sharron angle, former state assemblywoman, backed strongly by the tea party movement in that race. she defeated, very deciphers -- decisively feed it former state party chair as well as a local business and real estate developer. going into this race in november, i think you are going to see republicans really need to step into that race and decide exactly, first of all, whether or not it is worth running against harry reid who is extremely powerful and has a lot of money to spend, and whether or not sharron angle can appeal to the moderate middle. guest: we talked to a reporter earlier this week from the "reno gazette journal" saying harry reid is prepared to spend $25 million. guest: i have been covering his racism's. he has -- he is a very aggressive campaigner and he knows how to win. he had won against john ensign and he beat him by about 400 votes. he is a mild-mannered guy and you see him on the senate floor and he talks quietly, but he is a very aggressive, in some ways very brutal campaigner and i think in a race against somebody like sharron angle who steps into the gener

sharron angle, obviously, has energy and this is another sign of the tea party's power, particularly within the republican party, and she'll have a lot of energy behind her as she goes into the fall. but she is a more conservative candidate. she has said some things that the democrats are going to try to use to paint her as fair out of the mainstream, even in a conservative state like nevada, and i think the democrats think though harry reid is still quite vulnerable and in a weakened position, that he may have a better chance of surviving today than he did not too long ago. >> woodruff: amy, let's move to california because there are two races there to talk about. barbara boxer now knows she's going to be running against carly fiorina. as the republicanwho won the republican primary we're showing right there. what should we know about fiorina coming out of this? >> well, i think what we should know is her profile is that of someone who is a businessperson. she's going to talk a lot about the fact that she wants to bring those credentials to washington . we heard a lot in the setup p

sharron angle is a surprise winner, fourth in the polls a few months ago.he is now the gop nominee in nevada. >> thank you all, thank you all know that the patriots, thank you for being here. we have completed the first step in taking back our u.s. senate seat. i want to say thank you to so many people, but first of all, thank you to god. this was an amazing campaign. thank you to my husband of 40 years. and my family, my daughter and my son, my daughter-in-law and son-in-law and my 10 grandchildren better here tonight. -- that are here tonight. thank you to the legion of volunteers, thank you. thank you too will wonderful team of crack campaigners led by our campaign chairman, mr. campbell, and our press secretary, terry spacey. this campaign is about taking back america. this campaign is about opposing tax-and-spend, let's let -- let's make a deal, politics as usual, washington, d.c. corruption that has taken a claim on our senior senator, harry reid. this is an important moment, not only for nevada, but for the nation. this is an important moment because

but at this point sharron angle appears to have an edge.many democrats are delighted at this because they think in the long run, she would be a weaker candidate against senator reid than would sue lowden or perhaps even danny tarkanian. >> woodruff: we will see if she is a candidate and if she would be weaker. but amy we've only got a little more than a minute. i can't leave out south carolina where it just gets interestinger and interesting her. >> so you know, this race has been fascinating to watch in part because we have a woman running against a essentially the establishment. she has been attacked on charges that she has been involved in extramarital affairs. this looks very mark sanfordesque. endorsed by jenny sanford, she is ahead right now, likely to go into a runoff. the bottom line is for a state like south carolina, likely to nominate a woman of indian heritage, she is the daughter of an indian immigrant and a woman to the head of the government in south carolina is a pretty impressive feat. >> woodruff: i have a feeling all of y

he is running for reelection this year against nevada state representative sharron angle. his remarks are 25 minutes. >> first of all, what the thing? -- what do you think? we're very happy to be here, are we? [applause] i did have to say a world -- a word about the world cup. we had hercules gomez. i want to tell everyone that one person is doing really well. we are almost certain that she can travel for the first time in august. she is getting her last surgery two weeks ago on her face. she is doing well. [applause] she has a cast on her face, and she expects to get that off and a weaker so. so thank you very much. [applause] she is a real trouper. she has been all along for three months because she cannot ride. it is been a difficult time for her. our state is being tested as it has never been tested before. and how we react to this crisis is the difference between renewing our future and repeating the past. it really is a simple choice. and it is really -- i repeat -- an easy choice. we cannot stand for anything less than turning the economy around so that the good peo

