by Jon Ralston Mon, 10/29/2012 - 10:47
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"Even though the U.S. Senate race will be one of the most watched in the country, Sandoval’s successor will have mu… t.co/Kne2B7OGW0
11 hours 33 min ago.
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We are continuing to illuminate the positions of major candidates by asking them a series of policy questions. Here… t.co/arjEHSUQsc
12 hours 2 min ago.
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“The county, they took away my office badge, my identification, my keys to everything. I was stripped of my identit… t.co/5HOes4OitU
12 hours 21 min ago.
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This is a beautifully done portrait of the departing superintendent by @JackieValley. t.co/zxXMae05my
13 hours 24 min ago.
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@cebyrnecpa Thanks! Tell your friends. Especially the ones with money.
1 day 5 hours ago.
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I wonder why you would repeat these nicknames here, Brer POTUS. t.co/MjeU31hVx1
1 day 6 hours ago.
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Early voting for the primary in Nevada starts five weeks from today. That is all.
1 day 10 hours ago.
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.@petridishes is one of the cleverest satirists working and if you don’t read her, you are missing out. This is one… t.co/4PSilOWVMi
1 day 10 hours ago.
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Our @TheNVIndy podcast with a sex worker who says the move to outlaw brothels is misguided. She’s also doing resear… t.co/2yfgdphnCo
1 day 10 hours ago.
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Good piece from @LuzGrayNV on a little-known program. t.co/v0JWrPKhjt
1 day 11 hours ago.
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"Rosen’s campaign said late Friday that Fonda did not end up attending the event."
Too late, folks.
The attack stil… t.co/QVpJFpQkFS
1 day 11 hours 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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