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The Spectacle Blog
Today, with little fanfare Nevada will hold its Republican presidential caucuses. Upstaged by the Florida primary, the state neverthelesss gives one candidate a chance to generate some momentum as the frontrunner, another a test run at his caucus state strategy, and the other two an opening to redeem themselves.
This caucus is likely to reward the campaigns that have worked it the hardest. I’m predicting Mitt Romney wins by double digits, Ron Paul comes in second, Newt Gingrich third, and Rick Santorum finishes fourth.
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1-2 Punch| 2.4.12 @ 12:15PM
I agree with this prediction. Twenty years ago my beloved state was overun by locusts that brought their politics with them. Reno was still small enough to be considered a hick town. Now it is called "art-town". Paul supporters are all the tax evaders supplementing their income by growing weed and producing meth, that live in little towns like Yellowjacket near Virginia City. Had to deal with a Paul supporter while getting gas in Sparks. They're just as bad in person as they are here on this site. Lucky for this fool my children and wife were in the vehicle while this person was volunteering his opinion.
Clint| 2.4.12 @ 2:39PM
Phewwww !
Wow, That Dr.Ron Paul Supporter Was Sure Lucky.
Punchy Was Just This Far From Boring Him To Death.
Oldefarte| 2.5.12 @ 2:08PM
Yeah, thank the goodness Punch wasn't chased down the street by a Paul sign holding bunch of thugs, like Hannity was, huh [or possibly insulted and harrassed 24-7 here like everyone who refuses to lemmingly jump off of the cliff after Paul as well] ?????
Becka James| 2.4.12 @ 8:21PM
Perhaps there should be a few Paulbots knocked on their rearends. Or, would they start crying, and sounding like their fearless leader when he talks about w-a-a-a-a-r-r-r-r!!!! His voice rises two octaves, and he annoys me to death.
1-2 Punch| 2.4.12 @ 12:29PM
I apologize. My point is, this use to be a solid conservative state. Outside of Vegas and Reno it is. Years ago you could flip Antle's list and it would be accurate. Even our dems had from the past had conservative leanings. Thank You California for screwing up my state.
Clint| 2.4.12 @ 2:42PM
You Should Be.
Now, Go Over And Tell That Nice Dr.Ron Paul Supporter You're Sorry & Smoke Some Ganja With Him.
Oldefarte| 2.5.12 @ 2:11PM
And offer to join him on his next TOO SHORT SHORTS ride through Lake Jackson????
C Bowen | 2.4.12 @ 3:42PM
Re-elect Pat Geary!
Conservative state, LOL
Oldefarte| 2.4.12 @ 1:05PM
Surprisingly, Barry Goldwater Jr said that he felt that none of the candidates to date had risen above the pack, but that he did favor [not endorse] Paul's small government agenda. I too am very much in favor of Paul's published ideas to eliminate five federal departments [along with some of his other ideas as well] but his libertarism appears just too extreme overall for a president!!!!
Clint| 2.4.12 @ 2:46PM
See !
Oldefarte Took A Couple Of Hits And He's Feelin' The Love.
A Couple More And Oldefarte Will Get A "Vote For Ron Paul " Tat On Hiss Ass.
Oldefarte| 2.4.12 @ 3:42PM
No Clit, unlike some of us here, I try and TELL THE TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!
Oldefarte| 2.4.12 @ 3:45PM
PS: The moral duty of telling the TRUTH was ingrained in me from SIXTEEN YEARS OF CATHOLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION, you see!!!!!!!!
Clint| 2.4.12 @ 3:54PM
Then Tell The Truth About This, RINO-CINO Fart Pants.
RINO-CINO Romney Wants To Index The Minimum Wage.
"Indexing the minimum wage would be an absolute job killer," Club for Growth President Chris Chocola said. "Mitt Romney's proposal is anti-growth and would harm our economy. It's disappointing to hear that the leading candidate for the Republican nomination believes that the government can set the price of labor better than the free market."
Oldefarte| 2.5.12 @ 2:29PM
You got me again, Clitorus, since the only thing I could find related to that was the following:
'....Paul has been a critic of the Supreme Court's Lawrence v. Texas decision, in which sodomy laws were ruled unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment. In an essay posted to the Lew Rockwell website, he stated his opposition to what he called ridiculous sodomy laws, but expressed his fear that federal courts were grossly violating their role of strictly interpreting the Constitution, and felt that they were setting a dangerous precedent of what he characterized as legislating from the bench, by declaring privacy in regards to sexual conduct a constitutional right.....'
Oldefarte| 2.5.12 @ 4:06PM
Clit, quit worrying about the minimum wage rate [and horses out West] and get your head tuned to the real issues:
'.....DeMint writes in his book that the differences between the parties are irreconcilable.
“I wouldn’t have said that 10 years ago. In fact, when I first came to Congress, just about every bill that I introduced, I had a Democratic co-sponsor,” recalled DeMint. “I’ve seen over several years — particularly in the Senate — that Democrats cannot get elected statewide unless they’ve completely sold out to labor bosses and environmentalists and others who want centrally controlled political and economic power.”
The 2012 election cycle is critical because America stands at the precipice of a tipping point where those receiving benefits from government will soon exceed half of the entire country.
“A dependent voter is a dependable vote for Democrats. The Democrats figured that out a long time ago. And that’s why they continue to expand welfare, food stamps,” according to DeMint.“That’s why their whole stimulus program was based on supporting government workers at the state level. But the more people are dependent on government, the more likely they are to vote for people who promise more from government. And that’s the Democrat Party. We’re at a point right now where about half of Americans are getting something from government and the other half is paying for it.”With 23 Democrats up for re-election in the Senate, DeMint said Republicans have an opportunity to take back the Senate with the help of organizations like the Senate Conservatives Fund (senateconservatives.com), which he chairs to raise money for conservative candidates.
It will be far more difficult for Republicans who want to rein in spending to get elected once the ratio hits 60/40 in favor of those receiving something from government.“That’s why I think this year is our last chance. I think it really may well be now or never to save the America that we know,” according to DeMint.....'
C Bowen | 2.4.12 @ 7:29PM
As a central bank and the income tax are two points of 10 in the economic policy of the Communist Manifesto, wait what was the question again?
I thought this was an anti-Communist board?
Jake| 2.4.12 @ 1:09PM
" The campaigns that have worked the hardest " applies to Ron Paul , Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.
Newt's Nevada schedule this past week was almost non existent.
His Las Vegas phone bank only had 3 operational phones.
He's out of sight all day today and had one sparsely attended event yesterday.
Today Romney campaigns in Colorado
and Nevada , Santorum campaigned all over Missouri yesterday and Colorado today and Paul has been campaigning all over MN.
Newt seems to be reverting back to his cruise control schedule of the early months .
He's only willing to verbally fight , not physically get out on the hustings
and work hard for every vote.
This lethargic attitude would be a disaster in the general.
Garfield| 2.4.12 @ 2:48PM
Campaigning in Nevada is actually rather stupid, it is an equivalent to Romney's home state for crying out loud.
Clint| 2.4.12 @ 3:03PM
Delegates are bound proportionally. It's not a Winner Take All Vote.
Oldefarte| 2.5.12 @ 2:32PM
Whether WINNER TAKE ALL or WINNER TAKE PROPORTIONALLY, ya boy ain't go be the WINNER!!!!!!!!