by Jon Ralston Mon, 10/29/2012 - 10:47
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The latest on the numbers, with almost all counties now in: Dems +4,200 ballots
t.co/q4LOMuJRv1 t.co/IQXJ06IIt0
1 hour 37 min ago.
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“The Republican Party here has been a compete joke. But the RNC has been organized. They didn’t do it two months ag… t.co/Aoyb9HxRqS
1 hour 43 min ago.
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We took a look at Latino turnout possibilities, which is critical in Nevada. t.co/HgLg2pKzvh
2 hours 5 min ago.
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@LoganDobson @LPDonovan Don’t disagree. He bucked tide in 2012. And your chart proves my point.
2 hours 14 min ago.
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@RebeccaCronon @TheNVIndy Thanks!
2 hours 15 min ago.
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@brandiinreno @TheNVIndy Thank you!
2 hours 40 min ago.
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@LPDonovan Yep. Percentages matter. RNC efforts have been something this cycle, as I told WaPo: t.co/fx3d1hflui
2 hours 44 min ago.
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@RiegerReport She basically never sits down.
2 hours 45 min ago.
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Support the Knights and The Indy! t.co/4HLlVo4TPm
2 hours 49 min ago.
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@msEMcB BERNIE WOULD HAVE WON!
2 hours 50 min ago.
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Come on! We take chair-truther donations, too! t.co/COF6ZKaahk
2 hours 54 min ago.
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Two smart guys talking about #s. But Logan knows this is apples and oranges. D lead always goes down from pres to m… t.co/YRtp2dPOxR
3 hours 4 min ago.
It occurred to me while talking to a reporter from CBS News about the election that Nevada is potentially anomalous in two races of national import:
1. How in the world in a state with arguably the worst economy in the country is the president even close, much less ahead? Mitt Roimney should be winning by double digits in a state where the unemployment rate is 50 percent higher than the national average and the housing boom turned into a housing implosion? Answer: The Democratic machine and the Hispanic vote
2. How in the world in a state where the Democratic nominee has been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for months for fairly serious allegations is she within striking distance of a pretty pristine, likable U.S. senator? Folks, Shelley Berkley's numbers are upside down and yet she may yet win the U.S. Senate race and help Harry Reid, not her biggest fan, remain majority leader. How is this possible? Answer: The Democratic machine, Romney finding Nevada a tough nut to crack and Sen. Dean Heller's confidence that her ethics issue would be enough without pumping up his own bonafides.
To distill: There is no way that Mitt Romney and Dean Heller should lose here, considering the atmospherics. Yet, they might.
God, I love Nevada politics.
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