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The Corner (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
From The Fix : Former Nevada state Republican Party Chairwoman Sue Lowden will announce her bid to challenge Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today, immediately becoming the highest-profile candidate in an increasingly crowded field hoping to unseat the Nevada Democrat. "I feel strongly that it is time for Senator Reid to be accountable to the voters of Nevada," said Lowden in an interview...
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SUE< SUE!!!
So Sue, how about the $8K contributions to Harry's past campaigns? By the way, nice job leaving the Republican Party worse then when you found it upon...
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Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
There's one common thread today between the Nevada Senate race and the Wisconsin gubernatorial race: two prominent would-be contenders confirmed that they aren't running. In Nevada, the news earlier this week that ex-Rep. Jon Porter (who was defeated by Dina Titus in 2008 and is currently a "policy adviser" with a K St. lobbying firm) was once again considering running against Harry Reid...
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S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Former U.S. Representative Jon Porter (R-NV) is denying rumors that he might challenge Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) in 2010, according to Josh Kraushaar. “I am not running,” Porter told Nevada political guru Jon Ralston, as he reported on his Flash blog tonight.
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Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
With Harry Reid posting a remarkable ability to lose to just about any name the Nevada GOP can put forward (no matter how far down they are on the NRSC's recruiting list), I guess it shouldn't be considered a surprise that someone like ex-Rep. Jon Porter is reconsidering his decision not to run for Senate: The buzz is growing that former Republican Rep. Jon Porter is reconsidering an earlier decision...
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Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 8/31-9-2. Likely voters. MoE 4% ( 11/23-25/08 results) Harry Reid (D) 40 Danny Tarkanian (R) 45 Harry Reid (D) 41 Sue Lowden (R) 44 Woah. When we last polled this in November of last year, we matched up Reid against Rep. Jon Porter, and Reid led 46-40. Now he's up against these no-names, and is losing. These numbers confirm recent results from Mason-Dixon . Who are those...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
The GOP may be getting its wish in the closely-contested race to replace U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk in Congress. State Rep. Beth Coulson , a Glenview Republican dubbed "the most liberal Republican in the field," has confirmed that she's going to run for the North Shore Congressional seat Kirk is vacating in order to run for the Senate . "I think I bring an expertise in health care to Washington...
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Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
A very special morning edition of the Daily Digest! ? IA-Sen : The Des Moines Register's Marc Hansen teases that "a well-known mystery candidate" with "name recognition and money" is "about 75 percent ready to join the race" against deather douchebag GOPer Chuck Grassley. The Politico's Charles Mahtesian speculates that the mystery candidate could be none other than Dem...
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Desert Beacon (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
On December 8, 2003, President George Bush signed the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 into law. His Department of Health and Human Services said: “This landmark legislation provides seniors and individuals with disabilities with a prescription drug benefit, more choices, and better benefits under Medicare.” [ CMS.HHS ] (PL. 108-173) The bill,...
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Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
You know that old joke about the definition of mixed emotions: your mother-in-law driving your brand new Benz over a cliff? That's how I feel about the GOP targeting Harry Reid . Can't we find a real Democrat to challenge him in the primary? And besides, why don't we have a Majority Leader from a safe state who won't be bending over backwards to keep the GOP happy? Nevada Republicans have been unsuccessful...
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MyDD (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
The Congressional Quarterly is reporting that former Nevada GOP Congressman Jon Porter will not make a run for the US Senate next year. Asked flat out if he was considering running for Senate against the Majority Leader, Porter replied Thursday with a flat-out "No." Porter, who lost his 3rd District House seat in a tight 2008 race against Democrat Dina Titus, has been touted off and on as...
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Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
Before the next “Franken case decided any minute now!!” rumors start, let’s put to bed this Thursday in politics. NATIONAL: PPP Shows Modest Dip In Obama Approval, Still Leads 2012 Field For whatever reasons (and yes...it could be a IVR/Live Call discrepancy), PPP has always had more modest job approval numbers for Barack Obama than most pollsters. They are at the low end of the...
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S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
Former Nevada “congressman Jon Porter (R) officially announced that he’s not running for the Senate against Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in an interview with CQ’s Jonathan Allen,” Josh Kraushaar reports. Since losing his re-election bid last year, Porter has been working for the law firm Akerman Senterfitt as its director of public policy. He [...]
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Three Speech (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
Gaming journalist and regular contributor Jon Porter is back with a look at Devil May Cry 3 on the PS2… When asked what exactly Devil May Cry is by a non-gaming friend, my answer “It’s the most uncool game ever made,”surprised even me. Why would I though, let alone a legion of fans, play a game [...]
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Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 03/03/2009
LAS VEGAS (AP) � Former Nevada congressman Jon Porter has a new job with a Washington, D.C., law and lobbying firm.
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/03/2009
Former Nevada congressman Jon Porter has a new job with a Washington, D.C., law and lobbying firm. Akerman Senterfitt managing shareholder Rick Spees says the three-term former Republican House member will be public policy director in the Washington office of...
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