnout among Latinos, who reported lower enthusiasm than voters overall for the Nov. 2 elections. There were reports that Latino voters More…

You Know the Election’s a Week Away When…

By | 10.27.10 | 1:08 pm

Heads get stomped, decoys get rolled out, debate rules get broken and mailers induce vomit. That, and more, all in the span of two and a half days. Marc Ambinder has the full rundown of the midterms’ freakish home stretch.

New Sharron Angle Ad Has Same Anti-Illegal Immigration Message

By | 10.25.10 | 5:42 pm

Sharron Angle, Nevada’s Republican candidate for Senate, has a new ad today attacking her opponent Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on his positions on illegal immigration. The ad is pretty similar to her one from Oct. 5, which was called “anti-Latino” and “race baiting” for its images of menacing-looking More…

Man Behind the ‘Don’t Vote’ Ads Explains, Again, Why Latinos Shouldn’t Vote

By | 10.22.10 | 1:44 pm

The Republican behind the “Don’t Vote” ads aimed at Latino voters came out with a follow-up video explaining why his original spot wasn’t meant to help the GOP in the midterm elections. His argument, according to the Las Vegas Sun: Latino voters should skip out on More…

Social Security Takes Center Stage in Tight Races

By | 10.21.10 | 9:18 am

In the Pennsylvania Senate race, where Rep. Joe Sestak (D) and former Rep. Pat Toomey (R) are locked in a virtual tie in the polls, the two candidates debated last night and exchanged a number of blows over the issue of Social Security. Sestak accused Tooomey of wanting More…

Angle Defends Her Anti-Illegal Immigration Ads

By | 10.18.10 | 12:50 pm

Sharron Angle, the Republican running against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) for U.S. Senate in Nevada, is in some hot water for remarks she made to a group of Latino teenagers this weekend about her recent anti-illegal immigration ad. In the ad, a picture of three Latino More…

Who’s Winning the Battle for Public Opinion Over Anonymous Campaign Spending?

By | 10.15.10 | 9:15 am

Have the Democrats’ attacks on Crossroads GPS and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s shadowy financing hit or missed? Turns out they’ve done a little bit of both.

On the one hand, first Crossroads GPS and now the Chamber have claimed that the allegations have galvanized their supporters and More…

Angle, Bachmann, Palin Break Records in GOP Fundraising

By | 10.13.10 | 9:15 am

Tuesday’s fundraising numbers indicate that just three Republican women have together raised over $20 million for their political committees in the last quarter alone. Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle’s $14 million shatters the record for a Nevada candidate, while Rep. Michelle Bachmann’s (R-Minn.) $5.4 million is more than any More…