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Sam Morris / Las Vegas Sun
Sharron Angle delivers her concession speech at the Republicans’ election-night party early Wednesday at the Venetian.
By Kyle B. Hansen (contact) 
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 | 3 a.m.
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After a bruising campaign, Republican challenger and Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle conceded the race for U.S. Senate to incumbent Harry Reid in a speech to her supporters.
Angle conceded the race shortly after midnight — more than an hour after Reid declared victory — saying she had talked to Reid and congratulated him.
Reid, the Senate majority leader, won a fifth term with 50.24 percent of the vote to Angle’s 44.59 percent, or 361,655 votes to 320,996.
Angle thanked her supporters, many of whom were participating in a campaign for the first time, she said.
“We the people have been awakened over the last 20 months and it’s been an incredible journey,” she said. “I’ve never seen the kind of patriotism that I’ve seen over the last 20 months.”
Angle then shifted to a speech not much different than the ones she has given throughout her campaign, calling for government to cut spending, pay down the debt, repeal “Obamacare” and make the Bush tax cuts permanent.
Despite losing a race that many polls had her leading right up to Election Day, Angle said she remains positive.
“We have a future here,” she told supporters who had gathered at the Venetian on the Strip for what they had hoped would be a victory celebration.
“I want you to see that I’m still smiling and it’s because I still believe in American exceptionalism,” she said.
At the end of her speech, a quick slip made Angle sound like she was getting ready for another race.
“We all have the right Angle for governor — for government,” she said.
Yeah, sure...smiling as she downs her third triple scotch and water laced with a couple oxycontin...
It was either the senate or the asylum for Sharron right from the start, not that there's much difference. When the two gentle men in the white suits arrive to take you, just go quietly Sharron.
It's just amazing that there are that many ignorant people who actually voted for her to begin with.
There was a study released recently that stated Las Vegas was the dumbest metropolitan city in the country. I can't help but agree with it after seeing the results of this election.
Apparently God had a change of heart about electing Sharron Angle.
Now that the election is over we have to concentrate on getting the economy back in shape. Lets see what the new congress can do. I do not think that tax increases will help the employment situation. If people have disposal income they are inclined to come to Las Vegas for vacation or a convention.
Tomorrows headline:
"Crazy Angle Goes All Second Amendment Remedy"
To all of you that are happy that Angle lost lets see your comments in the next months about how great Reid does. We'll be paying higher taxes and oh yeah be sure we'll be paying medical coverage for all those illegals he loves so much. Probably be speaking a foreign language to since he believes English isn't to be the national language. We're doomed with this chump.
"Angle may have lost, but common sense won as the Tea Party fueled the take-over of the House."
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We'll take the House back in 2012.
In the meantime, try not to do too much damage like the GOP did under the inept Cheney/Bush regime, OK?
Just hold on there chippersql... We still have lame duck session of Congress to get thru. It's going to be very interesting watching how these teabagger devotes will react to our National debt ceiling raise from extending the Bush tax cuts. The CBO estimates around a 4trillion increase. Man, how do these people keep getting elected knowing they can't promise cutting the deficit with out raising taxes, or the opposite, cutting taxes with out increasing the debt.
@ Fink - the teatards also cost the Republican party the Senate. If it weren't for the nutters they elected in the primaries, the repubs would have control of both the house and the senate today. So don't break your arm patting yourself on the back there sparky.
The real good news for sane Americans: the biggest kooks in the teatard bag of crazy - Angle, McDonnell, Paladino, Buck, Miller, Rossi - all LOST. You are right Fink, common sense prevailed as Americans saw right through these teabagger morons.
Oh and again, we cannot thank you enough for Angle. Seriously...thanks man! Reid couldn't have done it without people like you.
LOL, Jim Weber! God changed his/her mind! How does she reconcile that? She thoguht she was the anointed one, the second coming and now she is looking for a job substitute teaching again....
Nevada did not elect Sharron Angle. I think our "Dumbest state" status can move to the intelligent column.
Can't say the same thing for Minnesota as they re-elected Michelle Bachmann.
