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Published Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 | 10:21 a.m.
Updated Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 | 10:58 a.m.
Nevada Republican Party Chairman Mark Amodei said today Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio’s decision to endorse Democrat Harry Reid in the U.S. Senate race will make it difficult for him to keep his leadership position in the Nevada Legislature.
In a taping of "To the Point," which will air in Reno on Saturday, Amodei feigned shock that Raggio would oppose Republican Sharron Angle, who sought to unseat him in a Republican primary two years ago.
But he said Raggio will face some tough questions and possibly be unseated from the position he’s had leading Republicans since 1983.
“It does put them in a difficult position to say 'I support the Harry Reid guy to be the Republican leader of the Nevada Senate,'” Amodei said.
Some argue Republicans are in the minority in the state Senate largely because of the resources Reid has sunk into the Democratic Party in preparation for his run this year. Democrats funded an expensive mailer campaign against Republican senate candidates in 2008, narrowly taking two seats from the party.
Amodei also equivocated when asked if he supports a re-election bid by U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., who admitted to an affair with his best friend’s wife. Ensign is currently under a grand jury investigation for allegations he helped his friend, who worked in his Senate office, to find a lobbying job after the affair was discovered.
“I’ve talked with the senator a couple times and we haven’t had that discussion,” Amodei said.
Pressed to say whether he wants Ensign at the top of the Republican ticket in a presidential year, Amodei said voters will get to decide, alluding to an expected primary race for Ensign.
U.S. Rep. Dean Heller, R-Carson City, a longtime friend of Amodei’s, is thought to be the leading contender to challenge Ensign in a primary.
Asked if he would support Heller in a primary, Amodei said: “You know, I’d look at them both.”
I'm a life-long Republican and will give my full support to defeat Bill Raggio when he's up for re-election. Time for Nevada to get rid of our RINOs (Republicans In Name Only) and take back our state!
Sorry DessertSun......the RINO is in his last term and will not be able to re-run for his seat again.
He can run for another seat but he is a old dude.
There are only two things that can be done to him.
1. Recall
2. Strip him of his leadership post.
The number 2 can be more easily done. Just start a campaign to contact other Republican state senators to not to vote for him to be the state senate Republican leader.
But I doubt that it would be successful. The good-old-boy network is very strong in Carson City.
He has been a horrible Republican leader.
I have a suspicion that he actively worked behind the scences to get one Republican senator defeated.
Some say that he lied to voters in his primary (most politicans lie) and he did that talking to them face-to-face as he knocked on doors.
He has done nothing to actually try to get more Republicans elected in Carson City.
I believe he is a partner in a lobbying law firm.
He probably has made a ton of money being the Republican senate leader in Carson City.
Haha. The GOoPers are (yet again) in disarray. Bill Raggio gave Sharrontology the one finger salute after all the hell she gave him, Kenny Guinn, and so many other Reeps AND Dems in Carson City. And now, the inmates are finally threatening to take full control of the madhouse. The Nevada GOoP really is going out of its way to lose this election.
The NV republican party chairman, Amodei is the one that may be losing his seat, not Nevada's Bill Raggio.
Bill Raggio is a Nevada icon and he is here to stay.
Mess with Bill Raggio and Nevadans of all political persuasions will stand beside him.
Shut up Amodei!, or pack your bags.
Y'know, if I was Raggio, and I saw Amodei's threats, I could consider two things: I'm term limited, and unseating Amodei as GOP chief would feel very nice.
He is a Nevadan first, that's why he supports Harry Reid. He KNOWS what a complete DISATER for Nevada Angle would be!
Looks like Angle will be down to the uneducated dimwits and teanutz faction of the GOP for her support.
Crazy seeks crazy, and stupidity seeks it's own level I guess.
Basically Raggio was told "you're either with us or against us". Very George Bush! Repubs have come a long way - not! Raggio made a common sense decision in endorsing Reid while not supporting his politics and ties to Obama. He is supporting the candidate that is better for Nevada.
No Sharronia Law for me!
Vote Reid.
Wow, there's no big tent in the GOP. Happy to hear :-)
Not surprising at all, the backtracking and backstabbing nutcase is losing support even within her own party.
The nutcase will not serve and has not served Nevada well.
The Republican Tea Party is devouring itself. Harry is standing by with the Bromo. He, He, He, I love it.
Dribbles,
Don't forget your witch, O'Donnell, and the quitter, Palin.
Yes, quite the trend your group has going for itself.
Angle will make a great senator. I noticed on another website that Senator Harry Greed is begging nevadans to remember his good deeds. Well the 3 most recent polls are showing dear harry how they feel. Do I hear retirement.
Anyone who wouldn't outright say "I WILL NOT support a re-election bid for Senator Ensign" is not fit to serve Nevada, let alone pass judgement on someone else who, in good conscience, has announced that he cannot and will not support the craziness of Sharrron Angle, even if it is not politically expedient.
That is nice to hear.
You will not support Bill Clinton running for anything.
Thanks for the 411 on your high standards.
or maybe he said, "Angle would be so shockingly bad for this state, I had to endorse Senator Reid for the good of the people of Nevada".
Good grief, Raggio will be 84 at the end of this month. I hardly think he cares if Amodei says he might lose his leadership position because he endorsed Reid. He is probably looking to retirement, anyway. Sharron Angle isn't qualified to be dog catcher much less a US Senator and Raggio knows it.
