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Does this mean war?

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Many times since 1998, pundits have speculated about the end of the infamous Harry Reid-John Ensign non-aggression pact. Forged in the tough, 428-vote contest between the two men 12 years ago, the pact has been the bane of partisans on both sides of the aisle who'd love to see their

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Republicans eating their own

Friday, November 12th, 2010

Editor's note: This column appears in this week's Las Vegas CityLife:The sad Raggio saga reveals Republicans can always be counted on to eat their ownThe re-election of Harry Reid has virtually zero impact on the Nevada state Senate Republican caucus, save that he'll probably score more money for the state's

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Sharron Angle reappears, promptly says silly thing

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

Failed U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle reappeared Wednesday night before a Republican town hall meeting in Las Vegas, telling partisans that "I can't stop" being involved in politics.Sadly, another thing Angle can't seem to stop is saying silly things that evince a radical failure to grasp even the most

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At the R-J, it’s time to change the subject

Sunday, November 7th, 2010

As the sun dawns on the beginning of a new six-year term for U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, his enemies at the Las Vegas Review-Journal are licking their wounds and playing up the positive news that came out of Tuesday's election. It's understandable that they'd want to avoid the fact that

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Elections have consequences

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

So Harry Reid wins his re-election ... and state Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio loses his leadership job? What's that, the political butterfly effect?Raggio, the longest-serving state senator in history, acknowledged to the Las Vegas Sun that he withdrew his name from consideration for another stint as minority leader,

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Sharron Angle: That’s strike three!

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

In the end, the truest statement in the entire campaign of 2010 may have been uttered by Sue Lowden, when the former Republican Party chairwoman said she was the only candidate who could beat Harry Reid.Certainly, Angle did not, losing by a decisive 40,000 votes or nearly 6 percent to

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The crusade that failed

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Typically, after an election, lists of winners and losers are composed. Certainly, there are plenty of both after the 2010 election.But one loser stands out: The Review-Journal.For more than a year, the R-J has crusaded for the defeat of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid. The newspaper went all in, contributing news

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The king is alive!

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

This piece will appear as my column in this week's CityLife, but blog readers get a sneak peek. Enjoy.If politics is like chess, Republicans failed to achieve checkmate.Yes, they captured plenty of pawns, knights, rooks and bishops. But at the end of a year’s worth of maneuvering, the Democratic king

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Angle, in glass house, gets her slingshot

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

This ad produced by the Sharron Angle campaign hits Harry Reid for some of his verbal gaffes over the years. And Reid surely has to live with his rhetorical record. But is it a wise idea for Angle -- who has matched and surpassed Reid's lifetime gaffe record in the

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Goodman: ‘Don’t vote’ ad outrageous, prison-worthy

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Mayor Oscar Goodman today added his voice to the denunciation of that "don't vote" ad aimed at the Latino community. The ad --produced by Latinos for Reform, a group headed by Republican operative Robert de Posada -- discourages Latinos from voting because President Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress has

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Sharron’s screw up bunker?

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid plays on Sharron Angle's most recent "screw up" in this blog from CNN. "You all look like Nevadans to me," Reid says. It's a reference to Angle telling members of the Hispanic Student Union at Rancho High School, "some of you look a little more

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Reid volunteers love Reid

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid dropped by one of his campaign offices Tuesday afternoon, greeting volunteers and surprising one person who'd been contacted by a phone banker by jumping on the line personally."I wish I had the ability to express how I feel in my heart, but I can only say

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Angle’s big finish

Friday, October 15th, 2010

My favorite part of last night's debate between Harry Reid and Sharron Angle came at the end, when she accused him of being corrupt.

You came from Searchlight to the Senate with very little," Angle said of Reid's humble beginning in the small Southern Nevada town. "Now, you are

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CityLife endorsement: It’s Reid

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Editor's note: This story appears in this week's Las Vegas CityLife.Re-elect ReidRegardless of the name-calling, it's clear which senator will (continue to) support Nevada in officeThere's simply no contest.In the race for United States Senate

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Raggio backs Reid

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

In a pull-no-punches statement that criticizes both Harry Reid and Sharron Angle, Nevada state Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio today endorsed Reid for re-election.Raggio frankly acknowledges his personal dislike of Angle, noting that she never called him to concede when she lost a primary bid against the venerable northerner in

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