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I spoke too soon.
I pointed out today on Twitter that ex-2010 Senate disaster Sharron Angle had terminated her campaign committee, suggesting a mournful valedictory was in order.
But no.
On her website, the woman who once told Harry Reid to "man up" wants your opinion. She's taking a poll on what she should do next:
►In 2016 run against Harry Reid
►In 2014 run for Congress (1/4 NV seats)
►In 2014 run for NV Lt. Governor
►In 2014 run for NV Secretary of State
►In 2014 run for NV Controller
►In...
We already knew that the state's power monopoly was in thrall to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who made the utility give up on coal and was the shadow sponsor of a juicy legislative bill.
But if the junior senator's latest campaign contribution disclosure is any indication, Dean Heller is just as NV Energy-friendly now as the majority leader. If friendship can be bought, that is.
The utility bundled just under $9,000 to Heller through employees at the company -- about one-seventh of the...
UPDATE: Five hours after I posted this, the "newspaper" did this. Interesting.
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Even for the "newspaper," where journalistic standards are an oxymoron, this is a new nadir.
After reporter Ben Spillman reported on an interview with Rep. Joe Heck, who spoke to a Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Monday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal posted the story at 5:05 PM. (See screenshot below.)
The story was quite newsy, including Heck defending his vote not to end the NSA's metadata collection...
The well-known site DailyKos has broken down Nevada's presidential and Senate race votes by legislative district, congressional district and by county.
One finding premium subscribers to this site already know: Dean Heller won CD3, 49-43, over Shelley Berkley, an ominous portent for Democratic National Committeewoman Erin Bilbray.
Others:
►Berkley and Heller were essentially tied in Justin Jones' pivotal state Senate district. President Obama won it by 9 percentage points.
►Heller won by 5...
In my quixotic quest to pin down Democratic lawmakers on the margins tax they ignored during Session '13, my latest challenge was Justin Jones, whose Senate seat may hold the key to upper house control.
When I first ran into Jones last week, he told me he had to talk to some people before giving me his position on The Education Initiative. I finally got it, and it was not worth waiting for:
"While I fundamentally disagree with tax policy being decided at the ballot box, I do agree that changes...