Shelley Berkley
Just the Facts, Ma’am
October 11th, 2012
To understand some of what we have recently heard in the campaigns requires us to remember one of the most important days in American history, Oct. 17, 2005. On that date, Stephen Colbert coined the word “truthiness.” Read more »
The Numbers Game
September 28th, 2012
Could Nevada vote by a wide margin to re-elect Barack Obama and then elect a Republican to the Senate and to three of the four House seats? Yes. Read more »
How Las Vegas Hurt Itself
September 19th, 2012
A recent campaign ad tells us a lot about the law of unintended consequences. Read more »
Everything Old Is New Again
August 1st, 2012
Here’s the latest news: Nevada is a bellwether state. Want proof? Try watching television for half an hour without seeing Barack Obama or Mitt Romney approving this message. Read more »
No Real Surprises in Primaries
June 13th, 2012
The primary votes are in and, well, they prove that a small percentage of voters can have a lot of influence, and that we need to move the primary back to September and start shaking sense into people in hopes that more of them will participate. Read more »
¿Como se dice Berkley?
May 3rd, 2012
U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley’s “Latinos for Shelley” group made its debut as April ended, and a few things about this effort on behalf of her U.S. Senate campaign are worth noting. Read more »
The Ethics Dance
March 28th, 2012
The late Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart is most remembered for the greatest sentence ever written in a Supreme Court opinion, in which he explained hardcore pornography: “I know it when I see it.” Read more »
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Berkley and the Risky Business of Ethical Nuance
September 22nd, 2011
The classic dilemma for anyone in the public eye: Where does a conflict of interest begin and end? Where is the dividing line between serving the public and helping a friend? And if you haven’t crossed that line but it appears that you have, what is the political fallout? Read more »
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Advantage Heller? Not So Fast
April 28th, 2011
Since John Ensign’s recent announcement that he will leave the U.S. Senate on May 3, analysts have made two assumptions. First, that Gov. Brian Sandoval will appoint Republican Rep. Dean Heller to replace Ensign. Second, that the appointment would give Heller an edge in his expected 2012 Senate race against Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley. Read more »
