WASHINGTON – Sin City has never been short on entertainment. And if the fights at the MGM Grand weren’t enough, this fall Las Vegas will be home to one of the most hotly contested House races in the country, a matchup featuring two political heavyweights that is likely to produce more than its fair share of fireworks.
In one corner is Dina Titus, a minority leader in the state Senate who is coming off a narrow defeat in the 2006 gubernatorial race. In the opposite corner is U.S. Rep. Jon Porter (R-Boulder City), a three-term incumbent who after fending off a stiff challenge last cycle has earned a reputation as a political survivor. The arena: a House seat in a district that is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.
In an interview at a Capitol Hill coffee shop this week, Porter readily admitted the seat was up-for-grabs. But, he said, it came along with the nature of the district.
“It will be a difficult race but every race has been difficult. And I knew that when the district was drawn – it was drawn to be fairly evenly split – that every race would be difficult,” he said.
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