Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has a new ad against his Republican opponent Sharron Angle. The ad departs from other Reid ads that hammered Angle as “extreme” for wanting to privatize Social Security and Medicare — now they’ve upped the ante, and are attacking her for wanting to privatize the Department of Veterans Affairs!
“From World War II to Iraq and Afghanistan, the V.A. has meant guaranteed care for those who serve,” the announcer says. “But now, in another extreme proposal, Sharron Angle says privatize it — end the V.A. as we know it.
“When she was asked whether veterans’ benefits like prescriptions and doctor visits would be covered if she had her way,,” the announcer said, followed by audio of Angle on talk radio this past May: “No, not if you’re working toward a privatized system.”
“End our promise to veterans?” the announcer says “Sharron Angle —Â dangerous ideas that put veterans at risk.”
The TPM Poll Average currently puts Reid ahead by 47.2%-44.9%.
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