GOP Wants Anybody But Reid

Written by FrumForum Editors on Sunday June 6, 2010

In Nevada, the Republicans seem to be eager to have anyone oppose Harry Reid:

LAS VEGAS -- Elevator technician David Shurtliff, 48, strolled out of an early voting station at the Clark County Government Center the other day, happy to proclaim whom he voted for in Tuesday's Republican primary for the U.S. Senate: "Not Harry Reid, that's who!"

Nevada Republicans are seeking the Not Harry Reid vote with a vengeance this year as they attempt to dethrone the powerful Senate majority leader by portraying the four-term incumbent as a deal-making Washington insider.

But someone other than his Republican rivals may benefit Tuesday from the anti-Harry Reid movement: Harry Reid. In their zeal for a third big win this spring after victories in Utah and Kentucky, "tea party" groups are lining up behind the most uncompromising GOP candidate they see: Sharron Angle, a former state assemblywoman with steadfast views against taxes and government spending. She has led a 12-person pack in recent polling.

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