GOP Mayor Of Reno Backs Reid, Calls Angle 'Wild'

Sharron Angle, the Republican nominee for Senate in Nevada against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, has already lost one big-name Republican in the state: Reno Mayor Bob Cashell, who had previously supported Sue Lowden in the GOP primary -- and now says he's supporting Harry Reid.

"I think Sharron Angle is just too far to the right for me," Cashell said on Wednesday, in an interview with the local NBC affiliate. "She's an ultra-right winger. I can't support her. I don't support her."

Cashell elaborated: "Oh she's wild. She's wild. I mean, with the wild ideas she has going back to Washington, our state will suffer and we would never get anything done. And so I'm supporting Harry Reid, and I will go all the way for Harry Reid."

We asked the state Republican Party whether they have any concerns about other Republicans who might not be ready to back Angle. "No we don't," said communications director Ciara Matthews. "We don't for the simple fact that Sharron Angle was elected with 40% of the vote on primary election night, which tells us that moderate Republicans are willing to go out and vote for her, even if there is a moderate candidate that they also have to choose from. We're confident that moderate Republicans, independents and even Democrats will support Sharron Angle, because they're all concerned about the issues affect the state of Nevada."

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What a joke Angle is. Here comes the Palin sideshow to "campaign" for her. Should be fun to see what idiotic things come out of both their mouths.

...Nevada will return Reid, whether they "like" him or not.

The teabaggers are going to help Democrats keep control of both chambers. Nice!

...are not, typically, the moderates. Rather it is those who are more fired up. If the Republican Party in Nevada thinks that 40% in the primaries translates to solid support in the general, I think they are in for a surprise.

Of course having the Republican mayor of Reno come out for Harry Reid could be a clue. If they were open to clues. But the current Republican Party, by and large, is allergic to clues.

This looks to be fun. Of course we're months away, anything can happen. Just ask Sue Lowden. It is never a good idea to get complacent!