Ralston Sits Down With Reid's 'Tea Party' Opponent

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Veteran Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston got the dirt on mysterious "Tea Party" Senate candidate Scott Ashjian and his campaign to take on Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in an interview on his "Face-to-Face" program Tuesday night (Ashjian appears in the third and fourth video segments).

Ashjian, an unknown Las Vegas businessman, came out of nowhere to announce last month he would challenge Reid as well as the GOP's slate of candidates. He told Ralston that he is the "only real conservative on the ticket." He filed his paperwork to run on Tuesday.

Ashjian rejected rumors that he might be secretly aligned with the Reid campaign -- recent polling shows his candidacy would help Reid close the gap with Republicans and other Tea Party activists have disavowed him.

"I've never met Harry Reid, don't plan on meeting Harry Reid, don't like Harry Reid. ... The bottom line is Harry Reid needs to go," he told Ralston.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/nevada-tea-party-candidate-tak.html