by Jon Ralston Wed, 10/17/2012 - 16:02
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@jeneps Miss you, too!
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@TheNVIndy People are catching on, day by day. The RJ should be called to account by @CJR or @Poynter and others. T… t.co/I9DISkDCvb
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@TheNVIndy The RJ's powers that be may think we @TheNVIndy care that they ignore us or steal our stuff. We don't. W… t.co/tr6eA8KOqc
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@TheNVIndy Whether it is orders from on high or editors sacrificing whatever integrity they once had, they are purp… t.co/oTNl0b43N2
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@TheNVIndy The "newspaper" has lost credibility and readers since Adelson bought it, hemorrhaged quality staffers a… t.co/3nfhz4Dccs
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The question is why would Adelson's editors deprive readers of debates that could help them make decisions. Could i… t.co/Dheinw6nLF
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Permit me to tell you just how low the state of journalism has sunk at Adelson's newspaper in NV. There were three… t.co/82YaslfEBg
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@LoganDobson I just noticed your new avatar!
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It's not easy to do a debate with five candidates, but we covered a lot of ground. Big race being watched nationall… t.co/YYFZVohAh7
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It's on now! t.co/5qDOOHBZlI
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“During his years in public service, Adam Laxalt has unapologetically defended the Second Amendment. At a time when… t.co/SFuP9ysbNk
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The Vegas Golden Knights are a blue-collar team and Vegas is a blue-collar city. t.co/sH7Rso6KgO
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President Obama leads Mitt Romney by 7 percentage points in Nevada, according to a new survey by Democratic pollster Lisa Grove taken this week.
The poll, for Project New America, found Obama up 50-43, a few points larger than today's Rasmussen Reports poll (with a bizarre sample) that showed 50-47, Obama.
Republicans may discount the survey because of its Democratic trappings. But I have seen the instrument (memo linked here), the party/gender weighting looks right and Grove has done work in Nevada before.
The poll actually has a low Hispanic sample, which is very ominous for the GOP. My guess: Based on the Democratic registration surge and other data I have seen, a 6- or 7-point lead for the president makes sense -- at least now.
Highlights:
-President Obama's lead is largely a result of a formidable gender gap. While he's tied among men, he leads among women voters 54%-40%. This lead will be difficult for Mitt Romney to overcome with just a few weeks before election day.
-Nevadans are more likely to believe that Romney, not Obama, will raise taxes on the middle class. This is usually a point of strength for Republicans, but Obama has made this an advantage.
·Obama’s edge can be explained by his advantage on several key traits. By 11%, Nevada voters are more likely to believe that Obama, not Romney "fights for people like you." By 6%, Nevada voters are more likely to trust Obama more than Romney to a decision based on what is right for the country in the long term, not just for today.
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