What is wrong w/polling in Nevada? This race was outside the margin of error, and even Ralston, whose instincts were right, missed it. I never thought Angle would win; she simply wasn't qualified. I aged about ten years watching the polling which was totally wrong.
@PISCES41 said "Apparently God had a change of heart about electing Sharron Angle."
If I remember correctly, Angle said God told her to run. But God's PLAN obviously was for Reid to win by getting Nevadans to stand up against extremism in the name of the Lord. That makes Harry Reid God's annointed one!
The last political ad I saw late yesterday afternoon was Angle's horrible, racist, anti-immigration ad. It was probably the most vile political commercial run in the country. How on earth did she think that would play in a state with a fairly large Hispanic electorate? Never mind what she did at Rancho High. Of course she is still smiling -- she always smiles even while spewing c**p and venom. Thank goodness that extreme and extremely creepy woman will not be our senator. Check and checkmate, Senator Reid. Congratulations.
Fiscal Sanity? Fink, you're a barrel of laughs. Apparently you can't tell many of your "Dumbocrats" voted for Sandoval. And the fact that you even used the term "Dumb" in reference to those that were opposed to Angle is very telling.
Fiscal sanity Mr. Fink? It was and always has been your Republican party that drove America to this financial crater. Its your party that seems to forget the facts when convenient to your current "spew" Now those Tea Bag loons your so proud of will need to perform in an arena where they will be completely incompetent. We will be watching and reminding you and other misguided voters how inept they will turn out to be. Fortunately enough Nevada voters were smart enough to say no to Angle insanity.
I hate to tell you, Sharron, but that *GRIN* is what scared a giant portion of an electorate that "Hated Harry" to decide that they'd vote for him anyway, because YOU ARE just too extreme, even for extremists!
Commence Countdown Sequence; Prepare for liftoff...
Democrat bank bail out? The bill TARP was signed into law by Bush November of 2008. Remember it was crafted by his buddy Henry Paulson the treasury secretary and former CEO of Goldman Sachs. Why are people confused about this? What's most interesting in my humble opinion TARP was the only smart thing Bush did, besides pushing back day light savings time by 10 days or so.
I would like everyone to go back and look at the Congressional record. Along with yea votes from Reid, Obama, and Pelosi, you will find Boehner, Cantor, and the esteemed Republican leadership all voted yea for the TARP bailout. In hindsight looking back, knowing that 700billion went to pay Wall Street bonuses I don't think either Democrat or Republican would have of voted for it. The point I'm trying to make is these same party leaders are running the show, so nothing has changed. You Teabaggers think you won a victory, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Demint will show you how Washington really works.
Sharron, I would not be smiling if I were you. You ran one of the worst campaigns in recent memory, and by your own admission you relied on the hard earned savings of millions of American to do it. While your amateur hour campaign made gaff after gaff, you continued to plead hard working Americans to send you their dwindling savings so you could only make more gaffs and eventually handily lose an unloseable election.
Congrats...and keep smiling.
She's smiling cause she's insane. Next thing you know, her left eye will start twitching. LOL
Smiling with that mentally challenged Cheshire Cat smile of hers.
Thank God this idiot won't be embarassing us in the Senate!
Now if we could only get rid of Mr Family values John Ensign.
Look at all the Angle supporters throwing her under the bus. The mean-spirited people out at the RJ, who said Angle was the way to go, now say she was a sub-standard candidate.
The talk radio boot-lick-ers, like Alan Stock out at the Republican News Station KXNT, are now saying Angle was no good. Gee, how times change overnight.
Thank you to all of the Republicans who either stayed home or voted for "none of the above". I sincerely say that you all deserve the credit! There were obviously many of you who got to the booth and just couldn't do it. THANK YOU!!!
That was the Republicants I heard moaning and groaning. All that money and propaganda campaigning did very little good in Nevada.
I'll bet those two TV stations she banned are sad they missed the Angle Victory celebration. (Tongue In Cheek).
Thank G-d Nevadans saw the light and didn't elect this nitwit.
