Hillary Clinton

This week's Winners & Losers are now posted.

Newly elected Nevada Senate Minority Leader Steven Horsford speaks to volunteers at a voter registration drive Saturday: Politicker PhotoLAS VEGAS -- When Nevada Senate Democrats wrapped up their four-hour meeting Friday night, they had selected a new leader and created the outlines of a plan to take over the majority. The only things they lacked were specifics.

"Our caucus spent a lot of time last night talking about how we were going to work as a team to take the majority in November," said state Sen. Steven Horsford (D-Las Vegas), the newly elected Democratic leader, Saturday.

"Our first goal is to win in November, so that's what we're focused on. Once we get beyond winning, we'll start looking into how we will govern in 2009."

LAS VEGAS-Although she continues to support N.Y. Sen. Hillary Clinton for her party's nomination for president, Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) disagrees with one of Clinton's most publicized policy proposals of recent weeks, the "gas tax holiday."

"I am opposed to the gas tax holiday, having sat on the Transportation Committee and knowing of the infrastructure needs of this country and the condition of our roads," said Berkley.

"In Nevada, we are at least $3.5 billion, possibly $5 billion short of satisfying our current and future infrastructure needs.  To have a gas holiday that will take money out of the highway fund, which designates money for specific highway projects will be very counterproductive."

"As supportive as I am of Sen. Clinton and as much of an admirer as I am of her, I disagreed with that position."

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LAS VEGAS-Ariz. Sen. John McCain is leading both N.Y. Sen. Hillary Clinton and Ill. Sen. Barack Obama among likely Nevada voters, according to a poll released Wednesday by Rasmussen Reports. The poll of 500 likely voters, conducted by phone Apr. 21, gives McCain an 11 point edge over Clinton, 49 to 38 percent, and a 5 point edge over Obama, 48 to 43 percent.

McCain's showing is an improvement on earlier polls by Rasmussen. Last month Clinton led McCain by 1 percent, and Obama held a 4 percent lead.

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