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Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform is here in Nevada, trying to affect the U.S. Senate race with a mail campaign.
You can download the piece here that attacks Rep. Shelley Berkley.
It's a combination of ethics and "debt, spending and job loss."
(She was not actually named one of "the most corrupt members of Congress." Only "Dishonorable Mention." But.....)
Folks, I will try as often as I can to post media on this blog, so you can see what is happening in major -- and maybe some minor -- races.
You will see attached here two pieces I received -- I am a registered non-partisan -- one from the Washoe Republican Party, which essentially is a front now as a federal PAC for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (which doesn't trust the state GOP), and one from the Democratic Party of Nevada on the presidential ticket.
The mail I receive will...
Some developments in the Nevada ad wars:
Crossroads GPS is filling in its order in Reno, meaning it's hitting (probably Rep. Shelley Berkley) more and earlier.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is beefing up its buy in Reno and Las Vegas (are you listening, Sen. Dean Heller?)
Meanwhile, Heller is currently outspending Berkley on Spanish-language TV, I am reliably told. But I hear some union folks are coming to her rescue.
And John Oceguera, the former firefighter running for Congress...
Gondolier Numero Uno and GOP donor Numero Uno Sheldon Adelson attended a fundraiser at T Bones inside Red Rock Station for Mitt Romney, shortly before he gave a boiler-plate stump speech to a packed crowd at Cox Pavilion.
The Fertitta brothers also attended the private event, as did major GOP donor Bill Brady, who hosted a previous event here for Romney. Also there were state Senate hopeful Mark Hutchison, who was involved in the Obamacare case before the Supreme Court; businessman Dan Shaw; Lt...
It's a $240,000, week-long buy, trying to solidify women against Rep. Joe Heck -- or for Speaker John Oceguera.
The ad is here.
(I will be embedding video soon I promise!)
The state just released the numbers. Was 12 percent in July.
See the full report in the attached documents.
Bottom line:
Nevada Statewide 12.1%
(Seasonally Adjusted)
Las Vegas-Paradise MSA 12.3%
Reno-Sparks MSA 11.5%
Carson City MSA 11.6%
Elko Micropolitan Area 6.1%
United States 8.1%
UPDATE
Gov. Brian Sandoval: “While I am disappointed that Nevada experienced another slight uptick in the unemployment rate, I am encouraged by the fact that we continue to see signs of...
You folks aren't thrilled with Secretary of State Ross Miller's Holly Madison and Me campaign to increase voter registration in the state. Here are the first poll results:
59 percent said the ad is embarassingly frivolous while 41 percent said it was marketing genius.
I bet Miller and Madison don't care. Indeed, Miller Tweeted on Thursday: "#registertovotenv.gov media campaign a big success; online registration increased 467% since launch"
So do you stand corrected, folks?
New poll coming soon...
It'll be a newsy day here in the center of the political universe, folks.
The new state jobless rate will be released today -- check back by 8 or so -- and Mitt Romney comes to town to raise money and rally the base. Romney arrives this morning and speaks about 2:30 at Cox Pavilion after a luncheon event at Red Rock Station. My guess is the jobless number will come up.
I'll be on KSNV, Channel 3, live talking about the rally, so tune in.