Got it on the first try, huh?
While Senator Ensign’s sudden fall in the polls has gotten the headlines, Harry Reid is even more unpopular. And while Ensign next seeks reelection in 2012, Harry Reid is up next year:
At 39 percent, Ensign’s diminished favorable rating is slightly higher than that of the state’s senior senator, Majority Leader Harry Reid (34 percent), and far above that of the dismally unpopular Gov. Jim Gibbons (10 percent).
“That sure says something, that the guy involved in the adultery scandal is the most popular senior elected official in the state,” Sabato said. “I don’t know what it says, but it says something.”
Now if only the Nevada GOP could find a credible challenger…
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
KnightsofMalta
Dan Spencer
Dan McLaughlin
John McCain
Greg (Diary) Monday, June 22nd at 12:57PM EST (link)Sorry wrong state…
Some jump to attack Democrats
Neil Stevens (Diary) Monday, June 22nd at 4:07PM EST (link)Others jump to attack Republicans.
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keyword "jump" was/is very appropriate Neil...
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Monday, June 22nd at 4:52PM EST (link)we have been way too reactionary, as I said elsewhere in this same Diary thread…. When we wait to the last minute getting caught up only in the campaigns of NOW (but, of course, there is the other extreme in that we can’t focus too much on the 2012 Presidential Race to the detriment of other important [and when we are out of power they are all important] campaigns/races) we stay in that reactionary mode rather than being prepared for when “opportunities” or having to react to “problems” that pop up.
The … um…. well…. I really don’t want to name it specifically and get people wound up and going on it again and back to hourly Diaries countering… so anyway….. So let’s say a Fictional Conservative vs. Non-Conservative Primary race is classic example of our dilemma. If we properly bring up and promote our best Conservative Candidates (the Diary) all along throughout the process of governing (which would mean, IMO: using Primaries to build up future candidates) then our FIRST CHOICE would always be the Candidate of OBVIOUS CHOICE and the “IN-FIGHTING” [MSM uses snippets out of context to feed Republican in-fighting narrative additional commentary on that here (speaking out against SoSo discussion) and here] would be minimized and we could focus on the GOP (still Conservative) Platform agenda!
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Dirty Harry
smitch61 Monday, June 22nd at 1:26PM EST (link)What a profound message that removal from office would send…I think John McCain will be hurt for voting for TARP. Truth be told, he would be the president today had he voted against it.
What About Sharron Angle?
Jim Tomasik (Diary) Monday, June 22nd at 1:33PM EST (link)www.sharonangle.com
oops...
Jim Tomasik (Diary) Monday, June 22nd at 1:34PM EST (link)correction: www.SharronAngle.com
Gov. Guinn?
redtillimdead (Diary) Monday, June 22nd at 2:07PM EST (link)I think we should try getting former Gov. Kenny Guinn in. He was popular when he left, but does he want the job, at 72 years old? He’s certainly electable
Nancy Pelosi can kiss my asstroturf.
We Can't Let This Opportunity Slip Away
DavidSage (Diary) Monday, June 22nd at 2:31PM EST (link)Reid is very beatable in 2010, but we have to find a solid recruit. If all we can run against him is some local elected politician, Reid will win reelection.
Nevada has traditionally been a red tilting state. Finding a GOP office holder with some name recognition and a decent resume that wants to be a Senator shouldn’t be too hard.
This seat has a much better chance being a pickup for the GOP than the one in Pennsylvania. I’m surprised the conservative blogosphere isn’t as excited about this race.
The GOP has been terrible at recruiting, I’m hoping bigger names will smell blood and run for higher office in 2010.
Trying
redtillimdead (Diary) Monday, June 22nd at 3:46PM EST (link)None of their top recruits ( Read: Dean Heller ) want in. Lt. Gov Brian Kolicki plans on running, but he is facing indictment on mishandling state funds. We need a popular stateweide, or former statewide elected official to run. Dean Heller was elected SoS twice. We need to push him or former Gov. Guinn in. I haven’t heard anything about getting Guinn in though. We all need to e-mail Dean and ask him to run in 2010 @ http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mailapp/
Nancy Pelosi can kiss my asstroturf.
Thanks for this NV specific question Brian...
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Monday, June 22nd at 4:35PM EST (link)We have got to do a much better job preparing people for the future so we don’t get ourselves in this bind. We land up being far too reactionary…. It is understandable, to a degree, no-one wants to have identified their replacement (or potential replacement) so we do NOT get sufficient cooperation in building up future candidates.
While we have to worry about the NOW, we cannot be solely so short sighted about the FUTURE or that Future we land up with looks like the same bleak (grasping for Candidates at the last moment) that our current situation is – repeating history basically! We must consider short and long term concerns – Diary: Are we preparing Conservatives via 2010 Campaigns for ’12,’14,’16 Races? – shouldn’t we be?!?! and be examining our Conservative Candidates (the Diary)options for now and build some up the ranks for the future.
We can/could/should be doing a better job of using Primaries to build up future candidates
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“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
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Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
!!
JHancock (Diary) Monday, June 22nd at 5:22PM EST (link)! didn’t know that!
This is yet another golden oportunity that the geniuses in leadership will blow
AceInTX (Diary) Monday, June 22nd at 11:01PM EST (link)Harry Reid is low hanging fruit and the NRSC is to busy backing a squish in Florida and ignoring a champion in PA to bother recruiting a ringer to take him out…
Bahhh!
You Can't Magically Make People Run
IJB Monday, June 22nd at 11:43PM EST (link)For all the blaming we do of the Republican committees, recruitment is not one that I blame them for. If no one is interested, no one is interested, and there’s nothing they can do about it.
(Once again – Who *wants* to be a Senator?! Have you ever thought about that scary thought??!!!)
Now the Crist-Rubio fiasco I *do* blame them for.