Exclusive: Sharron Angle Talks to The Brody File

In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with The Brody File, U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle speaks candidly and boldly about her faith, her critics, her top legislative priorities, the mainstream media, defunding the Department of Education and oh yes, defeating Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Angle spoke with me Tuesday at her home in Reno, Nevada. Below, you can find some video clips and transcriptions from the interview. (if you only see the transcript for some of the clips, don't worry. The rest of the videos will be there later in the day)

The Brody File and our TV crew spent the full day with Angle. Besides the interview at her home, we were also with her when she spoke about her faith to a Church group in Carson City, Nevada. We also went to Lake Tahoe with Angle and her husband Ted. They've been married 40 years. All of that video will be part of a full TV piece on Sharron Angle that is scheduled to air on The 700 Club July 30th.

The Brody File is also working on a one on one interview with Majority Leader Reid and hopefully that will be coming soon. Stay tuned.

Angle has a real shot at defeating Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this fall. Reid's campaign and the Democratic National Committee are essentially trying to paint Angle as way out of the mainstream. Angle's challenge is to make sure that narrative doesn't take hold.

So what were my impressions of her after spending the day in her company? First of all, she's not bashful talking about her faith. She clearly sees God's hand involved in everything with her life.  That may drive liberals nuts but should she be verbally beaten up in the media for having a strong faith?

Also, she is EXTREMELY down to Earth. There is no pretentiousness whatsoever. This is NOT someone who speaks like a politician. She speaks more like a mom or in her case, a grandma. (She has 10 grandchildren)

She loves to talk. She is the first one to admit that. Her stories are very interesting especially when she told me about growing up with her family at a Reno Nevada Motel owned by her father.

She definitely seems determined not to let the mainstream media and her liberal critics define her. If it means shunning the mainstream media then so be it but she refuses to play the "gotcha game".

I also got the sense that she is very much at peace despite all the criticism coming her way. You can tell by her body language that she is comfortable in her own skin and if people can't handle that then...oh well.  She reminded me a little bit of Sarah Palin in the sense that she may not talk in polished sound bites and she may not phrase everything perfectly but that's what makes her a "real person" if you will. She is NOT being coached in the game of "How to give the perfect sound bite". While that may come back to haunt her at times during this campaign, she's betting that her authenticity and plain ole "Mamma Grizzly" persona will resonate with Nevada voters.