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The release:   Senate Republican Caucus Elects Leadership and Announces Committee Chair Positions for the 2015 Legislative Session   (Las Vegas - NV) – The Senate Republican Caucus today announced the election of Sen. Michael Roberson, R-Henderson, as caucus leader for the 2015 Legislative Session.   Also elected into caucus leadership are: Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno, as assistant leader, Sen. James Settlemeyer, R-Gardnerville, and Scott Hammond, R-Las Vegas, as co-whips, and Sen. Joe Hardy, R...
I shared some thoughts with my newsletter subscribers this morning, so here they are (you should subscribe because this is a one-time only thing!) with some new thoughts below:          TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: What's Your Point?  DAYS UNTIL HARRY REID'S RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN BEGINS: 0 DAYS UNTIL THE GREATEST LEGISLATIVE SESSION EVEFR BEGINS: 89       Good morning, everyone. I told you I saw red people. I hope the Republicans up and down the ticket will give thanks today...
T-minus 2 hours until polls close: Latest statewide update. 132,547 have voted. That's 11 percent today and 36 percent overall. Clark down 5 percent at less than 63 percent of turnout, Washoe at registration at 20 percent, rurals up 5 percent over registration at 17 percent. I see red people. All on the Dems for after-work voting or carnage will be massive. T-minus 3.5 hours until polls close: Clark is up to just under 35 percent. 81,685 turned out. Still well below normal midterm year....
FINAL, FINAL, 5:45PM, 11/3: Absentees counted since Saturday morning bring GOP lead to 24,000 ballots, 8 percent. Totals. MORE NUMBERS TO CONSIDER BEFORE TUESDAY, 10:30 AM, 11/3: The chart below contains the breakdown of early/mail vote relative to registration the the three areas of the state. As you can see, the Republicans have a 9 percent advantage statewide relative to registration; a nearly 9.5 percent edge in Clark where Democratic turnout has been putrid; a 5.5 percent edge in Washoe;...
First it was Camden Properties trying to frighten residents not to vote for the margin tax. Corporate officials eventually backed off, saying an overly zealous Vegas local sent it out. But Monday, Ovation Property Management, another Vegas apartment giant, followed suit, with this missive to its residents, which was the usual Chicken Little stuff and also elevated Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick to Congress: INFORMATION REGARDING QUESTION 3: GROSS MARGINS TAX     To Our Valued Residents:   As you...
In 1986, a two-term congressman named Harry Reid successfully ran for the U.S. Senate with the slogan, “Independent Like Nevada.” In 2014, if Nevada voters are not independent, the GOP wave building here will be massive, wiping out legislative majorities, lifting all Republican statewide candidates to victory and making Steven Horsford a one-term congressman. None of those results would surprise me. The Republicans have a nearly 8 percentage-point lead after early and mail ballots have been...
Welcome to the Weekly Report. This week: 1. Some final thoughts 2. My insiders predict the outcomes 3. The Weekly Insiders on smartest/dumbest moves, best/worst ads and what’s left My predictions will be out soon, dear premium Flashees. But I asked all of my insiders for their picks. There was some consensus beyond the obvious that you savvy readers already know – U.S. Senate candidate Mark Hutchison will win, the state Senate will be GOP barring a miracle in SD9. At some point, I will write (...

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