State Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus is a winner this week, but why are her fellow Senate Democrats losers, along with Ron Paul supporters? Find out in our weekly Winners and Losers for May 9, 2008.
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Dina TitusFiles to run against U.S. Rep. Jon Porter in the 3rd congression district with the support of the Democratic establishment and a 22,000 voter registration advantage, two things she's never had before. |
U.S. Rep. Jon PorterGood news: His establishment-backed candidate gets out of the race for personal reasons. Bad news: Dina Titus gets in, and she won the 3rd congressional district in her race for governor |
Gov. Jim GibbonsSigns executive order creating SAGE (Spending and Government Efficiency) Commission, taking more proactive steps to close budget gap without raising taxes. |
State Senate DemocratsOne vote away from a majority, and Dina Titus jumps ship to go Washington. |
Sean FellowsFiles to run for AD-29 with no incumbent and $100,000 raised to date. This kid is the future. |
Ron Paul RevolutionStill no rescheduled state GOP convention, and no end in sight to the war of attrition with the state GOP establishment. |
NSEA-backed InitiativeThe fact that they have the gaming industry talking about cutting a deal is a major success. |
NSEAThe fact that they started a war with gaming simply because they are a popular target will come back to haunt them tenfold. |
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"If they really felt that way, they could have responded and said they wanted to reconvene. I couldn't be more frustrated and disappointed. We've been extremely open about what we've done."
--Nevada GOP Executive Director Zac Moyle on the outcry over his cancellation of the state's delegate selection convention after a quorum could not be reached.
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