Yeah, Crazy Sharron got "ambushed" by the media. See Ya, now take your tea carpetbagger bus and go back to your cow country! Vegas Vegas, good post!
Monkey smile.
Over the years both parties have taken the money from the people, to fund irrational earmarks that are become a serious problem today and must exempt from any new laws enacted. Perhaps introduce a flat tax, so nobody is exempt from paying taxes on any item purchased and reduce the size of a bureaucratic nightmare called the IRS (Internal Revenue Service.) The stimulus- tarps and special overhauls of financial institutions will stop now, same as special trade privileges for China. Hasn't anyone notice that they are building a giant war machine on our dollars exported. All free trade agreements must be renegotiated or we better still, withdraw from the humiliating genuflecting to foreign countries. Over abundance of foreign trade has wrecked this countries manufacturing commerce. My spouse has a habit of buying cheap goods, made in cheap labor countries that break down or never work as promised.
The strong arm of Unions such as SEIU is stealing the lifeblood from taxpayers, with huge pension agreements especially in Liberal extremist States like California. These Unions are full of Marxists and violent people, who will do anything to get what they want. The example is Jerry Browns, and ultra Liberal Senators like Boxer, a senior citizen that will also kowtow to the Unions and drain money from the State. Under Jerry Brown California will stagnate as he is another demented Liberal that because of millions of dollars in Union dues, provided to him will be indebted to the Union mob. It's almost laughable that he has been reinvented, after the years when he almost bankrupt Oakland. In the 1960's Los Angeles--a Sanctuary City--was never the open toilet it has become now, full of illegal aliens, criminal nationals and the likelihood of cells of hidden terrorists.
The Tea Party and is propagating membership has much to do, in voicing their opinion of how to train their legislators in fighting the political slime along the Capitol beltway. The battle to return America to its roots has just began, the revisiting the priceless words of the constitution and making this nation great again. No more of this garbage spread by the liberal fringe groups to our schools, to our young. Place political correctness doctrine in the garbage fill, where it belongs. Free Speech is what it is--FREE SPEECH, given to us by our founding fathers, not the communist's insurgency in our society. As for Voter fraud--nobody has truly investigated the chicanery that happened around the country, specifically in Nevada. But the voting system needs updating so only real citizens can vote without the worry of strange goings on in Polling place; absentee ballots are not safeguarded enough in California, Nevada or border States.
California has a poorly managed welfare system where many people want something for nothing, including illegal aliens who use false ID. We must sever all welfare and public subsidies to non citizens that will save billions for the overtaxed US. August 11, 2009--Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced that welfare to foreign nationals with nationalized babies projected a cost over a 12 month period -- this would exceed $575 million dollars. Those infants of illegal aliens in the County collected nearly $22 million in welfare and over $26 million in food stamps. Annually the cost of illegal immigration to Los Angeles County taxpayers exceeds over $1 billion dollars, which includes $350 million for public safety, $400 million for healthcare, and $500 million in welfare and food stamps allocations. Twenty-four percent of the County's total allotment of welfare and food stamp benefits goes directly to the children of illegal aliens born in the United States. This is the legacy of the Liberals for decades of extorting money from citizens, to pay the way for foreigners.
Ex Speaker Pelosi has been shepherded out of her contented position as House speaker and all other politicians are under the gun to be carefully watched and any deviation and spat out in 1220, if not committed to the people. The Dream Act or any form of another Amnesty must be confronted by an iron fist. Any form of Amnesty will attach access to our Social Security, even for those who have paid nothing into the system. With Amnesty comes chain migration of family members; mothers, fathers and siblings bring all there ills; the sick and infirm that taxpayers will be further burdened with. This is an absolute travesty against the American people, who have paid towards their retirement all their lives. All Tea Party newcomers going to Washington will be carefully analyzed for their voting on issues that does not conform to our will.
