party-affiliated independent scott ashjian gets 7% while 10% say they will vote for none of them, which is an actual option on the nevada ballot. in new york, the governor s race, andrew cuomo right now in the new poll has a 14-point lead over the tea party-backed republican carl paladino. and in connecticut in the senate race, a 13-point lead for the democratic attorney general richard bloomenthal over the tea party-backed republican linda mcplan wm mcmahon who is the former ceo of world wrestling entertainment. jessica yellin is joining us from waterbury, connecticut, with more on the senate race. jessica, you had a chance to speak to the candidates today. how did that go? wolf, both of the candidates as you see that bloomenthal has pulled out a healthy lead, but they are trying to stay focus odded on the message that each is better able to create jobs
carl paladino is taking a page from the political playbook of christine o donnell and trying to say who hasn t e-mailed racist stuff around to their friends? he gets tonight s rewrite. and tea party candidate scott ashjian s refusal to step out of the way to sharron angle has caused someone else to lose his job. [ male announcer ] this is steven, a busy man. his day starts with his arthritis pain. that s breakfast with two pills. the morning is over, it s time for two more pills.
federal government. this movement is not about gay marriage. this movement isn t about, you know, gay teachers or sexually active unmarried women teachers. it s not about any of these social issues. and so they run down these rabbit holes at their own risk. christopher barron, chairman of goproud. thanks for joining us tonight. thank you. carl paladino is taking a page from the political playbook of christine o donnell and trying to say who hasn t e-mailed racist stuff around to their friends? he gets tonight s rewrite. and tea party candidate scott ashjian s refusal to step out of the way to sharron angle has caused someone else to lose his job. the tea party candidate for governor of new york is doing his best to explain away a string of racist e-mails he forwarded to friends. his explanation earns tonight s rewrite. later in nevada, the tea party there is eating its own. does that officially make them a real party? got the timing down try new chocolate mint sensation. unti
we are used to fights within the democratic party, fights within the republican party, and now we have, much sooner than expected in its maturation curve, fights within the tea party. on sunday, leaked audio tapes revealed nevada republican senate candidate sharron angle met with tea party candidate scott ashjian to get him to drop out of the race. angle offered no apology for the attacks leveled at mr. ashjian. instead she offered to hook him
republicans as michael moore is. he told angle exactly what he thinks of them. and he actually sounded a bit like michael moore. i think that in nevada, there is an opportunity to not go against your core principles, not join the system, and, as you said, take a stand. but how effective can you be with thieves? there s no honor among thieves. nevada tea party candidate for senate scott ashjian joins us now. scott, why did you make this tape? you know, originally i made the tape to i ve been in several meetings. the reporters, the press, they lie and distort after the meeting. and they spin it according to how they wanted. the tape was never meant to be released. it was for my personal use. the night before i received a phone call from a washington, d.c. attorney cleta mitchell