TO:                Interested Parties
FROM:         NRCC Deputy Communications Director Julie Shutley
SUBJECT:    Dina Titus-Not the Right Fit for Nevada
DATE:           April 30, 2008

Democrats are scrambling after Democrat recruit Robert Daskas dropped out of the race against Rep. Jon Porter in Nevada's 3rd District. Democrats are currently urging Dina Titus, who was defeated in 2006 in the Nevada gubernatorial race, to take on Jon Porter. A second loss, back-to-back, would be career ending for Dina Titus, and reports from Nevada today show that Titus might not pack as much punch as Democrats are hoping.

√       "In addition, Sen. Titus doesn't currently live in the district and would be at a substantial fundraising disadvantage. She also has an extensive, 20-year liberal track record in Carson City, which Rep. Porter and the GOP will have no problem mining. They've already started." (Las Vegas Review Journal, April 30, 2008)

√       "Instantly, the dynamics of the 3rd Congressional District race changed, from Porter's facing a prosecutor without a record to his possibly facing a well-known candidate with...baggage from her unsuccessful 2006 race for governor." (Las Vegas Sun, April 30, 2008)

√       "Although Nevada Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus (D-Las Vegas) has not yet declared for the 3rd Congressional District seat now held by Republican Rep. Jon Porter, the National Republican Congressional Committee has already begun attempts to define her candidacy as 'out of touch' and potentially 'disastrous for Democrats.'" (PolitickerNV.com, April 30, 2008)

Dina Titus has a record that speaks for itself:

√       Titus supports giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants

√       Titus voted for 25 different tax increases, including raising sales and property taxes.

√       Titus voted for the largest tax increase in Nevada's history.

The fact that Democrat leaders are wooing her into the race is just another indication that Dina Titus will take the same liberal record she has in the Nevada legislature to Washington.

√        "Democrats are trying to woo Titus into the race and praising her abilities as a candidate. Though she did not return calls from the Sun on Tuesday, in an e-mail to supporters, Titus said she has received calls from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Shelley Berkley and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urging her to enter the race." (Las Vegas Sun, April 30, 2008)

Dina Titus lost in 2006 during a Democrat tidal wave. With her record and political baggage, her candidacy for Congress will be over before it even begins. 

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