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You read that headline right.
So reports BuzzFeed.
The highlights:
►Democrats Fear Brian Sandoval Could Peel Away Latino Voters In 2016
The DNC isn’t worried about Marco Rubio or Susana Martinez, but sources who spoke with top officials tell BuzzFeed News they think Brian Sandoval could be a problem for them.
►In meetings in the last month top DNC officials have repeatedly mentioned that Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval is best positioned to peel away Latino voters from the Democratic Party in...
Who will lead the state Senate Democrats in 2015?
Debbie Smith
24% (52 votes)
Mo Denis
22% (46 votes)
Aaron Ford
16% (35 votes)
Tick Segerblom
14% (30 votes)
Someone else
9% (20 votes)
Ruben Kihuen
4% (9 votes)
Kelvin Atkinson
4% (9 votes)
Justin Jones
3% (8 votes)
Total votes: 209
The teachers union is going up with two spots to promote The Education Initiative.
They begin Tuesday. The buy is about $700,000, I'm reliably told.
And they could make this very, very interesting. (I love how they use that controversial UNLV study to make their case. Now about how TEI will affect only the "largest corporations." Um....)
Welcome to the Weekly Report.
This week:
1. The election by the numbers
2. The Weekly Insiders on ads, outcomes and more
3. Smartest/dumbest moves, coming campaign developments
Apropos of my analysis of numbers this week, here’s a comment from one of my insiders to think about:
The numbers in the SOS race are concerning for Marshall who seemed to be ahead. It's a sign that there's a real chance Republicans sweep the statewide seats - especially without a major Democratic turnout in Clark County...
When Steve Hill, the state's economic development czar, picked up the phone a year ago, Ryan Mulvenon, an energy policy staffer for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was on the line.
“Diarmuid O'Connell (vice president of business development) is going to be calling you because Tesla is interested in putting a manufacturing plant in the Western United States, and they’re considering Nevada,” Mulvenon told Hill, as the latter recalled it recently. (Reid's office confirmed the conversation, and...
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is now officially part of the Coalition to Defeat Question 3.
In a stunning move this morning, the RJ has a house ad dedicated to opposing The Education Initiative. I initially thought the ad, which you can see below, was from the foes' media campaign. But in tiny print you need a magnifying glass to see, right below the ad, it says:
"A message from the Las Vegas Review-Journal."
My God.
I'm sure this will be disclosed in all news stories from now on, right?
How...