Former Clinton energy czar stumps for Harry Reid

Posted in News Clips | 10/08/10 | Delen Goldberg Federico Pena, former secretary of transportation and energy under the Clinton administration, is in Las Vegas today campaigning for Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on the issue of clean energy. Increasing America's reliance on renewable resources is an environmental issue, Pena said. Using solar, wind and other alternative energies will help preserve the Earth's resources.But more importantly, it's an economic and national security issue, according to Pena.The United States spends at least $300 billion a year on foreign oil. The…

Raggio endorses Reid

Posted in News Clips | 10/08/10 | By Geoff Dornan Sen. Bill Raggio, R-Reno, regarded as the most powerful and respected Republican in Nevada, announced Thursday he will support Democrat Harry Reid over Sharron Angle in the closely contested U.S. Senate race. In an open letter, Raggio slammed Angle's legislative record and what he referred to as her extreme positions on the issues. He also mentioned Angle's negative campaign against him for the Nevada Senate seat saying she distorted his record, calling him a liar and a RINO (Republican In…

Local Leaders Announce Support For Sen. Reid

Posted in News Clips | 10/07/10 | Bill Brown Local community leaders came together Wednesday toannounce their support for Sen. Harry Reid in his re-election bid and to attackhis opponent, Sharron Angle.Meeting at Reid headquarters figures such as Reno Mayor BobCashell and Washoe County Commissioner Kitty Jung said Reid is the man tocontinue to force federal dollars to flow to Nevada especially in criticaleconomic times. They rejected Angle's attack on "federal porkdollars" by saying it's tax money that should be coming back to us.Meanwhile, Angle's campaign issued a statement saying…

Harry Reid: Putting Nevadans Back to Work

Posted in News Clips | 10/07/10 | Senator Harry Reid After eight years of failed Bush economic policies, families in Nevada and across the nation are struggling. I know what that's like. I grew up in a home with no indoor toilet. That's why I've been working hard to help put Nevadans back to work and turn our state's economy around. While our economic recovery isn't moving as quickly as we would like, we've done a lot to help struggling Nevadans.Nevada's economy is suffering so much largely because of the national economy.…

Local leaders turn out to support Harry Reid

Posted in News Clips | 10/07/10 | Ray Hagar It was a moment of unity for the re-election campaign of Senate Majority Harry Reid, locked in a statewide struggle with Republican challenger Sharron Angle.With less than four weeks to go until the Nov. 2 general election, Harry Reid was back from Washington D.C. and in Sparks Wednesday for a news conference.Behind him stood a Republican mayor from Reno, a Democratic mayor from Carson City and a Sparks city councilwoman, also standing in for another Republican mayor who is backing…

Harry Reid Picks Up More Endorsements

Posted in News Clips | 10/06/10 | KTVN Today, The Northern Nevada Central Labor Council held a press conference to call out both political parties. They say everyone needs to do more to create jobs in Nevada.It was a just a small group of workers and some of the unemployed, but they were loud and clear. "We want jobs and we want them now, said Todd Koch, President of the Northern Nevada Central Labor Council."They huddled up in their hard hats and vests. Holding homemade signs, construction workers…

At Fundraiser for Sharron Angle, Washington Republicans Pretend She Never Called Them ‘Corrupt’

Posted in News Clips | 10/06/10 | Nicole Allan Several lucky GOP candidates had the chance to mingle with Washington bigwigs at a swanky Georgetown fundraiser last night. The party had all the trappings of traditional Georgetown fundraisers--except that some of its featured candidates had won their primaries by condemning the politics of many other people in the room. Marco Rubio and Sharron Angle must have felt particularly awkward throughout the night. National Journal's Jim O'Sullivan reports:  There was plenty of irony to go around: One of the hosts for the…

Reid receives endorsement from veterans group

Posted in News Clips | 10/05/10 | MyNews4 Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars PAC announced their endorsement of Sen. Harry Reid during a press conference today.Members of the organization said they feel Reid strongly supports veterans, national security and defense, and military personnel issues.Just last week, "Veterans' Alliance for Security and Democracy" also announced its endorsement for Reid.DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:"11460",playerInstanceID:"0A49490D-27DB-8F26-F969-CB32D156F8F8",domain:"krnv.web.entriq.net"});To read more... 

Reid Ad Was False—Because It Quoted Angle!

Posted in News Clips | 10/05/10 | Eric Kleefeld Now this is just hilarious. It turns out that a recent Harry Reid ad that attacked Sharron Angle for her alleged right-wing positions on health care in the state legislature appears to have been false. And Reid's source for the claim was...Sharron Angle's false statements about her record in the state legislature.This can get a bit confusing, but here we go, courtesy of the Las Vegas Sun. Throughout this campaign, Angle has touted her past legislative work on health care, which she…

Sharron Angle Offers Access to Senate Bigwigs if Third-Party Candidate Quits

Posted in News Clips | 10/04/10 | Jill Lawrence Jon Ralston, the veteran Nevada political reporter and analyst, has obtained a recording of a meeting in which Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle asks a third-party candidate to quit the race, and promises access to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Jim DeMint if he does so. The recording also makes clear there is no love lost between Angle and the Washington establishment headed by McConnell. Angle, who is trying to oust Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, made her thus…