Sharron Angle decides not to run for Congress
Sharron Angle, who previously said she was going to run for Nevada's 2nd District Congressional seat, decided today to skip the race.
Her exit was good news for establishment Republicans who worried her presence would split the vote and open the door for a Democrat to win this seat for the first time.
The following is a statement put out by her campaign:
ANGLE MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING SPECIAL ELECTION
Sharron Angle was the first candidate to announce her intentions to run for Nevada’s Second
Congressional District, a district she narrowly lost in 2006 and carried by eight points in her Senate bid
against Harry Reid. While others have speculated on what Angle may decide, Angle has been relatively
silent since the resignation of Senator John Ensign and the appointment of Dean Heller to the Senate
forcing the special election. Today she made the following announcement:“Current outcomes concerning the special election have made this election in Nevada an illegitimate
process that disenfranchises the electorate. Clearly, no solution that the Supreme Court can make will
correct the injury to free and open elections caused by ambiguous laws and subsequent lawsuits.“I do not have any desire to participate in a process described by others as a “ballot royale” or a situation
where the party central committees choose their nominees because it makes a mockery of the most
important constitutional element in exercising freedom. Voter participation has been preempted in either
case by disallowing primary elections, or in allowing a select group of people to make a decision who
nd
otherwise would not be allowed to vote in Nevada’s 2 Congressional District. The longer this drags out
the more it will become a contest of bank accounts and negative campaigning based on personal attacks
instead of the important issues that face Nevada and our country.”“Although I do not intend to participate as a candidate in the special election, I am not ruling out a future
run for office. Meanwhile, I will remain busy working as an advocate for the voters of Nevada and this
great nation. I thank all my supporters for their dedication and encouragement. I will be making additional
announcements soon detailing my plans.”