Home and Court Rulings Mean Nevada
Excellent news–a new poll by the Reno Gazette-Journal poll shows Obama, Clinton, and Edwards in a statistical dead heat in the race to win the Nevada caucus. Tomorrow’s debate should be the liveliest ever thanks to how close the race is, the teachers union lawsuit, and the controversy over Clinton’s recent comments about Martin [...]
Strength of Organized Labor in Nevada Backfires on Caucus?
State Democratic party officials, union officials, the media–all the build-up about the strength and importance of organized labor in Nevada has gone to heads of local some Democratic insiders and union leaders. Instead of celebrating their featured role in the upcoming caucus, the unions are fighting amongst themselves out of what appears to be jealousy [...]
Big Miscalculation
Fabulously bad and suspicious timing, From the NYTimes:
The lawsuit argues that the Nevada Democratic Party’s decision, decided late last year, to create at-large precincts inside nine Las Vegas resorts on caucus day violates the state’s election laws and creates a system in which voters at the at-large precincts can elect more delegates than voters at [...]
