Bill Clinton Campaigns For Harry Reid In Nevada: “Where’s Sharron?”

by Steven Jessop | 2:56 pm, June 11th, 2010

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Approval ratings in Nevada for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid aren’t looking so hot after Sharron Angle won the Republican Primary Tuesday, making him one of the Democrats at risk of losing his Senate seat to a Republican in the elections this fall. To help Reid’s campaign, Former President Bill Clinton went to Las Vegas yesterday to back the senator and speak with voters, as well as throw some choice words at Angle.

CNN reports that Clinton took several jabs at Angle during his half hour speech, accusing her of deliberately avoiding the media after the primary to avoid having to talk about her controversial standpoints. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he found inspiration for his attacks in a childhood favorite:

“Recalling the children’s books and games ‘Where’s Waldo?’ Clinton joked, ‘Now you’ve got to play ‘Where’s Sharron?’ because she’s hiding out, according to the local news. I might hide out, too, if I said I wanted to get rid of Social Security and Medicare.’”

Angle, who was also attacked by Clinton for her support of an unpopular plan to dump nuclear waste in a Nevada mountain, has only given interviews to conservative radio hosts since her win. Even her website has been scraped bare, leaving only a link to donate money to her cause. Angle’s camp, which gained support of the Tea Party movement before the primary, denies she’s in hiding.

Reid might need more than a “come out, come out, wherever you are” defense if he wants to keep his seat, but at least the humor of imagining Sharron Angle lost in a sea of bystanders wearing thick-rimmed glasses and a red scull cap has made Clinton’s taunt somewhat of a success.

Bill Clinton, Harry Reid, Nevada Primaries, Senate Primaries 2010, Sharron Angle

paulmdoro

It will be interesting to see how Angle’s race against Reid plays out. I realize he is quite unpopular in Nevada, but I don’t know what their general electorate is like. Outlawing alcohol? Abolishing the Education Department, the Energy Department, the EPA, the United Nations and most of the IRS? And she’s not a fan of Social Security or Medicare. Let me be clear that I know some of those beliefs have a lot of fans. However, beyond the Tea Party, how do moderate and independent voters feel about those things, and how many of them will be voting in this race?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeff-Jackie/100000824834645 Jeff Jackie

Good to see the left has rolled out the talking points…

Nevada is a moderate to conservative state. And Harry Reid is carrying the water for the most leftwing admin in history. Taking over banks, nationalizing healthcare, bankrupting the country, apologizing for America’s greatness.Those are not Nevada values.

Let’s see how that plays out.
stoogedudes

I think Nevada voters made a big mistake in electing Sharron Angle. Her views seem out of mainstream and even though some polls show her in the lead, it’s a relatively long while until November (especially in politics) and if Reid keeps hammering her views to the good people of Nevada, they will not vote for her. They should have went with Sue Lowden if they wanted a chance at beating Reid.
stoogedudes

Pardon me…Nevada voters haven’t elected Sharron Angle, the GOP nominated her…THAT’S what I meant. Sorry about that.
paulmdoro

Looks like Jeff is rolling out the right-wing talking points. Wasn’t the country bankrupt before Obama took office? Or did Bush leave a surplus I forgot about? And no one is “apologizing for America’s greatness.”

But yes indeed let’s see how this all plays out. The voters who will decide it are not like you and me.
MichelleF

Angle, who was also attacked by Clinton for her support of an unpopular plan to dump nuclear waste in a Nevada mountain, has only given interviews to conservative radio hosts since her win.

Hey Bill, when was the last time Reid gave an interview to someone who would ask him a hard question and not just do yoga with him?
PureFreedom

Reid is to old , out of touch and looks like a pedophile.
The wave of people getting tired of these old politicians that think of themselves more then the people are growing fast.
They should send out Michelle Obama again to exercise with Reid to the oldies.
That was classic video!
atlantik101101

Sharron is laughing with Nevadans over the sophisticated Bill Clinton talking like a hillbilly . I thought we gonna be thrown in the C-ment pond! That Jethro act might have worked to get him elected, and it may even work for Mr Carville. I wonder who’s more insulting , Clinton or the Democratic party? Jimmy Carter c’mon down !
Phocus2

Clinton is only talking to the idiots that support Reid. Everyone else is preparing to vote for Angle. Reid let Obama slam Las Vegas TWICE and said nothing. Reid helped the nations tour industry by saying tourists stink. Reid displayed his grasp on reality by saying the surge in Iraq wouldn’t work and the war was lost. Reid said men out of work beat their wives.

It will take more than a disbarred, impeached, ex-president to prop up Reid and make him look better than Angle. The people of Nevada have sent Harry a ‘Dear John’ letter that reads…”Harry, we’ve fallen in love with anyone else.”
http://none pyrope

Dingy Harry is going down for the count. Good riddance to an enemy of the United States.
http://www.heartland.org/environmentandclimate-news.org/ClimateConference4 Just Tex

The only reason Clinton’s asking “Where’s Sharron?”, is because he just got a fresh stash of big cigars, and he’d like to try to put them to what he thinks is good use.