Tag Archives: Nevada

McCain and the Electoral College

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Lee

For two weeks, as John McCain’s national polls first rose above Obama and then solidified there, Democrats protested that the popular vote was irrelevant. Look to the state polls said they, in a sensible but amusingly opportunistic argument for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008 | Tagged advertising, colorado, electoral college, Florida, investment, McCain, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Obama, Ohio, poll, Rasmussen, survey, Virginia | 3 Comments

McCain Turnouts

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Lee

Is it just me or are the crowds for these McCain town hall things getting larger? See Reno, Nevada Town Hall (7/29/08). I must say I’ve always hated the town hall format. Perhaps it’s innate elitism, but it seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged crowds, McCain, Nevada, Reno, town hall | 4 Comments

Political Coup in Nevada GOP Convention

Posted on May 2, 2008 by ChrisB

Some political chaos going on in the Nevada Republican Convention. Ron Paul supporters amassed at the convention in hopes of taking it over and electing their own people as delegates. Outmaneuvered by raucous Ron Paul supporters, Nevada Republican Party leaders … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Election 2008, Libertarianism | Tagged Nevada, republican convention, Republican primary, Ron Paul | 1 Comment

The Cruelest Recruiting Prank of All Time

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Lee

Here’s a truly incredible story from the college football recruiting trail. Kevin Hart, an unheralded OG from Fernly High in Nevada, held a press conference to announce that he had accepted a scholarship offer from Jeff Tedford to play for … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged Cal, California, college football, crime, Fernly High, fraud, impersonation, Jeff Tedford, Kevin Hart, Mike Sherman, Nevada, police, recruiting, Texas A&M | 8 Comments

Swinging Liberals and Reagan Resentment

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Lee

(photo: Marc Nozell) Matt Stoller at OpenLeft has a pretty interesting observation about the swing of the self-described “very liberal” constituency from Obama to Hillary over the course of the primaries: In Iowa, Obama beat Clinton by 16 points among … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page | Tagged , 1990s, Barack Obama, Cold War, Confederacy, corrente, demgoraphics, Democrats, DNC, FDR, Hillary Clinton, Iowa, left-wing, leftist, liberal, Nevada, New Hampshire, openleft, Philosophy, reformers, revisionism, Robert Taft, Ronald Reagan, Roosevelt, slavery | Leave a comment

Unions in Retreat

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Lee

Michael Goldfarb thinks that the unexpected Hillary win in Nevada despite the Culinary Workers Union endorsement of Obama, could represent the beginning of a substantial diminution in union political power: “If they can’t even affect the votes of their members … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged Barack Obama, Culinary Workers Union, Democrats, elections, Hillary Clinton, Michael Goldfarb, Nevada, political, power, trade unions, unions | Leave a comment

Notes from the Vote

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Lee

Romney is walking away with Nevada and has declared victory. American Research Group’s last-minute poll in South Carolina picked up an enormous Thompson surge (to 21%). However the exit polls are saying it’s the McCain and Huckabee show. Byron York … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged Bill Clinton, Byron York, exit polls, FDT, Fred Thompson, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Mike Hucakbee, Mitt Romney, Nevada, poll, primaries, Ron Paul, Russ Feingold, sedative, South Carolina, surge | Leave a comment