They will be dislodged from their seat if they vote during a Lame Duck bill to do with given criminal foreigners a pass to Amnesty. America is drowned in debt from previous administrations that has spiraled to an amount of 14 Trillion dollars, and now the Senate leaders Reid and Boxer wants to give criminals-- Amnesty? That the Heritage Foundation has stated it will add a cost 2.6 Trillion to settle them indefinitely. Various issues will be either repealed or revised according to the Tea Parties platform. To return empowerment back to states and shrink the Federal Government, which means giving education policies back to states, and reduce bloated entities such as the Department of Education. This should be invested in the schools and parents, not run by the federal authorities or layer upon layer of civil administrators.
WHAT THE TEA PARTY EXPECTS?
I'm proud of being a supporter for the Tea Party of West Michigan, that as-one-people of Americans, we believe in an overhaul of our government. Not Just the majority party, but the Republicans as well, who have both run away with the idea that they are shielded from the people's intervention of the financial mess they have brought our children and their grandchildren. I noticed there is a bad taste in the mouths of the Lib-ocrats, as they now must swim the same way as the moderate Conservatives or get caught up in the Tea Party rip tide. These election results are an ultimatum that this is a growing revolution; it is the mounting anger of the Tea Party. Both parties are notified now that even though the midterm election is over, the Tea Party has only just begun to clean house in the halls of Congress. The people have spoken and it's about the revulsion of the corruption in Washington and in State Capitols.
The Republicans have taken back the house, but they better understand the consequences of playing the same old, tired game over and over again against the people's interest will not work anymore. We as Americans have become too passive, entrusting our future to career politicians who are busily filling their own pockets; promising the public to carry out their wishes, but instead negotiated behind closed doors with nefarious lobbyists to slit our fiscal throats. We--as Americans are poor defenders of our rights under the US Constitution, and we should bare our chests and close down shop, across this country as the Europeans do and organize nationwide strikes? The Tea party will not tolerate senile Senator Harry Reid's drive to reward the 13 to 20 illegal alien criminals. Yes! Illegal aliens who affronted our laws, and stole into a sovereign country must be punished.
Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican who won the Senate seat removed pro-illegal immigrant Democrat Jack Conway. Paul supports state-led solutions to illegal immigration such as Governor Brewers Arizona SB 1070 immigration law. He also wants to build an electric fence between the United States and Mexico, which would certainly be a major deterrent. Unlike the open border zealots and business special interest groups he is prepared enforce the "Rule of Law" and protect the US; Paul also want to move military reservations abroad, back to this nation to protect us and to guard the porous border . It's very obvious that many of the hard- nosed Liberal lawmakers and Governors lost the race, owing to their sickening agenda of giving criminal aliens some kind Immigration reform. Hopefully the new make-up of the house will investigate illegal aliens being released as they have no criminal record, other than entering America through the backdoor.
The majority of American citizens are now very much aware, that decades of government have been pilfering tax money to support illegal alien families. That also goes for expectant women who intentionally come to our nation, to have their instant citizenship baby (A-n-c-h-o-r Baby), by the hundreds of thousands annually. With no insurance and no money, leaving taxpayers to pay for pre-natal debt to hospitals, then collect thousands of dollars from the unaware citizen in welfare. It's doubtful we can repeal the instant citizenship act, but it can be revised to stop this draining of public welfare treasuries? The Tea Party new elected politicians better table any chance of Immigration Reform, and start creating obstacles to Senator Harry Reid and Boxer, who have a appalling history of immigration enforcement. My guess that countless of numbers of illegal aliens voted for them, as they all carry deceiving identification such as the housemaid who worked for Meg Whitman?
So glad The View's Joy Baher helped you out there Mangle Angle with that campaign money there.
Thank goodness I don't have to channel switch anymore as to not view your fake smile. I also think you owe an apology to Nathan Baca at Channel 8 news!
See ya!
VegasVegas:
[[Well at least you taught the media a "lesson" by not talking to them. How'd that work out for ya? LOL.]]
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Maybe she learned the lesson that when you pick a fight with the media, they always, always get the last word.
Everyone can lick their wounds now...Dems and Repubs....It's over and I don't have to listen to all the back stabbing EVERYONE did. This is the only part of the election process I TRULY hate. Wow...now we have the nationals coming next..GOOD GOD!!
