Jon Ralston - Las Vegas Sun

An early-state problem; and teachers union doesn’t relent: Jon Ralston:; Democrats are unlikely to follow in Republican footsteps on early-state status, and the teachers union doubles down on Democrats who opposed them — here’s your Friday Flash.

The Nevada GOP embarrasses itself — again: Jon Ralston:; The Democrats could not have planned the Republican presidential caucus any better if they actually had planned it (no, Ron Paul crazies, they really didn’t).

Home means Nevada to me: Jon Ralston:; By Jon Ralston; I write this Saturday morning, long before any caucus returns are in, but the results for Nevada already are: We lost.

Inside the campaign war rooms: Jon Ralston:; By Jon Ralston; AS THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY IN THE HISTORY OF NEVADA POLITICS looms Saturday, I had the privilege of being allowed inside each of the campaign’s inner sanctums this week.

A guide to Nevada for presidential candidates: Jon Ralston:; By Jon Ralston; As the Republican presidential hopefuls arrive in Nevada, I want to take some time to welcome them to our fair state and graciously provide some helpful pointers.

Here’s hoping GOP doesn’t botch Nevada’s big moment: Jon Ralston:; By Jon Ralston; I was wrong and I’m thrilled — and petrified.

Obama’s visit, a strange ballot and Goodmans galore: Jon Ralston:; By Jon Ralston; The president was here, the Republicans are coming, and an election already has begun — here’s your Friday Flash.

Is presidential race a replay of Reid-Angle?: Jon Ralston:; By Jon Ralston; Wherever the insurgent and surging Republican candidate went, the name linked to the Democratic incumbent could be heard with a sneer: Saul Alinsky, the leftist community organizer and author of “Rules for Radicals.”

Much at stake economically, politically in Station, Culinary fight: Jon Ralston:; By Jon Ralston; An escalating conflict between the city’s dominant, homegrown casino company and the state’s most aggressive, successful labor organization has emerged from the shadows of resorts to the brightness of the public square, threatening to force politicians to take sides and to inflict collateral damage on others inside and outside Nevada.

Sandoval's loyalty, kooky caucuses and a good Republican: Jon Ralston:; Emptying out the reporter’s notebook at the end of another eventful week in Nevada, home of the First in the West and First to be Irrelevant Caucus, with the usual dose of incandescent insight and snarky observations.

Adelson vs. the Establishment — again: Jon Ralston:; By Jon Ralston; In 1998, Sheldon Adelson put his money where his ideology was and rolled snake eyes.

The tax base discussion cometh (and then goeth): Jon Ralston:; By Jon Ralston; If you cover politics long enough, especially in Nevada, everything new will seem old.

Tark lives, Goynes wilts, Conklin triumphs: Jon Ralston:; A veritable blizzard of political observations, filled with blazing insight, remarkable pith and unflinching certitude:

Every number tells a story, don’t it?: Jon Ralston:; By Jon Ralston; Politics is about many things — policies, character, atmospherics. But it also is, inexorably, about numbers.

Heller goes to Hispanic Central and survives: Jon Ralston:; By Jon Ralston; Sen. Dean Heller strolled into Dona Maria’s restaurant near downtown Las Vegas on Friday morning knowing what was in store for him at a Hispanics in Politics breakfast.

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