. >> sharron angle whose opinion she wants to privatize social security and medicare, was we'll find in the next four or five weeks if harry reid cannot focus the attention on her and her shortcomings and go ahead in that race and make it competitive, then i think democrats are really in for a tough, tough race. >> but why do democrats have to run i'm no day at the beach. they just had a year in which they probably passed more of their favorite legislation since the new deal so why can't they run on their record? >> well, maybe it's unpopular. >> lehrer: how do you read the blanche lincoln victory from the democratic re-election primary in arkansas. >> the question is why did unions spend $10 million trying to beat her in a state the democrats probably can't win in any case. in a state without a lot of yawn voters, and in a state like a lot of states where people say there are all these special interests in washington on the right and the left. and they're trying to establish their muscle by manipulating voters in state after state. we're going to reject those outsiders. and so i tho

-- "where is sharron angle?" this is what it looks like from the jump page of the article -- in nevada, running for the senate, and running from the cameras. good morning. caller: i just want to applaud the constitution allowing me to protect myself. i lived down here and the sarasota area. i don't know if you heard, but there has been a lot of people taking in the front doors and robbing people. i bought a gun about five years ago and i sleep better knowing i have it at the ready. i am 70, retired, and having the gun by my side -- and if they kick in the front door, at least have some kind of leverage. host: according to "the wall streettjournal" there are some ideas for laws are restriction. there are a number of states including yours that would ban the sale of gainguns in book fo. do you support that? caller: yes, something like that. i'm an individual and purchased mine for my personal home protection. i have only used it as a firing range to practice. i do not take it out with me and carry it around, but fr

i met sharon ankle -- sharron angle running against harry reid. one of the things that is exciting about her, touching back to what a previous caller said, she got her start in the tea party movement. that is what is interesting. the tea party movement is congress that would get the debt under control. host: was she a club for growth candidate? guest: i believe she was. i don't follow day today becauss i have to kinda keep my distance -- host: you have a chance to meet her. she is not very accessible to the media. guest: she was accessible to me, i'm the media. but i will ask for the next time she is on town to come on c- span. i just really think she is one of the people who proves throughout her political career that you can take on city hall. she is able to organize people, bring political change. a lot of people feel stress trade it -- frustrated that we can't change anything. host: james in peoria, illinois. thanks for holding. democrats line. caller: thank you. good morning. i have been listening and i have never heard the one thing i believ

mary bono mack, state senator tony strickland, assemblyman, nathan fletcher, former assemblywoman sharronner, and bill simon. [cheers and applause] now le met thank my incredible campaign team and the more than 20,000 volunteers in 58 counsel to worked so hard. -- in 58 counties who worked so hard. [cheers and applause] what an amazing effort. i am so proud of each and every one of you. and in particular i would like to say thank you to four of my senior leadership team who helped me run this campaign. [cheers and applause] but tonight's win would not have been possible without the trust of the voters. [cheers and applause] i am humbled by this victory, and i am so grateful for the support and the trust that you have shown in me tonight. [cheers and applause] and i am deeply, deeply committed to running a campaign that gives you hope for a better tomorrow. [cheers and applause] we begin a new journey together tonight, don't we? >> yes! >> we have it in our power to build a new california. [cheers and applause] there is a clear choice in this election. california is in crisis, and we certa

sharron angle in nevada and nikki haley and south carolina. san burgundy know, california. christian on our democrats line -- san bernadine know from california. caller: i am calling about barbara boxer. i think barbara boxer is a really good senator. the lady that is running against her, i think she broke hewlett- packard. she put too many jobs overseas and she really can't run this state. she wants to run that she can bring jobs but she took jobs overseas. how could she really bring jobs to this state? what does she stand for? host: christian in san berna dino. find same success in politics?" we had an earlier caller who have the same point of view. he writes -- of course, this is all -- this is all an issue because of the two female executives -- meg whitman, and winner of the republican nomination for california governor, and carly fiorina, the gop nominee for u.s. senate in that state. next is a call from martinsville, louisiana. anthony on our independent line. caller: good morning, how are you? host: very well, thank you. caller: the question is -- host: and whether