2008 Caucus

Harry Reid accentuates the positive in final campaign push: Thursday, October 7, 2010; THE SENATE RACE:; By Anjeanette Damon; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has returned to the state for a final campaign push in which he will attempt to persuade Nevadans to return him to office by not only scaring voters away from his opponent but also giving them a list of reasons to support him.

Democratic presidential caucus: Tuesday, September 16, 2008; Checking Back:; By Brendan Buhler; They looked ahead. Did they hit the jackpot? A look back at the predictions of a few who were caught up in election fever as the Democratic Party presidential caucus approached.

When the skies were brighter: Wednesday, August 27, 2008; Looking Back:; Hillary Clinton’s long quest for the presidency officially ended Tuesday in Denver as she urged her followers to support Barack Obama.

Quiet vote pleases most; some miss caucus flair: Sunday, April 13, 2008; By David McGrath Schwartz; It was a quick in and out with minimal chaos. You didn’t even have to talk to your neighbors. And it ended up not really changing anything.

Convention ends in chaos, so Dems need a do-over: Sunday, February 24, 2008; By J. Patrick Coolican, Michael Mishak; The Clark County Democratic Convention turned into a fiasco Saturday, with a host of problems that were entirely predictable but blithely ignored by county party leadership.

Democracy? Not really: Monday, February 18, 2008; Clinton or Obama — ‘superdelegates’ could sway nomination; By David McGrath Schwartz; It might be the Democratic caucuses and primaries, but that doesn’t mean it’s a democratic process. The selection of the Democratic presidential nominee could come down to the choices made by elected officials and other party leaders, including those from Nevada. It’s the latest reminder that the parties don’t have to follow otherwise treasured electoral principles when picking their nominee.

State Dems: Caucus tab worth it: Sunday, February 17, 2008; Party owes schools $100,000, but gains in voters priceless; By Michael Mishak; Like waking up with a doozy of a hangover after a great party, the Nevada Democratic Party is recovering from last month’s record-breaking caucuses with a financial headache.

Nevada’s importance is tied to caucus: Sunday, February 3, 2008; Jill Derby; Our early position — and all of the rallies, debates, forums and coffee shop visits that come with that — could be put in peril if we did not have a caucus.

Nevada caucuses left their mark on hopefuls: Sunday, February 3, 2008; Clinton, Obama use lessons learned here in other states; By Michael Mishak; The Democratic caucuses served as a critical dress rehearsal for the campaigns of Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as they head into Tuesday, the biggest day of presidential nominating contests in U.S. history.

Boulder City has big caucus turnout: Monday, January 28, 2008; LOOKING IN ON: SUBURBS:; By Mike Trask; Boulder City always gets a high voter turnout, and this month’s presidential caucus was no different.

The final numbers are in ...: Friday, January 25, 2008; FLASHPOINT:; By Jon Ralston; on the Nevada Democratic caucus ...

The Culinary’s lag, the Reids factor and the race’s racial divide: Wednesday, January 23, 2008; By Jon Ralston; The insta-punditry has been dispensed. The caucus is fading from memory. And, after a whirlwind romance, the campaigns have dumped us for a Southern belle.

Principal appalled by mess at caucus site: Wednesday, January 23, 2008; Campaign signs, litter left everywhere including painful place for him; By Emily Richmond; The rules for using school campuses for Saturday’s caucuses were fairly simple. Easy enough, in fact, for any elementary school student to follow.

Rush to judgment on Kucinich, debate: Wednesday, January 23, 2008; Short hearing led to quick decision that was roundly criticized, overturned; By Brian Eckhouse; The loser of last week’s Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas may not have been Hillary Clinton, John Edwards or Barack Obama. It appears to be Nevada’s courts.

Why rural voters broke for Obama: Tuesday, January 22, 2008; Results could hint at a big shift in Republican-controlled counties; By Alexandra Berzon; One intriguing outcome of Saturday’s Democratic caucus is that Barack Obama, a Chicago politician whose appeal nationwide is deep among affluent liberals and college students, broke through in Nevada’s mining and ranching counties.