Posted in Press | 04/16/10
Republican Senator John Ensign again today stood in the way of helping Nevada families struggling to make ends meet, coming down on the side of partisan politics as usual. So far, Sharron Angle, Sue Lowden and Danny Tarkanian have remained silent on whether the embattled Ensign should – or whether they would – leave 20,000 struggling Nevadans out in the cold. Will they speak up for Nevada families affected by the economic downturn now, or will they remain silent and…
Posted in Press | 04/14/10
Sue Lowden said last week that she thinks “bartering is really good.” In fact, it’s her alternative proposal to the meaningful health insurance reform Sen. Reid passed this year. “I think that bartering is really good… And I would say go out, go ahead out and pay cash for whatever your medical needs are, and go ahead and barter with your doctor." Unable to cut a deal at Walgreen's for an H1N1 shot, Nevada Democrats took a goat and four…
Posted in Press | 04/12/10
Republican Senator John Ensign once again made it clear that when it comes down to helping struggling Nevadans or partisan politics, the latter wins every time. This time around Ensign voted against extending unemployment insurance and COBRA benefits that will help 20,000 Nevadans. While the embattled Ensign has one foot out the door, the question is, would Sue Lowden and Danny Tarkanian have done the same? We know Sue Lowden and Danny Tarkanian opposed the stimulus bill, which extended unemployment…
Posted in Press | 04/12/10
Sue Lowden wants to be Nevada's next US Senator. What would be funny if it weren't so alarming, is that Lowden apparently doesn't even understand the job description or the responsibilities of a US Senator. Lowden made that clear when she fired off a release Friday calling on Pres. Barack Obama, Sen. Harry Reid and – doh! – Rep. Nancy Pelosi to “cross party lines” to pick a new Supreme Court Justice. If only Nancy Pelosi had, let’s see, ANYTHING…
Posted in Press | 04/08/10
The Nevada State Democratic Party has filed a complaint the with Federal Election Commission alleging that the Tarkanian for Senate campaign coordinated the use of "soft" money to illegally attack Sen. Harry Reid, a federal candidate. Congress has passed strict laws against the use of "soft" money in federal elections. Soft money is money raised for state or local races, can be raised in much higher increments then federal money and can be raised from corporations and unions. Raising of…
Posted in Press | 04/02/10
Lowden, Tarkanian, Chachas Joint Statement on Today’s Jobs Numbers Republicans Rooting for Failure Offer Radio Silence Following Positive Jobs Data In response to today’s news that the economy gained 160,000 jobs in the month of March, candidates Sue Lowden, Danny Tarkanian, and John Chachas issued the following joint statement: “Chirp, chirp, chirp.” Ironically, Lowden had even promoted a radio interview this morning on the Heidi Harris show on her Twitter page, urging supporters to tune in: sue_lowden: Tune into KDWN…
Posted in Press | 04/01/10
“We didn’t take any bailout or stimulus money” just the latest Lowden lie It would be easy to blame Sue Lowden’s dramatic reversal on TARP funding – she was for it before she was against it – on GOP primary politics. The Republican Senate primary has turned into a race to see which candidate can out-teabag the others, running far to the right and away from anything related to bailouts, health care reform and even unemployment assistance. But there’s an…
Posted in Press | 03/29/10
For second time in three weeks, Lowden slammed for her poor relationship with the truth We already know about GOP Senate candidate Sue Lowden’s dismal record as a boss and businesswoman. But it turns out Lowden’s willingness to ruthlessly take advantage of others to line her own pockets isn’t her only disturbing characteristic. Sue Lowden also has a problem with the truth. Political columnist Jon Ralston called Lowden out yesterday on a “strategy of dishonesty” in the latest of what…
Posted in Press | 03/22/10
Local Republicans make clear they don’t side with Nevadans’ interests on health care Late last night, the House passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and Pres. Barack Obama is expected to sign it on Tuesday. But while Sen. Harry Reid and Democrats in Congress have led the fight on health reform, key Nevada Republicans immediately signaled their intent to fight on behalf of big insurance companies to repeal these historic reforms. Despite the substantial benefits to Nevadans from…
Posted in Press | 03/18/10
GOP Senate candidates Sue Lowden and Danny Tarkanian said last year that they would welcome embattled Sen. John Ensign’s support on the campaign trail. But now that Ensign is under criminal investigation by the Justice Department for allegedly strong-arming local businesses into hiring his mistress’ husband in violation of federal law and trading political favors for donations to Republican campaign engines, will GOPers still stand by their man? KLAS Channel 8 News broke the story last night of subpoenas served…