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Amodei named Trump Nevada campaign chairman

Amodei named Trump campaign chairman in NevadaLAS VEGAS (AP) — Donald Trump campaign officials say they’ve named Rep. Mark Amodei of Carson City as their Nevada state chairman. Trump said i ...

Carson City Republican Party BBQ

BBQ this Saturday 9/17 11:00 AM Mills Park
Event Date: 
September 17, 2016 - 11:00am

Join us for a BBQ with Republican elected officials. Grab a yard sign to show your support for Donald Trump and Dr. Joe Heck! Stay and phone bank or canvass your neighborhood afterwards to help Mr. Trump take back the White House and hold our majority in the US Senate!

This is sure to be a lot of fun

RSVP appreciated but not required...

Trump vs Clinton: Too Much Alike or Polar Opposites? (Sponsored)

In many ways Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could be considered much alike. Those two would dispute that opinion vigorously. But the American voting public might be interested in the following:

1. Both have low scores with the American public concerning trust and honesty when it comes to many polls.

GOP candidate Donald Trump in and out of south shore Lake Tahoe quickly for fundraiser

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump was greeted by nearly 900 attendees inside and some demonstrators outside a fundraising dinner at Harrah's Lake Tahoe in Stateline on Friday night.

Reid blames Congress for rise of Trump

Sen. Harry Reid said Tuesday he blames the rise of Donald Trump on the Republican Congress.“The real destruction of the Republican party started when Obama was elected,” Reid sai ...

Franken campaigns for Democrats in Carson

Senator Al Franken of Minnesota, known for his political satire and his time on “Saturday Night Live” before entering office, took his best comedic shots at Donald Trump while supporting De ...

Franken campaigns for Democrats in Carson City

Senator Al Franken of Minnesota, known for his political satire and his time on “Saturday Night Live” before entering office, took his best comedic shots at Donald Trump while supporting De ...

Donald Trump coming to Lake Tahoe for late-August fundraiser

STATELINE — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is headed to Nevada later this month for a fundraiser with the Nevada Republican Party. A dinner featuring Trump is set for Friday, Aug. 26 at Harrah’s Lake ...

Congressman Mark Amodei says he’s still with Trump

Rep. Mark Amodei says despite the nominee’s continuing gaffs, he’s still on board for Donald Trump.But he said Trump has a ...

Harry Reid on whether Trump is qualified, the electoral map and more

This was Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid after Hillary Clinton's visit to Las Vegas at a union hall -- best part is at 2:40 when I asked him if Donald Trump is qualified to be president:

A Potentially Potent Running Mate (sponsored)

As most of my readers know when it comes to politics I am a registered Independent. Most other Independents that I spend time around are individual thinkers who appreciate space and time to make up their minds before voting They are not party hardliners as are many Democrats and Republicans. Most Independents that I actually have met several times and waded into great exchanges of political conversation with struck me as voters who are very careful giving their vote to anyone.

Trump vice president nominee Governor Mike Pence to be in Carson City Monday

UPDATE 9PM: Republican Vice President nominee, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will appear at the Carson Nugget on Monday, 3 p.m. Go here for the signup website to attend.
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Indiana Governor Mike Pence, the vice presidential nominee of Republican candidate Donald Trump, will make a campaign swing through Carson City Monday afternoon.

Pence will appear at town hall in Carson City at a yet-to-be announced location beginning at 3 p.m. and then head to Reno for a rally at 7 p.m., according to a Trump campaign statement.

Thoughts on the Republican National Convention

Nearly everyone, it seems, has been focused lately on Donald Trump’s nomination by the Republicans and now the chaos of the Democrat convention. We want to celebrate some other important aspects of the GOP convention (where Ron was a delegate) as reflected in speeches by Paul Ryan, Scott Walker and Mike Pence.

Independents Day Letter To Donald Trump

I want Trump to

To promote our mandate as outlined below, The People hereby contribute the first billion dollars to your Presidential campaign fund. If you need more to avoid accepting any special interest donations, just ask and every true American will donate. You are our champion for saving the American dream.

