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The Weekly Report -- 1/10/21
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. You are writing the governor's State of the State speech. What are the three main messages you would impart? What would be your message on the budget -- cuts, taxes? 4. Who are the most likely GOP candidates for governor and U.S. Senate? Who are the strongest GOP candidates for governor and U.S. Senate?  Super-robust response...
The Weekly Report -- 12/13/20
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Biggest story of 2020? 4. Predict biggest story of 2021. Great final week here from the insiders. Lots of good stuff, not a lot of optimism. Onward: ►Indeed: Everyone has taken a hit in 2020. It’s been a hard year for many different reasons.  But most of us, me for sure, find ways to get away from the problems and lead the...
The Weekly Report -- 12/6/20
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Final thoughts on the election and the fallout? 4. Thoughts on the legislative organization -- leadership and committee chairs? 5. Any early thoughts on Campaign '22? Excellent return by the insiders – really smart stuff below, much of which I agree with but not all. Some of my thoughts: The point made by one insider has been...
The Weekly Report -- 11/15/20
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. All of your thoughts on the election, please. Nationally. State. Locally. Your thoughts on the results. Why did Dems not do so well down-ballot in NV? Who comes out of this looking good for '22 (name the gov and Senate nominees if you want!)? Whatever else you want to opine about.... Correction to what you may see below from...
The Weekly Report -- 11/1/20
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. FINAL THOUGHTS. Lay 'em on me, short or long, optimistic or depressing. Tuesday cometh. Consensus the Gansert race is close, that the state goes blue, that the legislative races are in flux.                   Onward:   ►Strong stuff: I am a Republican.  I represent many pro-business interests in the legislature.  Those...
The Weekly Report -- 10/25/20
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Week and change until the election. Make your first predictions -- I'll give you another chance to revise and extend your remarks next weekend. 4. What is the biggest surprise shaping up this election in Nevada?   Onward!   MOST INTERESTING THING    Orrin Johnson’s column today was spot on.   If you haven’t read it, do...
The Weekly Report -- 10/18/20
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. The election is two weeks from Tuesday. What are your thoughts? Which way will it go here up and down the ticket? Or is it too early to tell anything? 4. What are your thoughts on this story? Lots of stuff this week, so: ►Not THAT easy: This isn’t a shameless plug.  But read Ralston’s early voting blog.  It’s quite useful and...
The Weekly Report -- 10/11/20
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Debate thoughts -- no fly mentions, please? 4. Best and worst odds: Dems get supermajorities in both houses GOP picks up two state Senate seats, gets to 16 in the Assembly Sisolak does not run again Laxalt becomes gov Amodei runs for gov Lombardo runs for gov Starting to hear some worry about state Sen. Heidi Gansert, which is...
The Weekly Report -- 10/4/20
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Are you going to watch IndyFest? I hope so. Let me know what you thought. 4. Thoughts on the gov's presser, new policies on COVID-19? Mixed feelings on gov’s presser, but not on IndyFest…. ►Burning down the house! Indyfest revealed something important from some of Nevada’s State elected officials (Sisolak, Harris, Roberts, et...
The Weekly Report -- 9/27/20
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Who is the most pivotal non-elected official in the outcome of the presidential race in Nevada? 4. Where does the two-thirds rule end up now that the Supreme Court has it? Think it is upheld or struck down? What should happen? Consensus that the two-thirds ruling will be upheld, how bad that was for the Dems and how LCB needs...

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