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Published Tuesday, June 22, 2010 | 10:49 a.m.
Updated Tuesday, June 22, 2010 | 11:02 a.m.
What does any political campaign worth its salt do when it trails the opposing candidate by more than 20 points? It works to engage the opponent in a fray that might chip away at that lead in the polls.
And what does the campaign in the lead do? Ignores.
It’s the dynamic that has come to define the early days of the general election match up in the governor’s race between Republican Brian Sandoval and Democrat Rory Reid.
Reid has held two press conferences and issued multiple press releases designed to harangue Sandoval enough that he’ll engage in a debate on education, an issue the Democrat sees as one of his keys to victory in November.
Today, Reid issued the latest press release keeping up the theme that Sandoval’s education plan would force the state to layoff 20 percent of its teachers. The Reid campaign bases that assertion on the plan Sandoval released earlier this year to address the state’s immediate budget shortfall before the special session.
It’s a claim Reid has been making for the past two weeks. Today, they took the new tack of breaking out those layoff numbers into region, claiming Washoe County would lose 724 teachers and Clark County would lose 3,225 teachers.
Of course, they come up with the numbers by extrapolating figures off of how much Sandoval said he would cut in teacher salaries and class-size reduction funding for an immediate budget hole that’s already been fixed. We’ve yet to hear from Sandoval on what he would do for the larger budget shortfall facing the state next year. Sandoval has commented on education, saying he wants to promote school choice through vouchers, increase accountability and end social promotion and teacher tenure. But he hasn’t yet put out an education plan.
But the more the Reid campaign keeps on with the line Sandoval wants to fire teachers, the quicker Sandoval will be forced to address it.
There are more than just two candidates for Governor. Have you considered reporting on Art Lampitt, who is also running? He, too, has some ideas on how to address our problems with Education. Rory has a dismal record in Clark County and we need to hear the other alternatives.
Anjeanette, welcome!
As for Rory, just like a turtle, either Sandoval will come out or you have to crack the shell. Obviously, Judge Sandovall is used to much more deference...
Curious that the analysis by Anjeanette fails to mention that Reid had no plan to deal with the budget shortfall.
Curious...wonder why?????
Perhaps because this paper is a Democratic propaganda machine.
Actually, when the story is about a different issue, you don't mention every other issue. I have been scanning the comments in the other papers for a complaint from SgtRock about the almost complete absence of quotes from any non-conservative voice voicing a non-conservative position. But I guess that isn't a propaganda machine; that alleged publication just speaks truth.
Furthermore, I do believe that a certain Sun political columnist has been complaining about that very point. But that must not count in the right-wing, non-reality-based community.
Who is Art Armpit?
Green: how is your leftist indoctrination of the students going at NSC?
No Rory Reid for Nevada Governor
I hope both Harry and Rory get defeated in November
Reid's are the devil.
Rory and a Democrat controlled legislature means get ready for State Workers to enter the 100k plus scale. Even if Sandoval raises taxes it will be no where close to the absolute fleecing of the Nevada taxpayer by Rory, yes your last name is REID.
It would be nice for a change, for an incumbent to run off their record of accomplishments.
Prof Green first needs to learn to read.
In the article, she mentions Reid using Sandoval's plan to deal with the budget.
I point out that she fails mention that Reid had no plan himself.
Perhaps you need eye glasses or something.
Come on Sgt. Roksinyourhead......name one idea any republican has come up with beside stop spending & tax cuts?
Guess what, I'm still getting mu Bush tax cuts because my income is down 40%, so another tac cuts does me no good.
So rocksinyourhead, what ideas does the GOP propose?
It's time to look at Sandoval's "pig at the public trough" money mangement from his past.
Sandoval is as lost and clueless as the idiot Gibbons..........a rock could have sat in the governors chair and done as much as Gibbons.
The ONLY governor in Nevada history to lose a primary as a sitting governor is now held by a REPUBLICAN!
@Anjeanette Damon -
Let me get this straight.
R. Reid attacks Sandoval for actually dealing with the budget crisis. You repeat R. Reid's attacks, and R. Reid gets a free pass for Ignoring the budget crisis.
What I'd really love to hear is anything from R. Reid about how he'd balance the budget!