Dick Tuck
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- Aug 29, 2009
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There is nothing unusual about this. It happens all the time. In 2006, the Democrats asked the Vermont Progressive Party not to run anyone for their at large House seat so the Republicans wouldn't win it. In 2008, the Republicans tried to talk several Libertarian candidates out of running for state legislature because they were afraid it would hurt their chances at keeping a majority.
This is not going to hurt Angle. In fact, she got the endorsement of the largest newspaper in Nevada over the weekend, which in the past has always endorsed Harry Reid.
What will hurt her is the fact that she asked the Tea Party candidate to step down, and promised to give access to people like DeMint for doing so. This is going to piss off the tea baggers on one side, who might have given her a pragmatic vote, and show moderates that she is in fact in bed with the Tea Party. Right now, she's running 2.5% back and dropping. Every little misstep hurts her.