Nevada Republican Senate Candidate Sharron Angle, who has been criticized by local media for avoiding them, declined to answer a question from a Las Vegas television reporter and limited other reporters to four quesitons at an event.
All except conservative talk show host Roger Hedgecock who got 20 minutes, according to Las Vegas station KLAS-TV.
“As Sharron Angle greeted supporters at Stoney's Restaurant in Las Vegas, 8 News NOW Reporter Nathan Baca approached her to ask about her Social Security plan,” the station reports. Her website calls for 'transitioning out' Social Security and Medicare."
“When asked to define 'transitioning out', Angle said, 'Transition into a personalized account... personalized Social Security accounts that they can't raid.'”
“The stock market, Baca countered, almost crashed in 2008, meaning millions of seniors would have had their savings accounts wiped out.
”Angle replied, 'Now, you're putting words into my mouth from Harry Reid. I want you to be very clear on this. I'm here to save Social Security... Harry Reid is here to bankrupt Social Security.'"
The station later reported: “She told the assembled media she'd answer four questions, but refused to answer Baca's question about a previous Angle statement in which she said, 'If this Congress keeps going the way it is, people are really looking towards those Second Amendment remedies.' Baca kept asking into the parking lot, but received no answer.
”The reaction from the Angle campaign was swift. A campaign spokesperson called Nathan Baca 'an idiot' and another term that can't be repeated. The campaign spokesman did say he would detail Angle's positions, but he refused to answer on camera."