FLASHPOINT for Dec 08, 2006

Friday, Dec. 8, 2006 | 7:12 a.m.

The New West Project. It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? And, yes, we Nevadans are part of this new West. What is it? The Associated Press reports that the endeavor, to be unveiled Dec. 18, "would outline strategies for reaching Western voters and the issues critical to them." The story says that "prominent Western Democrats who have snatched Senate seats and governorships from Republicans in recent years are joining forces with the hope of spreading their party's success to the White House." Sen. Harry Reid, whose state got the early caucus, and Sen. Ken Salazar, whose state (Colorado) wants the national convention, are supposed to be key advisers. And they will have plenty of help from Western governors - just not here.

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