Posted by (Angle for Senate campaign) – Sharron Angle (R-NV), a former state legislator who leads Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) in the latest polls conducted by Mason-Dixon and Rasmussen, continued strong showings in GOP straw polling being conducted throughout the state by sweeping 100% of the vote in Storey County.
Angle also finished a close second in the Carson City straw poll, earning two votes less than State Senator Mark Amodei, a Carson City native. Carson City results showed Amodei at 36.5% and Angle at 34.4%. Real estate developer Danny Tarkanian earned 16.1% and former Nevada Republican Chairwoman Sue Lowden earned 8.6%. Another candidate, Bill Parsons, earned 4.3 percent.
All other candidates received no votes.
Last weekend’s polling marked the second and third release of straw poll numbers released in Nevada. Angle, known by her constituents as a battle-tested conservative who fought unconstitutional government and run-away taxes, proved victorious in last week’s straw poll in Washoe County by winning handily over all other candidates.
Angle spokesperson Jerry Stacy said the combined tally of Washoe County, Storey County, and Carson City showed that the energy was clearly on Angle’s side among the party faithful.
“Of the three counties to release numbers, Mrs. Angle holds an expansive lead at 42.93%, nearly tripling the votes of her nearest rivals,” Stacy noted.
Angle’s nearest challengers were Lowden and Amodei, both tied at 15.59%. Tarkanian obtained 14.87% of the three combined polls, and all other candidates were at single digits or zero.
“I want to be emphatically clear that Sharron Angle is not resting on her laurels from these straw polls,” Stacy clarified. “There is certainly a lot of value to be deemed from these straw polls, but the real poll is on Election Day, and I can assure you that Sharron Angle continues to campaign throughout the state as if she was in last place.”
Angle fought the gigantic Guinn tax increases and his accompanying big spending budget without fear or compromise. That is a very powerful fact in her favor. It is easy to say what the voters want to hear; it is a lot harder to withstand the many political pressures to spend and tax.
Political coalitions are held together with the most addictive drug known to science, OPM – Other Peoples’ Money. That is what RINOs do: they glue their coalitions together with OPM, just like the Democrats. Angle has not fallen into OPM addiction, and we have more than words to prove it.
There is something missing from this news release by Mrs. Angle. How many people voted? The Washoe County straw poll included about 50 votes. Washoe County is a lot bigger than Carson, Douglas or Storey…. therefore, could the voting individuals have totaled more than 50, altogether? I don’t know and I looked for the information before responding here and couldn’t find it. I’m not sure this is representative of the majority of the population. What I can say is that I’ve spoken with more than 50 people – in fact closer to 500 people, and the majority of them support Sue Lowden. The spin goes on….
I hope So, NV wakes-up. Look at Sharona record and compare it to the other two who rank in the polls. Well, sorry. One doesn’t have one and the other candidates record is nothing to brag about.
I lived up north for more than a few years before moving to Vegas. I found the people there to be thoughtful and very conservative. They are not go with the flow fad voters who fall for every line they read in the papers and hear on the TV. My “Big City” neighbors could learn a thing or two from the people up North. Ya, all 50 of them.
Excuse me, but who has worked her tail off for this party at the grassroots level with precinct captain training, petition drives, championing homeschooling, and more, besides her career in the legislature? Sharron Angle! Who has the support of the Nevada Republican Assembly, and will probably pull ALL the votes from the Independent American Party in this state? Sharron Angle!
Who divided the Nevada Republican party more than anyone else in its history? Sue Lowden. What conservative legislative record or experience do the other candidates have? Next to none. Obvious choice: Sharron Angle!
Sharon has real anti tax street cred. I’m a Libertarian but Sharon continues to impress with her persistance. I like her. If she’d put personal freedom up there,
I’d vote for her for sure.