Topic: Nevada
Democrats dismiss Amodei's victory in district that has always gone to Republican candidatesMark Amodei's win in the 2nd Congressional District special election is the latest sign that the 2012 election could be a full-throttle struggle between Republicans and Democrats in Nevada, where ...
In 2008, the state Republican Party was a painful joke.The GOP had a governor (Jim Gibbons) who was a national laughingstock, and a senator (John Ensign) who was, ahem, otherwise occupied. The party had no money and no credibility.Result: Barack Obama won ...
WANING POPULARITY Since he was elected, President Barack Obama's popularity has hovered in the mid-40s, according to Pollster.com. It has fallen as lowas the high 30s. ASSOCIATED PRESS President Barack Obama greets members of the audience after a town-hall meeting in April ...
Nevada delegation's seniority severely cut after 2012 election¶WASHINGTON - As they look toward the 2012 election, Nevadans don't yet know who half the candidates for national offices will be or what districts they will run in or, for many voters, which districts ...
Sen. Harry Reid's Democratic Party has done a remarkable job preventing contentious primaries over the past few elections. The reasoning: Infighting requires campaign spending on something other than defeating Republicans and leaves internal rifts.So the congressional campaign outlook for 2012 presents an ...
CD2 will give parties a chance to test messagesNevada's 2nd Congressional District will be the testing ground, as Democrats and Republicans begin plotting strategies to claim the majority in the House and Senate next year.The September special election to fill the seat ...
Byron Georgiou After serving on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, he is running for U.S. Senate.WASHINGTON - In any race for public office, candidates usually have to account for two things: their pasts as private individuals, and their positions on the issues.In ...
Gov. Brian Sandoval surprised no one Wednesday when he named Rep. Dean Heller as the replacement for the retiring Sen. John Ensign. But just because the appointment was expected doesn't mean it won't have far-reaching ramifications.Here are five ways Heller's promotion from ...
Nevada's soon-to-be vacant Senate seat creates many questions for governor, potential candidates and constituentsWashington -Sen. John Ensign's resignation - triggered, he said, by being beaten down by the Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his extramarital scandal - raises various issues.THE MECHANICS OF ...
Nevada's problems may shape fiscal conservatives' outlookIowa is emerging as the early primary state where Republican contenders will prove their social conservative chops, but the path through Nevada winds through an economically devastated state where the fiscal issues of jobs and government ...
