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sailingaway
07-17-2011, 11:43 AM
Who will rally the GOP troops in Nevada?

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jul/17/who-will-rally-gop-troops/

in part:


Four years ago, Republicans hung their hopes on Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. But he failed to deliver, moving much of his regional staff out of Las Vegas and virtually giving up on campaigning in the state. (Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Nevada with a majority of the vote since John F. Kennedy in 1960.)

So who’s best positioned to be the Nevada Republican Party’s savior?

It’s difficult to predict who would keep the focus on Nevada enough to heavily invest in the party infrastructure. A simple early interest in the state — which is sure to be a battleground in the general election — doesn’t necessarily mean that focus would carry through a general election campaign. McCain, for example, included Elko on his announcement tour.

But so far, only former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has both paid staff in the state and a fairly healthy network that has survived since his 2008 presidential run.

That network was tapped in 2010 to bolster the campaigns of Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., and a bevy of Republican legislative candidates. Many of those lawmakers, as well as Heck, have signed on to endorse Romney.

“I think Romney proves the Nevada Republican Party’s best chance to have a presidential campaign make that a focus in Nevada,” said Grant Hewitt, Heck’s former campaign manager.

Still, the field includes some sleeper candidates.

Rep. Ron Paul’s supporters, who fought for him to the bitter end in 2008, have remained active in party politics, winning seats on county and state central committees. Paul also has a staff member in Nevada.

Herman Cain also has a paid staff member in Nevada and has campaigned here.

Although his primary strategy rests on winning Florida, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has also expressed an early interest in Nevada that could carry into the general election should he win the nomination.

And Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has yet to announce a presidential bid, has reached out to Nevada political operatives in search of a staff.

Other top-tier candidates, including Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, have focused on winning Iowa. They’d likely have little time to pivot to Nevada if they win the Hawkeye state.

Still, political operatives agree it will fall to the party to maintain the infrastructure built by a presidential candidate.

The Dark Knight
07-17-2011, 11:45 AM
The campaign will have an office there by the end of the summer.

sailingaway
07-17-2011, 11:46 AM
The campaign will have an office there by the end of the summer.

Good. Nevada deserves better than Romney.

Oukvekpwv
07-17-2011, 11:49 AM
teabaggers and most republicans dont believe in reality and hope that the voters dont notice. take global warming for example, msnbc.com reports 900 heat records already broken in july and the month isnt over yet. why would any one with half a brain even look for help from these nut jobs?


I like that comment the best I think..

VegasPatriot
07-17-2011, 11:57 AM
We have a new problem here in Nevada this time around, a binding vote process for the state convention. Another old problem is a guy named Carl Bunce, a traitor to the RP movement in 2008, and now he is promoting a new rule change that will likley set us up to lose in Nevada in 2012. http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?303333-NVGOP-Chair-Amy-Tarkanian-We-Need-To-Raise-Money-Register-Voters-And-Get-Them-Out