Gibbons gives penultimate political speech

September 6, 2010 | 11:10 am

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Democrats who cast “no” votes on health care reform earlier this year are highlighting those votes in their re-election bids, while Politico couldn’t locate a Democrat running on having voted “yes” on the law. Maybe if it had included a public option?

The New York Times reports Democrats are planning a “triage” of House seats by reviewing new poll data, in order to send dollars to seats where they have a chance to win. That may be bad news for U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, whose seat is listed as “competitive” and who needs national dollars to beat back Republican Joe Heck.

Brian Sandoval is navigating the tension that plagues the entire Republican Party, between attracting Latino voters and advancing positions that those voters reject, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Young people are still socially liberal, but they want the economy to improve so they can get jobs, and the Democrats just aren’t doing it for them, says the New York Times.

We’ll have more analysis of Gov. Jim Gibbons‘s State of the State speech later today, but for now, we offer this: Can there be any doubt that his speech was, in reality, a last dying gasp of breath than this fundraising letter, which went out shortly after he stopped talking?

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Jason says:
February 9, 2010 at 11:19 AM
How do you spell “during”? Wouldn’t the 15 days have started yesterday?
Steve Sebelius says:
February 9, 2010 at 12:14 PM
Actually, the clock starts once he signs the proclamation to call the session. If he doesn’t do that until 5 p.m., the contributions are legal.
Eric says:
February 9, 2010 at 4:16 PM
Cutting taxes seems to be more important than good grammar and spelling.
dave404 says:
February 9, 2010 at 4:32 PM
Should I work with the R-J’s Vogel and send the money to Gibbons on Friday?
How much would it be if Bob Beers had been elected governor in 2006?! The budget would, per his population+inflation index rule/law, have been $7,949,042,997 instead of the $6,945,989,705 the legislature approved; we would be $2 billion in the hole!
Nevada Scandalmonger says:
February 11, 2010 at 11:44 AM
Penultimate speech? As in “next to last”?
Why, I am shocked that you don’t expect Gibbons to win re-election handily!