As a registered Democrat I frankly don't want Raggio in my party. I'm a Democrat that believes in the words of John F. Kennedy, that excessive taxation and government growth directly hinders the ability of the individual to achieve greatness. Here's a quote of his:
"The largest single barrier to full employment of our manpower and resources and to a higher rate of economic growth is the unrealistically heavy drag of federal income taxes on private purchasing power, initiative and incentive."
-- John F. Kennedy, Jan. 24, 1963, special message to Congress on tax reduction and reform
I don't know who these Democrats are that now inhabit my party. Nor do I understand the Democrats such as Raggio, Sue Lowden and Mark Amodei who "pose" as Republicans. True conservatives, irrespective of party affiliation, believe it was adherence to the principles of hard work, fair play and a belief that our form of government was the shining beacon that others sought to achieve. Success is color blind, knows no ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
Life is hard. But our Constitutional form of government was constructed and refined so as to create equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome. Nothing more and nothing less. The voters who base their votes on "who will do more for them" disgrace the Constitution, it's authors and all those who gave their lives to protect its sanctity. Those that mock our system of government and simply look at government as their "sugar daddy" are as corrupt as those they elect to office.
We need more Sharron Angles and more folks that are willing to stand on principles, the principles that our country was founded upon and that made it the greatest nation ever on the planet. Because when freedom disappears in the U.S.A. it will disappear from the planet. We are the lighthouse illuminating the path to freedom in the world and that is precisely why all those who covet what we have so desperately want to drag us down to their level.
Is Sharron Angle perfect? No. There are aspects of her platform I'm not thrilled about. But no candidate is perfect. And I'm certainly not going to elect someone like Harry Reid who feels he has the right to pick winners and losers (MGM over Echelon place, union folks over non-union folks) and sells America out for a few sheckles to the likes of the Cornhusker Kickback and the Louisiana Purchase part deux.
It's apparent to me that all you Rhinos are hoping that "can't keep his pants zipped up", Ensign, will do your duty for you with your wives. GOOD LUCK and GOD BLESS!!!
I'm no fan of Bill Raggio, but I don't discount his abilities, and his decision to endorse Reid was rational and commonsense. Harry Reid (whom I'm no big fan of either) is at least reasonably competent and able to work with others, while Sharon Angle is a right-wing crank that wouldn't even work with other Republicans when she was in the Legislature.
Amodei threatening Raggio's position is an example of the increasing radicalization and partisanship of the right. Bill Raggio is a small 'c' conservative who knows that the state would not be better served by a Tea Partier backed by shadowy people such as the billionaire Koch brothers.
If all the Republicrat "crooks" go to jail, they'll find the cells have been made cozy and warm by the body heat of Dumbocrats such as Herrera, Kenny & Chauncy-what's-her-face! People in glass houses should not throw stones, is an old saying and it cuts both ways!
Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer, who has used the race card and has the same Modus Operandi as Sen. Harry Reid in enacting new laws to maintain illegal immigration,. Voting--YES--on funding Sanctuary Cities (March 2008), even when deaths at the hands of illegal alien criminals has spiraled out of control; Voted--YES--on Comprehensive Immigration Reform--Amnesty; Voted--NO--In declaring the English official language of government; that would save millions of dollars in judicial documents in 176 foreign languages and professional translators for court appearances (June 2007). Voted--YES--on another Guest Worker program (May 2006), resembling the 1986 Immigration Control and Reform Act gave Amnesty that upped the population and in addition voted--YES--on illegal aliens being able to participate in our Social Security system (May 2006), that is on the rocks now and then providing Social Services to non citizens.
Heaven help us---Americans have worked all their lives so there able to collect Social Security to keep them afloat for the rest of their lives. But Barbara Boxer has attracted the people's outrage to join the rest of the Liberal crowd to enact this legislation, allowing foreigners who have never paid into this financial pool access to our Social Security? In my view as a Tea Party advocate--ALL these incumbents should be shown the road out of town, tarred and feathered. Federal law already has mandated free health care for anybody, who can dodge the US border Guards, plus education for their children and an overcrowded prison system. Estimates are over a hundred billion dollars a year, with a large proportion spent to support the instant citizenship of babies intentionally born here. None of these massive taxpayer funds cover the draining of public welfare at the State, County and city outpouring of welfare payment in services and cash.
Los Angeles is just one haven for illegal aliens and expenditures will keep skyrocketing upwards, if the majority of Democratic Liberals in Sacramento are not removed. California cannot pay its bills, because the amount expended to support the 2.5 million illegal alien households in the county. In the midterm elections watch cautiously illegal aliens violating federal voting laws. Be particularly observant of absentee balloting, as it's not that complicated for foreigners to vote and alter the direction of voting numbers. The whole system of "Honor Voting" has been compromised in the last ten years and may have severe implications in close races in LA and in every other precinct across the country.
bbtbrain,
I doubt your credentials as a Democrat, but nice try. However, plenty of room for you in the Tea Party, or perhaps you're already there? Definitely sounds like it. You are surely not in MY Democratic Party, and I've been a Democrat since before Kennedy, whom you quote, was elected.
Amodei is typical of do as I say don't do as I do Republican bs. For weeks now Republicans have been calling for the heads of Rangle and the nit wit female U S representative from Texas who cheated to give her family education grants. and I might add rightfully so. But I will be damned if they can clean thier own porch. Ensign is the scum of scum,he and his promise keeper lies need to go and he can take willy nilly Amodei with him. Hypoctite!
The Dems are in so much disarray. Pelosi thinks the economy is doing good since more people are on food stamps. Reid hates anyone who has a mortgage. He destroyed the job market. And closet Dems - should be uncovered for what they are.
Reid destroyed Nevada - the country and senile Reid must go
DUMP REID>