Post by Logan on Jun 15, 2016 19:35:40 GMT -6
Once a vanguard of the right, Sharron Angle barely stood a chance in Nevada primary
In an election that illustrates the declining power of the tea party, Sharron Angle, once the face of hard-right politics in Nevada, was resoundingly defeated in Tuesday’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Rep. Joe Heck captured 65% of the vote, compared with 23% for Angle. In the general election in November, Heck will face former Nevada Atty. Gen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who easily won the Democratic primary.
The Angle of today is a far cry from the Nevada legislator who barnstormed the state in 2010 with the backing of the tea party and nearly toppled then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid with 45% of the vote.
In that race, Angle had $30 million to spend against her Democratic foe, a national profile, the rising tide of a political movement that was scoring big wins, and the support of major donors.
Read more: www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-nevada-primary-20160613-snap-story.html
In an election that illustrates the declining power of the tea party, Sharron Angle, once the face of hard-right politics in Nevada, was resoundingly defeated in Tuesday’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Rep. Joe Heck captured 65% of the vote, compared with 23% for Angle. In the general election in November, Heck will face former Nevada Atty. Gen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who easily won the Democratic primary.
The Angle of today is a far cry from the Nevada legislator who barnstormed the state in 2010 with the backing of the tea party and nearly toppled then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid with 45% of the vote.
In that race, Angle had $30 million to spend against her Democratic foe, a national profile, the rising tide of a political movement that was scoring big wins, and the support of major donors.
Read more: www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-nevada-primary-20160613-snap-story.html