The following editorial appeared yesterday in the Las Vegas Review Journal. I have no idea the national standing of the LVRJ, but the fact a daily newspaper feels free to sink to this level suggests the notion Nevada is "in play" is a hoax. If any Democrats do business with the LVRJ, you have to question their pride at best, and their sincerity at worst.
After the editorial, I have a poll to address a concern:
EDITORIAL: Meltdown over Fox
Network co-sponsors state Democratic debate -- oh my!
Hard-core liberals can't stand the Fox News Channel.
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WARNING: HEAD EXPLOSION COMING
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But liberals' aversion to Fox News has finally gone over the top. The Nevada Democratic Party had agreed to let the right-tilting network co-sponsor, of all things, an August debate in Reno between Democratic presidential candidates.
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What better way for the party to reach conservative and "values" voters who might consider changing allegiances?
But the socialist, Web-addicted wing of the Democratic Party was apoplectic.
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The approach of outfits such as MoveOn.org is so juvenile it's laughable. Imagine if every political organization created litmus tests for news organizations before agreeing to appear on their programming. Republicans would have boycotted PBS, CBS, NBC, ABC, National Public Radio and The Associated Press decades ago.
This hyperventilation results from the fact that far-left Democrats have no comparable media outlet, nor any widespread national appeal, for their radical views in favor of heavy-handed regulation, wealth redistribution, diplomatic capitulation and economic protectionism. ...
By Friday, the Nevada Democratic Party caved in to the lunatic fringe
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