I heard that there were problems with some voting equipment, I think she should ask for a recount and investigation of the voting issues. If 55% of the people don't like Harry,, How did he WIN?????
gbigs, Larry Vegas, gogowhitesox, Patrick_R_Gibbons, JanK, etc. All so sure that:
"Nov. 2, capitalists and parents back in charge."
Where are these goons now? No comments from any of them on the loss of their candidate. It looks like the rest of this state is not as dumb as you folks thought they were. Next time try running a candidate with some substance guys.
Hopefully, this will be the last article on Angle, and we can all move on and forget about that laughing stock. Voters have made it pretty clear that the Tea Party does not speak for the mainstream in America. For that, we should all be thankful.
Thanks to the clear thinking Nevadans who voted for
Harry Reid. Congratulations Harry!
Yahoo! Conservatives win all across America! The babbling bleating of herds that think they won is so hilarious to listen to. Their chatter is soooo funny.
We have taken our country back from the Communists.
Ha ha ha ha. Kool-Aid is still on me, Libs.
Now what are all of these retired government workers from California who are on public welfare going to do with their time?
What's Mark call them? Drones! Baboons! Bleating babblers!
Sharron Angle was a "ringer."
Harry Reid didn't even have to campaign.
Must be an ego problem. Not a good thing for a person in a leadership position.
But go ahead and be happy everyone.
The dark clouds are forming and everyone is going to DIE horrible deaths...in uh...December. LOL
I can't believe I'm reading so many idiotic, politics of envy comments about raising taxes on the rich.
Exactly who are the high rollers we're so deperately trying to lure back to las Vegas? Who else has $50K to drop gambling over the weekend?
No, let's let Harry confiscate it from them before they get a chance to "blow" it here in las Vegas. Even worse, imagine if one of these evil rich (i.e. small business owner) was actually thinking about doing something really stupid like hiring an employee?
You liberal fools brought this upon yourselves when you cheered in Obama and his crusade against the rich! Side by side with our own Senator Reid!
Obama's minion, not Nevada's representative. Sharon tried to warn us...
Maybe she was smiling because they put was it vasoline or peanut butter on Mr. Ed's gums?
Ironically, when she smiles like that, she looks kinda Asian to me.
"It's just amazing that there are that many ignorant people who actually voted for her to begin with.
There was a study released recently that stated Las Vegas was the dumbest metropolitan city in the country. I can't help but agree with it after seeing the results of this election."
And the winner of the election was? Who has been in the Senate since 1992? Reid may not be to blame for the record jobless rate or foreclosures in the nation, but he was elected 4 times now by that same dumb metropolitan city.
Actually, I think Ms. Angle is still smiling because it's what God wants her to do. At least that's what she told us a while back.
Was it God wish or did Sharron let God down?:________Moses and Job and David and Elijah and Daniel and Noah and Ester and Jael Heroes all. They did not let God down on their missions. Or maybe God was not pleased that Sharron CHOSE to run the anti Hispanic ad? Despite teaparty (never use caps-it does not deserve respect) belief; God's children do come in many colors. Regardless;--- her loss WAS, OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS!
Yes, her grin should be accompanied by the music from "The Twilight Zone"
Hmmmmmm....it appears that boxingfan1 has been taking far too many blows to the head...
Harry Reid won re-election because the people of Nevada could clearly see that he was the best candidate for the job....
Harry won by over 40,000 votes.......that says a great deal! Congratulation Harry! Thank you Nevada voters!
Sharron Angle is now part of history...Nothing more than a soon to be footnote in a history text book.....Sharron who?
I believe it's very telling that many of the prominent Republicans in this state voted for & endorsed Harry......that sums it up!
Are the Republicans willing to work with the Democrats and move this country forward. I hope so but if past history is any proof, don't hold your breath waiting for that to happen......
The economy is slowly improving and the Democrats, if given the opportunity, will bring the economy around....
I see people who appear to be over 75 years old, who can barely walk, working as janitors and clerks at Mcdonalds and Arby's (no fault to those companies). What sort of social system would consider that appropriate. Apparently the Republicans do.