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This week:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Your thoughts on Steve Wynn's departure and what comes next?
3. Your reaction to some things this week: Adam Laxalt saying he can't comment on the Wynn story because he is counsel to the GCB; Steve Sisolak's promise to donate his salary until education turns around; NV Energy's $30 million campaign to defeat ECI; and the John Lee/Ryann Juden vs. Qiong Liu developments.
Not much love at all for the Laxalt...
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This week:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?2. What do you think comes of the GCB probe of Wynn?
3. Anything jump out at you in the new federal money reports?https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/fresh-round-of-fundraising-reports-shed-light-on-competitive-nevada-house-senate-races
Some very thoughtful stuff from the insiders on GCB and Wynn. Worth a read. And:
►This is really smart – and a bit worrisome: There really is no way to predict the outcome. Does...
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Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
Theories on Barlow resignation/guilty plea: This is it? First domino?
She's almost been forgotten amid all the noise around Heller. Rate Catherine Cortez Masto's first year.
The DMV can't police a contract. The mentally ill are living in Third World conditions. The state can't seem to do big or small things well sometimes. Is this because of: underfunding, hiring bad people or something else?
AND: Thoughts on the...
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This week:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Cresent Hardy is in. Horsford will be soon. Handicap that race now, and will there be a real Dem primary?
3. Anything jump out at you from the campaign contributions so far?
4. What else you seeing out there? Speak up!
Only one insider picked Spearman in an upset, but I think this could be a crazy year in Nevada. Lots of good stuff below:
►From a GOP lobbyist: Adam Laxalt has been around too little to be...
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This week:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Your take on the NLV soap opera?
3. Why would Adam Laxalt release a poll showing him 50 points ahead of Dan Schwartz? Usually this kind of thing is done to hurt a foe's fundraising but Schwartz wasn't going to get any money anyhow. So: A. The poll is bullshit. B. He is afraid of Schwartz. C. His campaign is inept.
4. Craziest scenario, ranked: A. Kihuen files B. Tark decides to run for LG C. Heller doesn't file D...
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This week:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Who is the strongest/weakest Democratic candidate in CD4?
3. Does the Trump-Bannon feud affect Heller-Tark? Or nothingburger?
4. Most damaging issues in gov's race -- rank them: Stadium/Adelson/personal issues/voting records
The insiders are not sanguine about Pat Spearman’s chances, don’t think Trump-Bannon will have much impact, believe Dean Heller was weak on pot, saw Nelson Araujo as really hurting himself...
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All I asked for this week was a list of top political stories and predictions for ’18.
A few dedicated insiders heeded the call on a holiday weekend. Some trenchant and hilarious stuff.
Enjoy their musings, and have a wonderful holiday season and Happy New Year.
TOP STORIES
1. 1 October. Tragically, from any aspect it’s the top story of 2017. The amazing response from the Las Vegas community ,police, fire and AMR, an outpouring of support from locals, empathy and...
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This week:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Your honest assessment of our Speaking Up package on Friday. Will it change anything? What change would work?
3. Were we all wrong -- is Ruben going to survive?
Some good stiff from the insiders on our sexual misconduct piece, and most still think Kihuen is dead.
►A common sentiment: Ruben, Ruben, Ruben. What the hell are you doing? Step down and end this. The longer he stays in his seat, the better the chances...
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Your thoughts on Kihuen: Is he dead? Does he resign? Not run? Who gets in on both sides if there is a special election?
Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
IBA and Joiner not running bring the total leaving the Assembly close to double digits -- and it will get there. Thoughts on their leaving? This happens every cycle. Is this a good thing or a bad thing -- all the turnover every cycle? And is it time to consider a full-time Legislature?
How much impact...
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This week:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week?
2. Will Brian Sandoval go down in history as one of the state's greatest governors? Why or why not? What will he be doing two years from now?
3. Someone said this week John Ensign is planning a comeback. Is this the most insane thing you have ever heard? If not, can you name something you have heard recently that is more insane about Nevada politics?
4. Most likely upset of 2018 in order: Tark becomes...