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By Anjeanette Damon (contact) 
Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 | 11:48 a.m.
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller is in a bit of an awkward position as a Republican who has spent years in Congress staking out a conservative position.
By his own admission, Heller is relying on Barack Obama voters to hand him a re-election victory.
“There are plenty of crossover voters,” Heller said. “I see plenty of Obama-Heller voters, but I don’t see too many Romney-Berkley voters.
“I clearly need the Obama voters to win.”
Heller’s won them before. In 2008, his first re-election bid in the mostly Republican 2nd Congressional District, both Heller and Obama won Washoe County.
Heller, who was appointed to replace former Sen. John Ensign last year, needs to repeat that performance—in Washoe County particularly—to beat Democrat Shelley Berkley for the seat.
The pair have been engaged in a caustic and close battle for the seat. Public opinion polls put them within a percentage point or two of each other.
But if Heller is counting on the Obama vote for his own victory, does that mean he’s written off a Romney victory in Nevada? Not necessarily.
“I think it’s going to be real close, but I think they can do it,” Heller said shortly after GOP running mate Paul Ryan delivered his final campaign speech in Reno. “I just chatted with Congressman Ryan and he said it will be more difficult to win Nevada than Ohio but that they think they can win both.”
Does this mean he thinks he will lose?
I don't think I can remember ever hearing a Republic make a not so veiled plea for Democratic voters to vote for him.
It appears a last ditch act of desperation, whether needed or not.
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I was talking to a friend in Portugal who heard my complaints about our elections. She told me that their campaigns are only 1 month long, then the vote. She said it was sufficient time. I got depressed, and told her how lucky she was.
Just image a one month campaign! I wish.
Heller seems to be living in a fantasy world.
Heller is an appointed member to the Senate. Not elected. Appointed. Not even popularly elected. Appointed. He replaced a disgusting human being who quit in utter disgrace from the Senate (Ensign).
Heller doesn't seem to point out the fact his voting record is just as horrible as Ensign's. As a matter of fact, Heller is one of the reasons why the 112th Congress will go down in American political history as the most useless, incompetent, and ineffective one EVER.
Heller, during this Senate Race, hasn't campaigned for ANYTHING. He just chose to attack Ms. Berkley relentlessly and savagely, while clouding his record in Congress. And he only permits the dirty angry attack money from shadowy campaign groups deluge the media for him. And he hopes that will carry him through.
For Heller to say someone votes for President Obama and then votes for him also is absolutely absurd.
Everyone knows that the Tea/Republican Party debacle will continue with a vote for Heller. He already took us to Hell. A vote for him will only be Heller.
To vote for Obama and Heller is pretty much the same as putting whipped cream on a hot dog. Don't make sense.
People are going to vote straight ticket. No more of this horrible Tea/Republican Party over reach agenda. It stops here.
There WILL be a down ballot effect here in Nevada.
Obama/Biden 2012! AND a Democratic Party majority in both the House and the Senate!
Heller will beat Berkley and Romney will win by a very wide margin. Just remember way more Democrats will vote Republican than the other way around.
I voted for Dean Heller proudly
You can count on a lot of split tickets simply because Reid is soooo despised. I'll give him 5-9%.
He didn't get my vote.
Good ol' Dean. Out begging for votes like a Trick or Treater.
Unfortunately, siding with the Republican'ts almost every single time is going to cost him. Does he really think that a Democrat is going to say "Yes, we should support big oil and end abortion"?
Apparently, chuck333 has fooled himself into believing it. Pandering to extremists is a tricky wire to walk.
Sadly, he probably does honestly believe that. Romney lost it when he pandered to the "no abortions under any circumstances" nutjobs. Same thing here. Hell, the Republicans couldn't even beat Reid during one of the most anti-Democrat elections ever. It wasn't even close.
Why would Obama voters select a candidate who believes that affordable health care is not in line with Biblical values?
That will be interesting to see how that shakes out...
Best choice in that race is none of the above. Heller is relyinig on the public to forget that this is not a re election vote for him because he was never elected in the first place. None of the above sounds good to me.
Heller will win, we have already seen what a nothing Berkley is.
Apparently, chuck333 has fooled himself into believing it. Pandering to extremists is a tricky wire to walk.
Pinball I pander to no one especially politicians. I believe that abortion rights should be left to women. Odd isn't it that a conservative would think that way. I don't look at one issue to make a choice. I look at all issues and then decide. One thing is sure, like him or not Romney is a real good business man. The president has no clue how to run a business or balance a budget. Heller will win because the presidency doesn't mean as much as Congress and thats what needs to be fixed more so than the president. If Obama wins the next four years will be more of the same. Higher debt, and an inept Congress. The Senate is a joke, and I find it hard to believe that you as a Democrat don't hold Reid accountable for not passing a budget.
Like I said Heller wins easily and Romney by a landslide. Florida, Ohio and probably Pennsylvania will go Romeny. Nevada? never for Romney. I mean think about it, Nevada voted for Reid.