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Sandoval Leads in Primary and General Election Races for Nevada Governor
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer federal judge Brian Sandoval is leading Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons in the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination and he has a 15 point cushion in a general election match-up against Democrat Rory Reid, according to a Mason-Dixon Research poll conducted April 5-7 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. In the GOP contest, Sandoval is leading the scandal-scarred Gibbons 39 percent to 25 percent, with 7 percent for former North Las Vegas Mayor Michael Montandan and 29 percent undecided. The margin of error is 6 points. The primary will be held June 8. In general election match-ups, Reid, the ...
Reid (The Son) Struggling in Nevada Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIt's not a good year to be named "Reid" in Nevada. Not only does poll after poll show Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid running behind GOP rivals, but three Republicans in the race for governor are leading or are even with his son, Rory Reid, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 31. The only matchup where Reid, chairman of the Clark County Commission, is really close is with scandal-scarred Gov. Jim Gibbons. Even there, Gibbons is in a statistical tie with Reid, leading him 45 percent to 43 percent with 8 percent preferring someone else and 4 percent undecided. But last ...
Rory Reid Trails GOP Governor Hopefuls Except for Embattled Jim Gibbons
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRory Reid, son of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, trails two Republican candidates for governor in Nevada and the only GOP opponent he beats is Gov. Jim Gibbons who has been been through a messy divorce and accused of assault by a Las Vegas cocktail waitress. ...
GOP's Sandoval Leading in Nevada Governor Contest, Though Gibbons Gains
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican Brian Sandoval, a former Nevada attorney general and federal judge, leads scandal-scarred Gov. Jim Gibbons in the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination and would also beat Democrat Rory Reid, son of Majority Leader Harry Reid, in a general election match-up, according to a poll conducted Feb. 22-24 by Mason-Dixon for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Sandoval, the first Hispanic in Nevada to hold a federal judgeship as well as statewide office, leads Gibbons by 37 percent to 30 percent in the contest for the GOP nomination, with former North Las Vegas Mayor Mike Montandon at 9 ...
Rory Reid Runs Way Behind One GOP Governor Hopeful in Nevada, Leads Two Others
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyClark County Commissioner Rory Reid, son of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, is running ahead of embattled Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons, but if former federal judge and state Attorney General Brian Sandoval wins the GOP nomination, Reid would find himself trailing by double-digits, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 3. Reid has a small, statistically insignificant lead over another GOP hopeful, Michael Montandon, former mayor of North Las Vegas. Gibbons has been hobbled by political battles, accusations of infidelity by his wife and a messy divorce. He was in court again ...
A Republican or an Independent Are Best Bets in Nevada Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyNevada's first-term Republican governor, Jim Gibbons, hobbled by political battles, accusations of infidelity by his wife and a messy divorce, is seen unfavorably by half the state's voters and would lose to former state Attorney General Brian Sandoval if a GOP primary were held today, according to a poll for the Las Vegas Journal-Review by Mason-Dixon conducted Nov. 30-Dec. 2. ...
Independent Would Shake Up Nevada's Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIf a three-way race for Nevada governor develops, former state Attorney General Brian Sandoval, the Republican, is in the lead with 35 percent followed by Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, who said he may run as an independent, at 28 percent, and Democratic Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid, son of Majority Leader Harry Reid, in third at 21 percent, according to a Nevada News Bureau poll published yesterday. Sixteen percent preferred someone else. The margin of error is 5 points. ...
Nevada Politics: Reid, Ensign, Gibbons and the Stuff of Great Drama
By Andrew Clark - Politics DailyNevada's 2010 midterm elections may be in line to win some sort of drama award. With a gubernatorial race and a Senate race playing out against a backdrop of scandals and old rivalries, it's starting to unfold like a Shakespearean play. ...
Governor: Obama's 'Reckless Comments' Hurting Vegas
By Joshua Chaney - Politics DailyNevada Gov. Jim Gibbons lashed out at President Obama Monday after his office was notified that the President will not meet with him later this month. ...
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