Sharron Angle, the Republican nominee for Senate in Nevada against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, has acknowledged making some changes to her overall tone in the campaign — most notably dialing back her statements about “Second Amendment remedies” and the need to “take out” Reid. At the same time, though, she insists that her message hasn’t changed, and that her supporters know it.
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review Journal, Angle discussed her resistance to having advisers who might try to remake her:
Still, Angle acknowledged she has toned down her words after being pummeled for saying things such as wanting to “take out” Harry Reid in the same breath that she mentions that people angry at government have “Second Amendment remedies” available, or the right to bear arms.
“As far as a makeover and refining the message, Harry Reid has pretty much forced that when he sound bites me,” Angle said. “I have to be very careful about how I phrase things. I can no longer say words like ‘take out.’ Those have now gone out of my vocabulary because he has misinterpreted what I meant by those words. I don’t say ‘take out.’ I say ‘defeat.’ It means the same thing. And my people know defeat means the same thing. I don’t have to use our colloquialisms to get my point across.
“They also know that I’m a person who has done what I have said I would do, and I will continue to do what I say I’ll do.”
The TPM Poll Average currently gives Angle a lead of 46.0%-40.8%.