Musings for November 2016 (sponsored)

As a voter like you, I am listening to, viewing, and reading much on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. One is well known in Washington politics and the other also well known but outside the Washington beltway in terms of political experience. Both Clinton and Trump are the presumptive Democratic and Republican candidates for president of the United States respectively. Both have fought very contentious campaigns, Both do not carry a high degree of trust with the American voting public, but for different reasons.

Democrats are unified....in dodging questions about Hillary and email probe

Since I am a fun guy to have at parties, when the Democrats held a "we are unfied" presser Wednesday, I decided to ask the federal candidates pounding Donald Trump about their own backing of a woman involved in an FBI probe.

It May Not Be Our Choice

Event Date: 
May 15, 2016 (All day)

Recently, and over breakfast with two of my friends and colleagues, I was presented with an interesting question.

“What would happen if neither Hillary Clinton, nor, Donald Trump in the general election, did not receive the required Electoral College votes to become President of the United States. What would happen?”

This piqued my curiosity, as the American people are somewhat unsettled as to who they should vote for to be the next President of the United States.

Opinions Challenged

Elected officials, lobbyists, political candidates, activists, and media pundits - the political class - far too often project little more than self-interest-based opinion. The balance of so many lay people's opinions are too often just that - opinion - uninformed, but strongly held. Now is the time for Isaac Asimov's observation: Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them every once in a while, or the light won't come in."

I can see why Sheldon Adelson endorsed Donald Trump

As the New York Times reported, Sheldon Adelson has endorsed Donald Trump for president.
Why? Because they are both Republicans and Trump won "fair and square," as Adelson ...

As Campaign Momentum Increases, Republican Chris Forbush Files Declaration of Candidacy for State Assembly

Carson City – Amid increased campaign momentum, Carson City resident Chris Forbush officially declared his candidacy for Assembly District 40 on March 18th.

Since being the first candidate to announce his bid for the Assembly seat back in January, Forbush has been building a strong organization prepared to reach every Republican voter in the District in person before the Republican Primary on June 14th.

In detail:The Donald trumps the Republican opposition

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump continued his domination of the Republican selection process Tuesday as he recorded huge wins both in Nevada ...

Trump comes in first in Nevada, Churchill County

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump came in first in both Nevada and Churchill County after results were tallied Tuesday in the state’s cacusuc.The Associated Press said Marco Rubio finish ...

Trump has dominant win in Nevada

Notching three in a row, Donald Trump decisively won Nevada’s Republican caucuses Tuesday as Marco Rubio bid to elbow out Ted Cruz for second place in an increasingly urgent effort to slam th ...

Update: Trump has dominant win in Nevada; takes 14 delegates

With a big win in Nevada, Donald Trump claimed a third straight commanding victory in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. A tight race for second between Marco Rubio and Te ...

Trump winner of Nevada GOP caucuses

Donald Trump notched a win in Nevada's Republican caucuses on Tuesday as Marco Rubio bid to elbow out Ted Cruz for second place in an increasingly urgent effort to slam the brakes on the Trump juggernaut.

Republican feud escalates; SC Gov. Haley backs Rubio

CHAPIN, S.C. — A three-way feud among the GOP’s leading White House contenders escalated Wednesday, with Republican Ted Cruz daring Donald Trump to sue him ...

Carson City sheriff’s log: Argument over Donald Trump leads to assault arrest

A 21-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday on a misdemeanor charge of battery after allegedly punching his neighbor after the two began to argue about presidential candidate Donald Trump, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Poll: Trump, Clinton way ahead in Nevada

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are way ahead in a new poll conducted for Morning Consult of registered voters in Nevada.
This should be taken with a grain of salt because caucusgoers and registered voters are much different universes. And Nevada is very hard to poll, especially for low-turnout ...

Trump indulges supporter at Sparks rally over debunked Iran conspiracy theory

During his appearance in Sparks on Thursday, Donald Trump said he had heard the same nonsensical conspiracy theory about Secretary of State John Kerry's daughter's connection to Iran -- the implication being that this affected his negotiations on the nuclear deal.

Ten thousand words of Donald Trump

What follows is a transcript of Donald Trump’s “speech” at the Treasure Island on Thursday, a trip into a rhetorical heart of darkness that makes Dennis Hopper in “Apocalypse Now” sound coherent.

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