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Sharon angle is taking on harry reid. he has been racking up the miles a couple weeks ago interviewing angle. now it is time to talk reid. >> frequent flyer miles are good, kyra. >> it does add up. harry reid is not popular in nevada, below 50% approval. he tried to explain that to you, right? >> reporter: yeah, he did. it was interesting, he had kind of a new tact here. one of the things you would think is he would talk about the economy, which he did. the economy is bad and he started to blame...

Unemployment above the national average but the fact theres been a relentless pounding on angle with negatives that i think have brought this race into flux. i still think at the end of the day, an incumbent under 50, harry reid should lose. >> it does come down to jobs, roger, his and his is in jeopardy like so many out in nevada. >> well, hes a majority leader. hes a known commodity with 100% name i.d. hes trying to tag his opponent at this point. his own unfavorables are extremely high and fo...

>> certainly this is going to be a tough election year because of the economy. thats pretty much stating the obvious but interestingly enough, if you look back several months, people had written harry reid off. its actually come a long way in a very short period of time and i actually attribute that to sharon angle. people had him -- the polling had harry reid losing to anyone with an r next to their name significantly several months ago and now he has a slight advantage so interestingly enough,...

>> whats your thought on that. >> youve seen the caucus forming in the house and the republican caucus forming in the house. and the tea party, the part of the g.o.p. establishment. >> thats the history of third party movements is that they tend to be-- they dont tend to form their own independent party, once in a great while. they tend to be coop operated. >> that can be a good thing. one of the two main parties is taking on their ideas. >> sure, i think theres so much overlap between what the ...

Can the people that theyve elected through these primaries and they have he been very successful republican primaries. can they get them through in november? >> well, and also, is this, jason, just a short-term reaction to the excesses, perceived excesses of the obama administration and to the rotten economy or does it have real grass roots staying power? >> thats the big question. theres no doubt that the g.o.p. has lost its way, in recent years, particularly on issues like spending and the tea...

The republicans will say you cost us seats. >> absolutely. look, sharon angle has lost ground, harry reid another defense. theres one overriding number here, paul. 15%, the unemployment rate in las vegas, is the foreclosed houses and restaurants everywhere and i think the anger here will still make it very difficult for harry reid to get above 44 or 45% in the final analysis. >> trent lott, former republican senator this week said we dont need any more jim demint clones, being the south carolina...

>> republican women, baby. republican women. >> republican women are storming the nation and now are said to have an overwhelming presence in the 2010 election. among some of the races, carly fiorina taking on barbara boxer. also in the golden state, meg whitman will challenge jerry brown for the title of governor. hopes touth dakota, cristia defeat for the states only house seat. >> i think south dakota definitely needs people who will stand up and be a leader and speak out. >> and then nevadas...

After the obama era runs out. >> whats your thought on that. >> youve seen the caucus forming in the house and the republican caucus forming in the house. and the tea party, the part of the g.o.p. establishment. >> thats the history of third party movements is that they tend to be-- they dont tend to form their own independent party, once in a great while. they tend to be coop operated. >> that can be a good thing. one of the two main parties is taking on their ideas. >> sure, i think theres so ...

One of the fiercest battles of the fall elections, heating up in the desert. and the top democrat in the senate harry reid fighting for his seat against tea party opponent sharon angle in nevada. with both sides holding duelling events today in las vegas, its a busy day there and the chief political correspondent carl cameron is following all the action. carl, tell us what the scene is like there. >> well, here at the rio, just off of the strip, the 5th annual convention and as we see, house spe...

The net. republicans say they are still better at translating net fundraising. >> arthel: i understand you know your way around have as go at the blackjack table. you better not let the republicans or the dems say they are not sharing billing there. >> reporter: listen, this whole weekend here, what happens in vegas stays in vegas is really funny. democrats make no bones about their picking this location because they wanted to have fun. i shouldnt say democrats, lets call them liberals. republic...