[Mr Rogers]

“Once again, please point out SPECIFICS that you disagree with...”

OK, here is one of mine:

“But the rebuff created a loathing by the press,”

Sorry, but NOTHING Angle did created loathing in the press. It was there before she won the nomination, and would be there for any strong conservative.

Angle’s problem was two-fold:

1) “Moderate” republicans won’t vote for a conservative Republican. Their loyalty is one-way, and then they criticize us if we aren’t enthusiastic about their Demo-lite candidates.

2) Reid had the unions, and all the votes he needed were in Las Vegas. Las Vegas has always been corrupt. Unions are corrupt. And they were bought and paid for with public money. Just as in my home district, the unions get the vote out because lower taxes and a freer country directly reduces their income.

[dirtboy]

That is a fair critique regarding the press. However, you don't give them the hammer to hit you with, either, as Angle did. And Reagan showed us that you don't hide from them, you beat them at their own game in getting your message out. Angle tried instead to avoid them.

Regarding the GOP establishment, Angle did nothing to smooth feathers after the primary - instead, from what I have seen, she ruffled them further. Not good - there were a couple of critics of the Adcock campaign that I would have loved to unload upon, but I held back because it would have just furthered the food fight.