In defeat, Sharron Angle finds Nevada not the state she thought

[Bluebear]

(edited for copyright purposes-proud patriot Moderator Democratic Underground)

Sharron Angle, the vanquished Republican challenger to Sen. Harry Reid, depicted herself in her brochures as a conservative warrior, driving her old pickup truck, brandishing a firearm. She picked up the Tea Party flag and waved it and then used the flagpole to stick the Nevada establishment in the eye. Although Angle lives in suburban Reno, her most fervent followers reside in the mostly white, rural counties.

In a year when Republicans, including deeply conservative ones, won all over the country, Angle lost, even though Reid was a candidate whose approval ratings sat in the doldrums below 50 percent for years.

Quite simply, Nevada is not the state Angle thought it is, or would like it to be...

Over the long haul, demographics are destiny. Minorities make up 31 percent of the population. Hispanics constituted 15 percent of the electorate, and 68 percent of them backed Reid, according to CNN exit polling...

Given current birthrates, the state will become more diverse. Lang said Southern Nevada is becoming like a “quasi-Southern California.”

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/nov/05/nevada-political-climate-evolving/

[opihimoimoi]

1. KnR....When she ran away from questions...her Trust Level went into a spin

[malaise]

5. I dare her to try those second amendment remedies

:rofl:

[opihimoimoi]

6. Where do they come from???For a Senatorial candidate...she was just awful

as was COD, Miller

[malaise]

7. They come from reality TV

The ignorant and stupid participate in popularity contests. Knowledge and education are considered old fashioned.

[opihimoimoi]

10. Esp Science, History, Philosophy, Civics, and Common Sense

[LAGC]

2. Newsweek had an article that showed Hispanics voted for Reid in even greater numbers than CNN says.

According to election-eve polling and analysis by Latino Decisions, a surveying firm, Hispanics chose Reid over Angle 90 percent to 8 percent—an astounding margin. CNN’s exit polls showed a significantly smaller spread, with Reid winning 68 percent to Angle’s 30 percent. But Latino Decisions argues that exit-polling methodology is typically inaccurate at measuring voting by Hispanics and other subgroups. The firm also contends that exit polls tend to lowball Latino turnout. Still, CNN’s figures show that Hispanics constituted 15 percent of the Nevada electorate this year, a notable increase over the last midterm cycle, in 2006, when they made up 12 percent. “Latinos certainly saved Harry Reid,” says Gary Segura, a member of Latino Decisions and a professor at Stanford University.

http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/the-gaggle/2010/11/03/did-hispanics-save-harry-reid.html

[paulflorez]

3. Voters also sent Republicans a message...

My family did not like SB1070 or Angle's "Latino Gangs" ads.

That's why Reid won. That's also why Democrats swept California federal and state offices, including increasing the legislature. California voters punished all Republicans for the behavior of Republicans nationally. They've virtually destroyed what little good will Bush created between Latino Americans and the Republican Party.

[Control-Z]

4. I'm almost ashamed by the pleasure

I'm taking at her expense. Oh, well. :shrug:

"In retrospect, Angle, the rabid conservative, could not win..." Perfect! :rofl:

[NNN0LHI]

8. I am really proud of Nevadians over this

Thank you so very much for being sane.

Don

[somone]

9. Too many Asian-looking people who speak Spanish

and eat weird foods.

[eleny]

11. Her defeat was the brightest moment of Republican loss for me