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Published Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 | 9:16 a.m.
Updated Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 | 10:14 a.m.
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It’s been well-reported that Republican senate candidate Sharron Angle attempted to trade on her influence with conservative U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., in her effort to win the endorsement of Tea Party of Nevada candidate Scott Ashjian.
In the recording of last week’s meeting between the two candidates, Angle brags that she has access to DeMint whenever she wants.
“Whatever juice I have, you have as well,” Angle says on the recording. “You want to see DeMint, I have juice with DeMint. I go to D.C. and say ‘I want to see Jim DeMint,’ he’s right there for me.”
But it’s been mostly overlooked that Angle shouldn’t really be talking to DeMint in the first place.
DeMint, in his effort to remake the Republican Party, has operated an independent expenditure committee that is backing Angle and a handful of other conservative candidates around the country.
Candidates are not allowed to coordinate with independent expenditure groups, who can solicit contributions outside the federal campaign contribution limits.
The Senate Conservative Fund has already spent more than $200,000 in Angle’s race.
In the tape, Ashjian said he wants an apology from the Tea Party Express and others who have criticized him during the campaign in exchange for considering an endorsement of Angle. She makes the point that she isn’t allowed to talk to the Tea Party Express until after the election because they are operating an independent expenditure in her favor.
But she doesn’t mention that she can’t coordinate with DeMint.
Of course, most interpret the federal ban on coordination to mean candidates and independent expenditure committees can’t talk at all. But to violate the law they must specifically coordinate how to spend money on political communication.
So, if Angle asked the Tea Party Express to publicly apologize to Ashjian, she might be violating the law. Asking DeMint to help out Ashjian, on the other hand, might not be.
DeMented is the perfect role model for Crazy Angle.
This is the man who said all unwed "sexually active" women should not be allowed to teach? And she thinks he's a favor to trade?
The right-wing is just amazing sometimes.
Excellent reporting: "But she doesn't mention that she can't coordinate with DeMint."
You could have said these things too.
"But she doesn't mention that she can't walk the dog with DeMint."
"But she doesn't mention that she can't wash DeMint's cars."
Hey how about saying that Reid did say he can't coordinate with his ex-chief-of-staff on that special PAC.
OH......you are BS reporting.
I did not know.
I understand now.
You went to BS school of reporting.
How nice.....
SgtRock: Why do you think Sharron mentioned she couldn't coordinate with the Tea Party Express but didn't mention the same about DeMint?
Is she just ignorant about the independent expenditures, or was she trying to mislead Ashjian during her sleazy backroom deal?
Get your head out of the sand!
these poor NutJobs...
They can't even shoot themselves in the foot without collateral damage.
And then, their supporters who post here want to shoot the messenger of these follies...
talk about misguided aggression...
I think the whole lot of them need some Happy Therapy... maybe the pressure of imminent DISASTER is getting under their skins...
& MAYBE this whole "Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory" thing has put them into a FUNK...
Bottom line - things are really bad and getting worse.
Reid must go.
I will vote for Angle.
Of modern politics, Abe Lincoln would have said;
"You can fool some of the people, ALL of the time"... ;^)
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ksand99....she could have mention the 1,000's other people that she can't coordinate either.
It is a very silly BS reporting. But heck, if it is your cup of koolaid then please drink up.
"ksand99....she could have mention the 1,000's other people that she can't coordinate either."
But neither Angle nor Ashjian were mention 1,000's of other people. Angle went out of her way to mention DeMint.
So I'll ask again: Was she just ignorant about the independent expenditures, or was she trying to mislead Ashjian during her sleazy backroom deal?
fumiko: "Bottom line - things are really bad and getting worse."
Yep, pointless republican in the Governor's mansion has nothing to do with how bad things have gotten, right? Keep blamin Harry Reid for eveything, even though Sharron Angle would be worse than Jim Gibbons.
"Angle might think twice before bragging about influence with DeMint"? She needs to think once before she can think twice, and so far that hasn't happened. That's why the GOP has hidden her away and assigned handlers to try to keep her in line. That isn't working either. Now we all know why she ran from reporters. She's her own worst enemy and Harrys best friend.
Have you ever heard the phrase:
You buy there books and send them to school and what do they do, They tear the pages out and smoke them?
Here's a new one I coined this my self:
You buy them guns teach them about second amendment solutions and what do they do, They commit suicide!
LASVEGASROCKS..... U get the government u vote for. Angle is no Rhodes scholar(we had that with Bill Clinton,I didn't inhale ,Oral sex is not sex,I did not have sex with that woman ETC) But one thing we will get a better Nevada under her. Reid has a track record and look what he has done for Nevada (14-20% Unemployment, highest foreclosures, Voted for TARP, Voted to bail out GM and Chrysler and Obama's health plan. The wise man Reid also supports illegal immigration. I'll vote for ANGLE.
chazbean:
I didn't vote for Jim Gibbons (r) who happens to be the Governor of the state of Nevada. I won't stoop to your level of personal attacks - I'll just remind you and the rest of the right wing nuts that the state of affairs in Nevada is more closely controlled by the Governor than the Senators (though Ensign is useless as well). So, don't go blaming Reid for everything, Gibbons is far more culpable (as are all the republican state senator and assembly members who never thought to help expand the state businesses beyond gaming and mining).
Oh yeah, and how is "41 to Angle" going to help Nevada when she'll vote against everything. Then she'd have a new moniker, "99 to Angle." That'll sure get Nevada moving in the wrong direction.
Wonderful...Sharron Angle manages to appear even more stupid than she originally did. And she sounds like a throwback to the backroom-dealing-professional-pols-of-old....just dumber.