[AuH2ORepublican]

In 2006, I supported Sharron Angle over Dean Heller in the GOP primary for Congress. Heller won very narrowly, and Angle turned into Al Gore, going as far as to call for a new election. Angle then managed to win the 2010 GOP Senate primary over two candidates who, while not perfect, were very good on the issues and would have defeated the despicable Harry Reid; Angle managed to pull defeat out of the jaws of victory and lost to Reid by a shockingly large margin.

For 2012, I will support Heller for the Senate, since his voting record in Congress has been much, much better than I feared it would be. For Heller's House seat, which will almost certainly lose its Clark County suburbs in redistricting and be pared back to Reno, Carson City and the "Cow Counties," I think that we can do better than Sharron Angle.

My first choice for the House seat would be former Maurice Washington, who represented part of Reno's Washoe County in the state senate from 1995 to 2011 and left office due to term limits. Senator Washington, who is 55 years old (not too old to embark upon a congressional career), is solidly conservative on both social and economic issues, and is the founder and pastor of the Center of Hope Christian Fellowship--he has the experience and the principles needed not only to be elected but to be a great congressman. Plus, if elected to Congress, Maurice Washington would join Congressmen Tim Scott and Allen West (and hopefully a few others) in proving to black voters nationwide that it is not a crime for a black American to be openly and outspokenly conservative; the greater number of black conservative Republicans in Congress and in other high-profile positions, the more difficult it becomes for the media to push the canard that black voters and liberal Democrat politicians share the same values.

[dangus]

>. Angle managed to pull defeat out of the jaws of victory and lost to Reid by a shockingly large margin. <<

Yeah, that was Angle, and not the nearly unanimous Nevada Republican establishment endorsing Reid and even pulling out every dirty campaign tricks for Reid.

[randita]

Well reasoned analysis. Sharron Angle was a good example of the Peter Principle. It takes a great deal of discernment to know when to back an anti-establishment figure like Angle and when to back a candidate that can win. There are circumstances that call for either choice. A golden opportunity to oust one of the most powerful figures in D.C. (Reid) was missed.

[MplsSteve]

Maurice Washington?

Wow, I’d never heard of him ‘til now. He looks like he’d be a top-notch candidate if he decides to run for Heller’s seat.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I would certainly support fmr. Sen. Washington for Congress over Angle. Question is, is Washington interested in running ?

[Impy]

I’m opposed to running Angle for anything again, I don’t think she’d lose the general for that House seat but she’d likely underperform and force us to waste resources there. And heaven forbid she should try and run against Reid again. Reid was DEAD and she let him crawl out of the grave and win by over 5 points. She’s failed 3 times now to win higher office, it’s someone else’s turn in Nevada.

[bitt]

he sounds like an interesting candidate.

thanks for the ping!