Harry Reid can rest a little easier. Republican Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki won’t run in the already-overstuffed Republican primary for the right to challenge him, and will instead go for another term as LG.
Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki has decided not to run for the U.S. Senate because it would have pitted him against strong Republican primary opponents and hurt the party’s efforts to defeat Sen. Harry Reid, several GOP sources told the Las Vegas Review-Journal today.
Krolicki was making an announcement later today, saying he will run for re-election instead.
Or is Harry Reid breathing any easier? The most recent Rasmussen poll indicated that, at this point, Krolicki actually didn’t match up against Reid quite as well as some of the Republicans (Danny Tarkanian, Sue Lowden) who haven’t been elected (or indicted) before, but who’ve been in the race long enough to build up some name rec. The question remains, though, whether whichever one of these newbies emerges from the primary has the electoral chops to exploit Harry Reid’s weaknesses enough to overcome his mightily-funded, battle-tested machine.
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…said in its poll. Maybe I’m wrong and Krolicki remains damaged goods from his criminal prosecution, but I’m skeptical that problem would hold over time. I think over time Krolicki just becomes more formidable than the other Rethugs simply because he holds a real office, and a statewide one to boot.
Rasmussen numbers are always interested. They numbers only mean republicans are not capable of fight strong for this seat. D Tarkanian and S Lowden have very low level fundraising and I suspect the chance of B Krolichy for good fundraising would not be much better.
The same about Colorado. Rasmussen’s last poll find forget the gubernatorial race and focus republican efforts for senate. J Norton has too low level fundraising, but better than nevadan challengers, and republicans can not keep the fight for senate and gubernatorial races in Colorado.
I think in next months Rasmussen will increase his presure in OH-Sen, MO-Sen and KY-Sen races. They are have low level limits fundraising in NV-Sen, NH-Sen, CO-Sen or AR-Sen races and they can not campaign very strong. Is the same problem what has E Marshall in NC-Sen.
Danny has more scandals around him than a lot of candidates for public office, if his dear old dad was involved Danny wasn’t far behind. All it takes is a little opposition research, just a tad. Anyone who’s a college basketball fan knows this stuff, you don’t have to be from Nevada,
that voters are not actually keen on electing doctrinaire professional Republicans this election. They seem to prefer nobodies whose only clear commitment is to oppose the conservaDem/corporatist crap going on on Capitol Hill.
But I think he might’ve ended up being the strongest candidate in the end. He was cleared of his main scandal, unlike most of the Republican frontrunners.
Sue “Yucca Mountain” Lowden & Danny “Crazypants” Tarkanian both have BIG flaws that Harry Reid’s massive warchest could point out constantly to voters once the nomination happens.
Harry Reid may seem as nice and non-threatening as Wayne Brady, but he will cut a bitch. Rory, however, may have a lot more trouble against the competent AG, especially with wildcard Goodman out.