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WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics? 2. Most interesting thing you have read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Please put aside your partisanship and answer this question: What are the best reforms the Legislature could enact and the governor could sign that would fix election results dragging on too long? Mail ballot deadlines? Curing deadlines? Ballot harvesting guardrails? More staff for counties and SOS?...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics? 2. Most interesting thing you have read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Reaction to results? Surprises? Trends? Portents? Be as expansive or deep on the ballot as you want. 4. Campaign 2026 begins now: Make a prediction or two about who runs, what to look for. This issue is dedicated to Charlie Abowd, who made all of our lives richer. RIP, my friend. Excellent, varied...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics? 2. Most interesting thing you have read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. The time is here: Make your predictions, as many or as few as you like. And pick one surprise nobody sees coming. 4. Anything else? Vent away! The insiders seem to lean slightly toward Donald Trump winning Nevada (although one Republican picked Kamala Harris), toward the Ds being denied a supermajority...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics? 2. Most interesting thing you have read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. A week and change to go: What do you see, what do you think, what do you expect? 4. Anything stick out to you from the Indyfest panels? The insiders generally believe the early voting numbers all but ensure the governor will not have to deal with a legislative supermajority. I tend to think so, too, but...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1.  Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard this week about Nevada politics? 3. Early voting starts this weekend. What are you looking for? What are the key factors that will determine what happens, top to bottom? Are some outcomes foregone, or is everything in flux? 4. One thing I don't think people are thinking about is what happens afterwards in the Legislature -- that is, if Dems...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1.  Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard this week about Nevada politics? 3. Which’ endorsements still matter? Gaming? Chamber? AFL? Retailers? The RJ? Teachers?  Which traditionally sought after endorsements have been diminished, why? 4. How much will the top of the ticket this year affect key down-ballot races? And how much will down-ballot -- Rosen and especially all the money...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1.  Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard this week about Nevada politics? 3. Most likely upsets ranked (add any you might have): Carrie Buck loses Dallas Harris loses Q3 loses Susie Lee loses 4. Thoughts on veep debate? Does it even matter?  Lots of what has been named schadenFiore by the insiders – and you understand why. Most thing Dallas Harris hangs on, and same with Carrie Buck...
This week’s questions: 1.  Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard this week about Nevada politics? 3. As we are close to a wrap on the 2024 election cycle, start to handicap the gubernatorial field for 2026. 4. What is going on with CCSD? And what is Gov. Lombardo up to with the "investigation" and leg audit? Where does this end up?   Great stuff from the insiders, including confirmation of my reporting that Steve Sisolak is nosing...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1.  Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard this week about Nevada politics? 3. Try to remove your self-interest and partisan bias.  Does the Legislature need transparency and ethics reform? If so, what and if not, why not? 4. The Governor wants to change and consolidate the boards and commissions structure in Nevada. Can he be successful in upending a decades-old history of patronage...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1.  Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard this week about Nevada politics? 3. Since we're talking about appointed versus elected trustees and regents, who is the worst Lombardo appointee? Worst Sisolak appointee? Worst appointee of all time? 4. Can polling in 2024 really be trusted to give you an accurate forecast of what is really going on in a district or a state?   It’s George...

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