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 Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Mitt's Big Nevada Victory and a special invitation to Fredheads. MP3 File SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST CLICK BELOW:   OR use our feed: XML Podcast Feed Labels: Florida, fred thompson, mittcast, Nevada Saturday, January 19, 2008
Nevada reader Stephanie had this to say:
I went to a Mitt Meeting this morning here in Elko, and it was very positive! It was only announced late yesterday that he was coming, but there were at least 200 people in attendance (along with nasty Glen Johnson and his laptop - I had to restrain myself). Mitt opened by talking about local "icons" dear to the residents here - the gold mines, and the Basque restaurants. He gave kind of a short version of his stump speech. While he worked through the crowd shaking hands, a former volunteer from the SLC Olympics came forward with her Olympic jacket. Mitt jumped back on stage, got the mic working again, and talked about the volunteers at the Olympics, then signed the jacket. Despite his aide following close behind him, reminding him of their tight schedule (next stop, Reno), Mitt was kind and generous enough to shake hands, sign papers, and take pictures with everyone who wanted to (including my 5 year old daughter). I have attended 2 of these meetings, and both times I was really impressed with Mitt's generosity in taking the time to talk to people and shake hands. It really makes a difference. Labels: Nevada Friday, January 18, 2008
I talked to a contact in Reno to get a sense of what’s going on. He said that volunteers are there from all over the Western U.S. (ID, UT, AZ, CA) There are over 100 from California alone. Some volunteers have been working for months to identify potential voters and Romney supporters. They are going door to door and have a call bank set up to contact these voters. It really is an organized effort going on. I asked whether voters seem to grasp the caucus system. He said it’s new to them, but that Romney voters have done their homework and are ready. He said the biggest issue for voters has been illegal immigration.
He said that Governor Romney has been all over Nevada today, from Henderson (southern Nevada) to Elko (NE Nevada) to Reno (NW Nevada). In Reno, the Governor was greeted by an overflow crowd of more than 300. He said the atmosphere was electrifying. He said there were several Nevada Republican leaders there who spoke along with Romney, including Nevada Republican Leader State Assemblywoman Heidi Gansert, who endorsed Romney just a few days ago. Most of all he said that there in Nevada the campaign is feeling really good. Labels: Nevada Nevada Reader Ronald let's us know what's going on in Las Vegas:
On the ground here in Vegas. Detailed my thoughts on a Rally last night on my blog at redstate. There is a ground swell here and I feel like were going to trounce the field here tomorrow. Hopefully as well as Wyoming did. There are 34 delegates on the line and most are for Mitt! My phone is ringing quite a bit. McCain, Romney and even Hillary! Just spoke with Deborah Romney who was verifying my support for the Caucus. Told her my wife and I are 100% guaranteed to caucus for Mitt. Heard Duncan Hunter ad on Talk Radio This morning (apparently one time ad). Ron Paul's guys leafleted the Romney supporters cars at the Rally last night. (Nice Try, but none of us are leaving Romney.) Mitt is going on Leno tonight to reach both states and California. The local talk radio station has been replaying their interview with Mitt every hour all day including Rush, Hannity and Levin. Nice earned media coverage. (Thanks KXNT) They just added McCain on Immigration to the rotation too, but McCain waffling on immigration helps Mitt more than McCain. Labels: Nevada We have no one in the field this week, so we especially need your help. Email us your take on what's happening on the ground in Nevada or South Carolina. Tell us what's going on with getting the vote out and your first hand accounts of the latest happenings in those two states. We will post your thoughts here. Email us at info@mymanmitt.com.
Go Romney! Labels: Nevada, south carolina I was watching the Today Show this morning listening to the reports and Tim Russert (who I lose more respect for the more he speaks because he is the king of wrong-headed conventional wisdom) was trying to attribute Romney's Nevada lead to Mormon voters. Look, I don't doubt that there are several voters who vote for Romney that are Mormons, but this isn't a Mike Huckabee situation for two reasons.
First, Russert's assertion ignores what we have learned so far from the race. Romney has been winning across the spectrum of Republican voters. There is a reason that Romney has the most votes of any candidate in the race. Romney's appeal comes not from identity, but from message and personal qualities. If Romney was reliant on Mormon voters to win in any other state, he would have lost badly. On the contrary, Romney has been the only consistently appealing and performing candidate in the race. Thus, to attribute Romney's appeal in Nevada to the population of Mormons ignores what has happened so far in the race. Second, Mormons, whoever they vote for, are an insufficient demographic in any state (except Utah and maybe Idaho) by which to win a state's primary, much less Nevada. The LDS website says that there are 169,714 members in Nevada. The Census Bureau estimates Nevada's population as 2,495,529. That means that even in a state with a significant LDS population, Mormons are only 6.8% of the state's population. Assuming that Mormons vote in equal proportions as other citizens (and there's no reason to assume otherwise), even getting all of the Mormon vote puts you in at Ron Paul territory. You don't even break double digits. Thus, Romney's more than thirty percent support cannot be attributed to Mormons voting in Nevada. To match Romney's support, Mormons would need to be 5 times more of the voting electorate than they constitute of the overall population. Russert's assertion that Nevada would vote for Romney because of Mormons ignores both the race as it has developed so far and the demographics of Nevada. It is idiotic to continue to spout such falsities. But that seems to be what Russert does so well. Labels: Nevada Thursday, January 17, 2008
Joining the Las Vegas Review Journal, the Reno Gazette Journal says that Romney is the best candidate:
The best candidate — and the one who would give the party its strongest chance in the fall — is former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Labels: Nevada The actual results won't be released until tomorrow, but the Las Vegas Review Journal is leaking the leaders of the latest Mason-Dixon poll.
Labels: Nevada The Las Vegas Review Journal endorsed Mitt Romney today:
Republicans haven't had much national electoral success of late, and for that they have only themselves to blame. In the 14 years since the Gingrich revolution, too many Republicans have embraced the beltway culture and abandoned the very principles upon which their success with voters depended -- smaller government, low taxes, free markets and personal liberty. Labels: Nevada Wednesday, January 16, 2008
ARG has a new Nevada Poll out:
Romney 28 McCain 21 Thompson 13 Giuliani 11 Paul 9 Huckabee 8 Labels: Nevada Friday, August 17, 2007
"In the latest survey by the Reno Gazette-Journal, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gained 24 points to capture the lead from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani," reports KRNV-TV out of Reno. Here are the results:
Republicans: That makes 3 out of the first 6 states that Romney has a lead in right now (Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada. The other three are South Carolina, Florida, and Wyoming). No word of any polls out in Wyoming, but Romney has made steady progress in both South Carolina (within 5% of the lead) and Florida (+2 in the last two Rasmussen polls). Thursday, June 21, 2007
Via Jonathan Martin at the Politico:
Per ARG: Romney: 23 Giuliani: 21 McCain: 16 F. Thompson: 16 Undecided: 15 Not to get too excited or anything, but that makes 5 states (Iowa, New Hampshire, Michigan, Nevada, and Utah) where Romney is leading. | ||||
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