Reid-Angle race gets even uglier

[Elmore Furth]

The spin doctors are now starting to shape the Reid-Angle media attacks, one can tell. The ghost of Karl Rove can't be far away.

The two U.S. Senate candidates in Nevada accuse each other of going easy on sex offenders. With the race so close, political strategists expect mostly negative campaigning.

By Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times

October 9, 2010|9:37 p.m.

The increasingly contentious Nevada Senate race between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his ultra-conservative Republican opponent, Sharron Angle, took an ugly turn last week when the candidates accused each other of going easy on child molesters — and campaigning isn't expected to get any more pleasant between now and election day.

In a surprise move on Saturday, Angle softened some of her harsh stances on government benefits such as Social Security and unemployment insurance that have led opponents to characterize her as extreme, according to the Associated Press. Her remarks came during an interview before an audience with a conservative radio host in Las Vegas.

While Nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the nation at 14.4%, and the highest foreclosure rate, Reid and Angle concentrated on ratcheting up the fear factor with their new spots, a sign that the race remains uncomfortably tight. Three polls released in the last week showed Angle with a slight lead over Reid, but within the margin of error.

Reid-Angle race gets even uglier

[napi21]

1. I don't expect any ads to get less ugly in the next 3 weeks. Why

would they? This is the last stretch folks. Throw all ya got & HOPE!