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I don't really see this tape hurting her.
It's safe to say that a lot of conservatives would actually agree with her statement
She slams the Republican Party as a "machine" that has "lost their standards" and "lost their principles."
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Tape Reveals Angle Luring Third-Party Candidate Out of Senate Race
Published October 04, 2010
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Shown here are Nevada Senate candidates Jon Scott Ashjian, left, and Sharron Angle. (FNC/AP)
A new tape reveals Nevada Republican nominee Sharron Angle pleading with a third-party candidate to bow out so she can take on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid directly in the high-stakes battle for the U.S. Senate seat.
The audio was posted online by Las Vegas political reporter Jon Ralston over the weekend and confirmed by Angle's and Ashjian's campaign on Monday.
The 40-minute recording depicts a conversation that took place Wednesday evening among Angle, candidate Jon Scott Ashjian and several other advisers.
In the tape, Angle pleads for Ashjian's support, warning of the damage he can do to her candidacy. She slams the Republican Party as a "machine" that has "lost their standards" and "lost their principles." At the same time, she offers Ashjian access to party bigwigs, presumably in exchange for getting out of the way.
"They have to support me, because I'm the only game in town," she said of the party leaders. At the end of the meeting, she concluded: "That's really all I can offer you is whatever juice I have, you have as well. You want to see (Sen. Jim) DeMint, I have juice with him. ... I want to see Tom Coburn, he's right there for me. I want to see Mitch McConnell, he's there."
"We need to get that resolved and if that can be resolved then we can get on board," he said. "Otherwise we're prepared to get it on the next 30 days like no other."
Ashjian also claimed to have a lot more momentum than public polling suggests. He said his "internal polls" show his campaign at 18 or 19 percent, referring to his operation as a "big machine."
Ashjian has been a thorn in the side of better-known Republican candidates practically since the race began. He filed to run in March as a member of the "Tea Party of Nevada" and was subsequently accused of being a Tea Party imposter trying to peel off votes from the other conservatives in the race.
But months later, with the party primaries in the rear view, Ashjian is still on the ballot. His public support is minimal but potentially enough to alter the outcome of a very close contest -- a poll released late last month showed Reid and Angle tied at 43 percent, with Ashjian pulling 1 percent.
Reid's campaign is having a field day with the tape, calling it "an absolute bombs ." In a statement, Reid's campaign accused Angle of "supreme hypocrisy" for criticizing the party that is supporting her.
I don't really see this tape hurting her.
It's safe to say that a lot of conservatives would actually agree with her statement
She slams the Republican Party as a "machine" that has "lost their standards" and "lost their principles."
"lost their standards" and "lost their principles."
In past 40 years, when did Repugs have standards and principles (in the positive sense of those words)?
Angle has lost her mind.
Yawn. When did Boutons ever have anything relevant to say?
A Candidate asks a third party candidate not to run against them.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure this has never happened before.
The she needs to disavow help from the Republicans.. give all of the money back and go it alone..
problem with the convo is that she sounds like a jaded politician, and not the "rouge" type the Tea Party likes.
And why should she do that? She won the Republican primary. Are you saying that Democrats who don't agree with everything Obama/Reid/Pelosi have done shouldn't run as Democrats?
If they disavow the democratic party then they should not ask for help...
She slams the Republican Party as a "machine" that has "lost their standards" and "lost their principles."
So...the 3rd Part Candidate and the GOP both run as a "machine?" Reid's got this on lock!
Word to the GOP, stop letting crazy s good enough to run primaries but toxic to general elections run for Congress. kthxbye!
So Bill White shouldn't run for Governor as a Democrat because he doesn't want to be seen/identified with Obama?
Has he disavowed the deomcratic party?
Yawn. Why should you even give a ? Did you give money to the RNC?
so you're wrong again... par for the course..
It was a joke dumb ass. I knew a knee jerk lib like you wouldn't give the RNC money.
Glibber-tarians v. lib s!
ding ding!
LoL..............What's really funny is Georgie porgie tried to tell us he was going to vote for McCain until Palin hit the scene. That makes me roflmao everytime.
You were going to vote for Hilary. Some people don't believe that.
Man, only if we can go back in time and get her ass in office. No free healthcare , tax cuts, stimulus spent the right way, more people would be employed........But nope we got Barry. Now it's about removing his ass.
I wondering if I can ever trust a dem again.
I really don't think this is that harsh on Angle, though I think it's curious she blasts the machine on one hand, then says that the machine has her back on the other.
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