Post-Election Autopsy: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Part 3

  Before wrapping up this series with a look at the State Assembly, let’s dispel the myth that money automatically wins elections. Exhibit A: District Court Judge, Eighth Judicial, Dept. 30, in Clark County. Incumbent Judge Jerry Wiese vs. challenger Josh Santeramo. According to the last campaign finance report through ...
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Post-Election Autopsy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Part 2

  Before taking a look at the State Senate races, let’s look at some turnout numbers in Clark County. In the 2022, the last midterm election, about 47% of registered Democrats turned out and voted while a little over 57% of Republicans turned out. That’s a ten point GOP advantage ...
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Post-Election Autopsy: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly – Part 1

  I’ve already covered the national cataclysm and the CD2 debacle. Now let’s take a look at what happened in Nevada. Three words: It. Was. Ugly. Silver lining: You can’t bounce back until you’ve hit bottom. Welcome to rock bottom. Republicans now have zero representation in Congress (thanks again Flippo-McShane). ...
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“Anything-for-a-Buck” Consultant Crashes and Burns in Northern Nevada

  Larry, Daryl, and Daryl, Inc. Lose Impossible-to-Lose Congressional Seat He thought he was oh-so-clever. Strategic brilliance on par with Lee Atwater. Then he lost a Nevada congressional seat that had never been held by a Democrat and enjoyed an astronomical Republican voter registration advantage. Heckuva job, Rory! (Note: From ...
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Trump Thumped: From Triumph to Trouncing

  Surveying the GOP casualty report this morning reminded me of that opening scene in “Patton” where Gen. Omar Bradley was assessing the beating the American Army took at Kasserine Pass. It was nothing short of a bloodbath. A short, far from comprehensive, snapshot… Texas: Ken Paxton lost to James ...
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Lombardo Has the Sword. Question 7 Is the Shield. But Will You Show Up for Battle?

  The Enemy Is at the Gates. Today Is No Day for Spectators, Quitters, or Surrender Monkeys. In light of all the “blue wave” predictions that it’s already over for Nevada Republicans, let me first start out with this infamous quote from Philosopher King and United States Senator Bluto Blutarski: ...
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David Flippo’s “Fraud Freight Train” Just Picked Up Another Passenger

  First it was staffers. Then the grandkids. Now it’s a “clerical error.” When does it become David Flippo’s fault? Mark Amodei has represented Northern Nevada in Congress since 2011. He’s a Republican. A proud one. And he just told the Wall Street Journal exactly what he thinks of David ...
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Saving Private Flippo

  Been getting some hate mail recently. Some readers say David Flippo is the Republican nominee in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District. So I should support him simply because he has an “R” after his name. For example, here’s a lovely note posted to me on X by Virginia Starrett a ...
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Think Erica Neely Can’t Win AD9? Think Again. Here’s Why…

  Every time I bring up Erica’s race, I hear the same thing from some self-professed “experts”… “Chuck, AD9 has more registered Democrats than Republicans. I don’t think she can win.” Absolutely not true. And here’s why. Registration tells you who’s on the voter rolls. It doesn’t tell you who ...
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True Lies: The Real Ryan Hampton Story – Conclusion

  Here’s the bottom line: You just can’t trust Nevada Assembly District 9 candidate Ryan Hampton. With him, the fine print is the main event. If he says “let me be clear,” brace yourself for a San Francisco fog. And when he says he’s fighting for “working families,” he’s only ...
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