Angle shocked by party switching

Defeated Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle has taken on the Pennsylvania Republican Party.

On Feb. 21 Angle endorsed Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate David Christian, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran and Fox news analyst who has twice run unsuccessfully for the U.S. House. Christian is one of several Republicans seeking the Senate seat now held by Democrat Robert Casey (who defeated Rick Santorum six years ago).

Although there are several Republicans running, one of them—business executive Steve Welch—has been endorsed by the Pennsylvania State Republican Committee at the urging of GOP Gov. Tom Corbett. Party leaders wanted a businessperson as a contrast to Casey, who has run for office many times.

Angle was critical of Welch for switching parties. “The Republican leadership of Pennsylvania cut a deal to support a former Republican, turned Democrat, turned Republican again, named Steve Welch because they believed he could self-finance his campaign,” Angle said in a prepared statement.

Angle herself is a Republican turned Independent American (the Nevada arm of George Wallace’s third party) turned Republican again.