Las Vegas Sun

April 24, 2024

Flashpoint for Dec. 7, 2005

The weapons of Gibbons destruction may not have been found, but may be discovered. So says national pundit Stu Rothenberg, who this month in his newsletter officially moved the governor's race into the "narrow advantage incumbent party" listing. Rothenberg leads with frontrunner Jim Gibbons facing a primary challenge, but makes no judgment on whether it is competitive. Then, on the battle between Democrats Dina Titus and Jim Gibson, he says some Democrats "believe Gibson, a moderate who should appeal to some GOP voters, would make the better general election candidate, and Titus is running to his left in the primary." Question: How does she get to Gibson's right?

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