2008 Primary

LAS VEGAS- Andrew Martin's congressional campaign continued its attempts to take down Robert Daskas this weekend with a new press release titled "ANDREW MARTIN IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO CAN DEFEAT JON PORTER."  The people mentioned in the release question its accuracy, however.

The harshly worded release alleges that Daskas, the Democrat in the race who has received the support of much of Nevada's Democratic establishment, is "beholden to the Washington DC special interests" and makes disparaging claims about Daskas' performance at a Carpenters' Union endorsement meeting more than a week ago.

"In a recent meeting with the Carpenters Union, Mr. Daskas arrived over 20 minutes late and continued to ask his campaign manager for answers, question after question, during the endorsement meeting," said Martin spokesperson Vin Gopal in the release.  "If Mr. Daskas does not have the knowledge to answer questions in an endorsement meeting, how will he be able to go toe to toe with Mr. Porter during a debate?"

The Carpenters' Union's Nevada political director, Jim Sala, took issue with that characterization of Daskas' performance today, describing that portion of Martin's press release as "funny" and giving a quite different version of the events.

Former Republican Assemblywoman Sharron Angle.Las Vegas- Former Republican Assemblywoman Sharron Angle is contemplating another run for the 2nd district congressional seat currently occupied by Rep. Dean Heller.  Angle, who currently chairs “We the People Nevada,” a state political action committee dedicated to setting a new property tax cap, may wait until as late as May to make a final decision.

A run by Angle could pose a serious risk to Heller as she has proven both broad appeal in the district and impressive fundraising prowess.  In 2006 Angle lost the Republican primary to Heller by only 421 votes in a heated three-way race that included now-Nevada First Lady Dawn Gibbons.  Angle was also able to match Heller in fundraising that year—both barely broke the 800K mark in pre-primary dollars.