All true Republicans: Join Sen. Raggio in his crossover vote for Sen. Harry Reid Read more: Sparks

Posted in News Clips | 10/13/10 | David Farside Republican state Sen. Bill Raggio’s endorsement of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, a Democrat, demonstrates political common sense and emphasizes the unity and necessity of both Democrats and Republicans to defeat Reid’s challenger, Sharron Angle.Last week, Republican mayor of Reno Bob Cashell, Sparks City Councilwoman Julia Ratti (standing in for Republican mayor of Sparks Geno Martini) and Democratic mayor of Carson City Bob Crowell endorsed Sen. Reid, citing a few of the projects his influence as U.S. Senate majority leader has brought…

Senate race exposes fractures in Republican Party

Posted in News Clips | 10/13/10 | David McGrath Schwartz GOP leaders say the state party firmly backs Sharron Angle against Sen. Harry Reid. But rancorous disputes are evident after Reno Republican state Sen. Bill Raggio last week endorsed ReidIt seems having a polarizing, high-profile Democrat as theirtop target would unite Nevada Republicans. Instead the state GOP finds itselfengaged in internecine attacks over the candidacy of Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid.The intraparty feuding peaked last week with state Sen. BillRaggio, the Reno Republican and longest-serving state senator in history,endorsingReid over Republican challenger…

Bill Clinton stumps for Reid in Vegas

Posted in News Clips | 10/13/10 | Shailagh Murray Former president Bill Clinton urged a raucous crowd of activist Democrats on Tuesday night to mobilize support for embattled Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid, telling them: "He's been good for you."And he warned the crowd that, if elected, Reid challenger Sharron Angle would be very, very bad.Despite Reid's legislative clout, the veteran lawmaker is locked in a tight reelection battle with Angle, a tea-party-backed conservative who blames President Obama and the Democratic leadership for a recession that has proven…

New plant expected to bring more than 1,000 jobs to Henderson

Posted in News Clips | 10/13/10 | Erin Dostal Officials unveiled an LED manufacturing plant on Tuesday expected to create more than 1,000 jobs in Henderson by the end of the year.The 36,000-square-foot plant at 1100 Mary Crest Road, near the Interstate 215 and Gibson Road interchange, will house a manufacturing plant for Singapore-based Asia New Energy.An LED is a light emitting diode, which produce light while using less energy than standard light bulbs. They can be used in everything from flashlights to televisions.The building also will be a…

Let’s play the Revisionist History Game, with Grandmaster Sharron Ang

Posted in News Clips | 10/13/10 | Jon Ralston This is bizarre, even for GOP Senate nominee Angle, who has become highly skilled at changing what actually occurred when asked about it.Here's a transcript of what she said to Lars Larson, the man who helped give us "Second Amendment remedies," this week about a new attack on her -- audio at right:Larson: Sounds like they’re also going after you on a vote you took on sex offenders. Do you want to help us clarify that one?Angle: A vote that…

Bill Clinton whips up crowd at rally for Harry Reid

Posted in News Clips | 10/13/10 | Delen Goldberg Former President Bill Clinton, in Las Vegas Tuesday night to stump for Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, knew he was “preaching to the saved,” as he called the partisan crowd.The more than 1,000 people gathered at Valley High School couldn’t have been friendlier. They cheered when Clinton touted Reid’s accomplishments, booed when he mentioned Republican challenger Sharron Angle and drowned the auditorium with applause when the federal stimulus bill and health care reform were mentioned.“I assume you’re all going…

Harry Reid-Sharron Angle race fractures Nevada GOP

Posted in News Clips | 10/13/10 | Molly Ball Harry Reid is tearing the Nevada Republican Party apart. You’d think the party would be united in its efforts to oust the Senate majority leader, a top objective for both the state and the national parties. But in the months since tea-party-backed GOP nominee Sharron Angle staged an upset win in the contentious Senate primary, the pillars of the Silver State’s Republican establishment haven’t exactly kissed and made up. And now, as Angle’s bid to oust Reid enters the homestretch, they…

Nearly 300,000 Nevadans eligible for health care tax cut

Posted in News Clips | 10/13/10 | KTNV In Nevada, 287,400 people will be eligible for new tax cutsbeginning in 2014 that will significantly reduce the cost of private healthinsurance for those individuals and families.The historic tax cut in the health reform law, which isestimated to reduce nationwide income taxes by more than $110 billion in 2014alone, will be provided through tax credits to offset a portion of the cost ofhealth insurance premiums, and Nevadans' tax reductions will approximate $1.1billion in that year.Those are among the key findings…

EDITORIAL: Notable local Republicans reach across the aisle

Posted in News Clips | 10/12/10 | Editorial Board We know that it’s “politics as usual” in most political campaigns. Many voters are repulsed by these political games, explaining why so many of them are apathetic about the November elections.Thankfully, some prominent local Republicans are breaking away from the norm (set by their national counterparts) of voting only along party lines. They are endorsing the better candidate without much regard for the fact that he’s a Democrat.Over the last week, State Senator Bill Raggio, R-Nev., endorsed incumbent U.S. Senator…

Former first lady Dema Guinn endorses Harry Reid, implies late husband would have, too

Posted in News Clips | 10/08/10 | By Jon Ralston Here's the statement I received from Dema Guinn about the race, with the clear implication her late husband, GOP Gov. Kenny Guinn, would have been a Republican for Reid, too: I want to thank so many people from across this state for the outpouring of support they have shown me and my family since Kenny’s passing. While it has been very difficult to adjust to a new life without him, my family and our many friendships have been a constant…