Harry Reid

Move to the right, lose the middle

By Casey Kauffman in Americas on November 2nd, 2010

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It's one of America's hottest senatorial races. And Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) is not up against the usual Republican candidate.

He's running against Sharron Angle - a Christian conservative whose views are extreme by moderate Republican standards. She opposes abortion after rape, widely accepted social welfare programmes, and has said that Sharia Law is spreading in American cities.

Angle is a lifelong school teacher with a short political career in Nevada's state assembly. She became the Republican nominee for Nevada's Senate race after she was backed by the Tea Party Express – a national group supporting conservative candidates.

Tags: Bob Dinwiddie, Eureka, Harry Reid, Reid Pete Lazetich, Reid Pete Lazetich, Sam Albright, Senate, Sharron Angle, Washington

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Two weeks to go until the US midterm polls

By Camille Elhassani in Americas on October 19th, 2010

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In two weeks, Americans will vote in mid-term Elections. Here’s a look at where things stand ahead of the November 2nd vote.

Candidates are busy trying to sway undecided voters and push their base to get out and vote in the last two weeks. Early voting has begun in the majority of states, and there are multiple indicators that this will be the second mid-term election in a row where one or more Chambers of Congress switched parties, proving just how volatile the electorate is.

A number of debates between the candidates have take place in the last week. None of them were game changers though. The much anticipated face-off between Nevada Senator Harry Reid, who is the Senate Majority Leader, and his Republican rival Sharron Angle, backed by the Tea Party was inconclusive.

Tags: Congress, Harry Reid, Jack Conway, Rand Paul, Raul Grijalva, Senate, Sharron Angle

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