NV-Gov: Assault charges against Gibbons withdrawn

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Sunday October 15, 2006 · 7:22 AM PDT

2006/10/15 · 07:22

Republican NV Gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibbons was involved in a bizarre incident Friday night. According to today's (ver conservative and very uninvestigative) Review Journal, a "very intoxicated" woman not his wife filed charges for assault against Gibbons on Friday night. "[B]oth had been drinking" at a Las Vegas restaurant near a hotel where Gibbons was staying, alone, and on the way out, she believed that he had assaulted her.

Gibbons is in a tight race with Dina Titus for Governor; the most recent polls put Gibbons less than 2% ahead of Titus. The two meet this week for two live debates. Read More

NV-Gov, ind poll shows even race, as Titus builds momentum

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Sunday September 10, 2006 · 5:03 PM PDT

2006/09/10 · 17:03

Today's Las Vegas Sun reported an independent poll by Garin Hart Yang of the Nevada Governor's race that shows democratic nominee Dina Titus even with republican Jim Gibbons:

Titus 46, Gibbons 45. Based on phone interviews with 600 LVs, MOE = 4.

This result would appear to confirm the Zogby/ WSJ poll that showed her leading 47-44. Both campaigns have publicly acknowledged that internal polling shows the race within MOE. Read More

NV Primary

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Tuesday August 15, 2006 · 12:10 AM PDT

2006/08/15 · 00:10

Today is the primary in Nevada. Races to watch below: Read More

NV-Gov: Dem Titus takes lead in latest Rasmussen poll

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Monday May 22, 2006 · 11:43 PM PDT

2006/05/22 · 23:43

Democratic front-frunner state Senator Dina Titus has taken the lead over Republican Congressman Jim Gibbons in the race for Governor of Nevada, according to the latest Rasmussen Report.

The Rasmussen survey was of 500 LVs and showed Titus with 44 to Gibbons' 40 percent, which is an 9 point gain on the last Rasmussen survey (which had Gibbons ahead by 5, 46-41). This is the first independent survey to show Titus ahead.

Indicative of the strong campaign Titus has been waging, she put Gibbons on the defensive today about his vote to grant tax subsidies to oil companies, while gas prices in NV average over $3 per gallon. Read More

NV Gov: Titus continues to gain on Gibbbons

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Thursday February 02, 2006 · 6:50 PM PST

2006/02/02 · 18:50

Rasmussen has a new survey out that shows Democratic front-runner, state Sen Dina Titus pulling ever closer to her likely Republican opponent, Rep Jim Gibbons.

Gibbons, who had intended to be so far ahead that he'd avoid any serious challenge, has a lead of only 46-41 over Titus, well within the MOE for a survey of 500 LVs. Titus gained ground on Gibbons in every survey taken in 05, and that trend now continues.

Titus posted impressive fund-raising numbers ($1.2m) in her end of year disclosure and is building a strong grassroots campaign. She's also been stumping hard all around the state, winning support in rural counties that Dems lost in 04 but need to win back to carry the state.

Sabato now lists this race as a "toss-up," out of the "lean Republican" column, and its shaping up to be one of the most important races in 06.

NV Gov: Titus holds lead in Dem primary, GE races tightens

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Wednesday October 26, 2005 · 7:27 AM PDT

2005/10/26 · 07:27

State Sen Dina Titus continues to hold a sizeable lead of 40 - 26 in a new poll for next year's Democratic primary in the race for Governor of NV.

This is the same margin (+14) as her lead in last month's poll. The poll, MOE +-4, also showed her within 9 points of Republican Reb Jim Gibbons, whose unfavorability continues to rise. Read More

NV Young Republicans "Implode"

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Wednesday July 13, 2005 · 8:31 PM PDT

2005/07/13 · 20:31

Matching the story about the NJ College Republicans, this afternoon we learn that the Young Republicans have imploded in the wake of last weekend's national convention here in Vegas.
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NV-Gov: Titus leads Dem primary, both Dems gain for GE

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Saturday May 21, 2005 · 10:44 AM PDT

2005/05/21 · 10:44

Both Democratic candidates for Gov in NV, state Sen Dina Titus and Assembly Speaker Richard Perkins, gained considerably against Republican Rep Jim Gibbons, according to a recently published poll.

Compared with a poll released by Gibbons' own campaign one month ago, this new non-partisan (though methodologically conservative leaning) poll by Mason-Dixon for the Las Vegas Review Journal shows Gibbons under 50 % and barely outside the margin of error against both Titus and Perkins (both of whom have much lower name ID than Gibbons).

Even more interestingly this poll shows Titus leading Perkins by over 2-1 among registered Democrats (31-15). Read More

Jim Gibbons/ GOP payola : still at it

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Tuesday March 15, 2005 · 7:10 AM PST

2005/03/15 · 07:10

Today's Las Vegas Review Journal reports that Rep. Jim Gibbons, who in the last few weeks has repeatedly embarrassed himself by trying to appeal to the hard-right-wingers, was also apparently borrowing another page from the republican playbook -- paying reporters.

He gave $8K in "consulting fees" to a Nevada-based freelance tv and radio reporter and former director of the Nevada Press Association, for "election analysis". She did work last fall primarily for a radio station that features nationally syndicated right-wing shout radio programming.

Which of course is precisely the sort of speech that Jim Gibbons has specialized in lately. Read More

Young Republican leader shows GOP values

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Wednesday February 16, 2005 · 10:42 AM PST

2005/02/16 · 10:42

The Young Republicans are slated to hold their national convention in Las Vegas in June. That alone should generate some chuckles about GOP values.

But the big story is that the operative who heads the corporation established to run the joint is being investigated for fraud and theft. Seems he's collected about $25K in reg fees that he's spent on personal expenses, repaying loans, and bar tabs.

He's clearly got the wrong memo about "personal accounts".

NV Secretary of State reporting gone haywire

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Wednesday November 03, 2004 · 12:39 AM PST

2004/11/03 · 00:39

State totals are bizarrely showing Bush with 140,000 versus c. 100,000 for Kerry. AT no point earlier in the evening were these the numbers: http://nvresults.nv.gov/ElectionSummary.htm
Shows Badnarik with 57% in Clark County: http://nvresults.nv.gov/Clark.htm

Where are these numbers coming from?

Wolves: too much metaphor

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Friday October 22, 2004 · 5:35 PM PDT

2004/10/22 · 17:35

Seems to me, after a couple of viewings, that the imagery is too rich and drowns out the message. I'll agree that the final scene, when the Wolves rise and run, raised the hairs on the back of my neck, but I don't remember -- and I expect most voters won't -- the reasons that Kerry is "weak" and Bush is "strong."

I do like the "Eagles" response though. Pokes fun at Bush but makes a lasting, easily remembered impression. IN fact, I like this ad a lot, because one of my concerns about KErry's advertising was that because of the emphasis on rapid response, they've had really weak visuals.
I have been saying to myself for a while that ,"self, what Kerry needs is a visual metaphor on which to close out the campaign." I had presumed it would be a boat...

but a soaring eagle vs. an ostrich is just great. On so many levels. (Not least is that it reminds me of the unbearably funny scene in 9/11 of Ashcroft singing about soaring eagles.

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