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WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week?
3. Speculate about the new Lombardo administration: Who will he hire? Who should he hire? What kind of governor will he be?
Great response from the insiders this week, as you will see.
Before we begin, a note: I texted Ben Kieckhefer about becoming Joe Lombardo’s chief of staff on Wednesday. He has yet to reply. I am sure it...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week?
3. React to results: Biggest surprises? Trends? Observations? Go to town!
I am in mourning from the Bills loss and in no mood to write much – I will do a post-mortem column at some point – so let me briefly say that the insiders really put a lot of through into this one. I appreciate them, and you should, too.
►Long musing:...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week?
3. I'll ask for predictions next week, so this week: What have been the next campaigns this cycle, and which candidates have performed the best? Which have been the worst?
The insider who (rightly) gave me a hard time for asking a group of campaign consultants and lobbyists for the best/worst campaigns was right, but many did put...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week?
3. Rank the statewide candidates most likely to lose from most to least and say why.
4. Rank the congressional incumbents most likely to lose from most likely to least and say why.
The insiders agree that Susie Lee is very vulnerable and just may lose. Some think CCM might hold on while the gov will lose. I don’t have any clue,...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week?
3. Thoughts on the CCEA non-endorsement: Motivation, impact?
4. What are the biggest wild cards left that could determine who wins and who loses?
Good stuff, as always. Some good CCEA rants, but I still think the biggest story here is what a disservice John Vellardita did to his members, who deserve to have a recommendation in...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week?
3. Thoughts on the gubernatorial debate?
4. Polling seems to show movement toward Repubs in the races. Think it's real? Is the wave really deepening? What could enhance it/stop it?
Lots of good stuff below, including a consensus analysis of the debate favoring the gov but no one sure if it means…anything. Some nasty comments (...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week?
3. How much danger are we in of Michele Fiore, Jim Marchant and Sigal Chattah getting elected? Are their opponents running good campaigns? Am I overblowing the damage that could be done if they get elected?
4. As we are a month from early voting and the first mail ballots go out this weekend, what is the best way to push the...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week?
3. Gaming seems all-in for RCV/open primaries? Why? And what are the implications for the state, its politics, its government if it passes?
4. We're only about a month away from early voting and all Democrats want to talk about is abortion and all Republicans want to talk about it anything but abortion. How much of a factor will...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week?
3. Two months until the election: Any issues cutting through in the gov or Senate races? Any ads you think are leaving a mark?
4. The story of an elected official probably guilty of killing a reporter has really got me thinking: Is this a one-off, an aberration, or are we in a different era, one inconceivable 30 years ago, 20...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week?
3. Student loan plan: Make sense, well-structured, bad idea, desperate ploy? Effect on NV? Can CCM distancing herself on this issue from Biden matter?
4. Vegas Chamber endorses four of five Dems, including gov for re-election! Reaction? Explanation? Does it matter?
Interesting stuff from the insiders, especially the mixed but...