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Obama makes rare bid for rural Nevada vote
Found: 2 Weeks 5 Days 12 Hours 30 Minutes ago
Las Vegas Sun - Wall Street runs through Las Vegas, campaigns (9-18-2008)Obama takes hard swings at McCain?s statements on economy (9-17-2008)Obama jabs McCain over economy in Nevada speech (9-17-2008)Democrats flock to see Obama in Elko (9-17-2008)Obama for PresidentMcCain-Palin 2008Barack Obama stopped here last week for his third visit of the campaign, and joked that he should be declared an ?honorary Elkonian.?The Democratic presidential nominee has invested more campaign resources in Elko, population 16,700, and other rural Nevada counties ? Fernley, Douglas and Carson City ? than any Democratic presidential candidate in recent memory.The Illinois senator thinks he can make inroads in the Republican strongholds and prevent a landslide for John McCain that could erase Obama?s expected electoral advantage in heavily Democratic Clark County. It?s a strategy that Republicans, and even some Democratic supporters of Obama, question, saying he should focus instead on Washoe County (Reno) when he visits Northern Nevada.?If Barack Obama rented a house and lived there from now until Election Day, he wouldn?t move that county by five points,? said Pete Ernaut, a Republican consultant who grew up in Elko.Indeed, Elko has resisted some of the Democratic advances seen elsewhere in the state.Although Democrats have made massive gains in voter registration, in Elko they have lost 200 registered voters since the 2004 presidential election. (President Bush got 78 percent of the vote in Elko in 2004 and 2000.)But Lance Whitney, the Obama campaign?s regional field director for 14 of Nevada?s 15 rural counties, predicted Obama would break through, aided by a national mood that?s anti-Republican. Also different this election, he said, is an organization the Obama campaign has been developing since before January?s caucus.?The reason other Democrats haven?t been able to make inroads here is that they had no rural field program,? he said. ?They spent no time there, no time on the ground with staff. Barack does. For the first time in the history of Nevada, a Democrat has focused a great deal of resources on very specific areas.?In November, Obama unveiled an extensive plan geared to rural Nevada. It included support for Nevada?s mining and ranching industries, creation of a better communications network and help for small businesses. In his speech Wednesday, he said he had learned a lot since his first visit to Elko about the importance of mining to such communities.Nevada?s population base is in Clark County, where Democrats outnumber Republicans by 96,000. Washoe County has about 5,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats.If McCain wins Nevada, it will be because the rural counties provide a backstop.But there are some positive signs for Democrats in the rural counties. In 2004, Democrats made up only 19 percent of voters outside Clark and Washoe counties. In August, Democrats made up 32 percent of voters in those counties, though much of that gain comes from the more suburban Carson City and Douglas County.At Wednesday?s rally in Elko, there was anecdotal evidence that some longtime Republicans would be switching their votes, if not their parties.?I?ve listened to him for the last nine months and think he?ll take us in the right direction,? said Donald Campbell, who said he had been a Republican voter for 40 years and never cast a ballot for a Democratic presidential candidate. Campbell said he is worried about the direction of the country, specifically the economy and the war in Iraq.Steve Watson, a Republican from Carson City who drove to Elko, said the first Democrat he voted for was John Kerry. Obama would be the second. Watson, with his wife Anita, said they were voting for Obama because of the war. Their son is serving a second tour of duty in Iraq.?Nevada is a swing state, and it shows he?s working the whole system,? Steve Watson said of Obama?s visit to Elko.Some Democrats have campaigned in the rural counties, only to see their efforts fizzle. Most recently, in 2006, state Sen. Dina Titus spent time in the rurals but was clobbered there by Gov. Jim Gibbons, who had represented the area as a congressman.Democratic Gov. Bob Miller, after first winning office in 1990, spent a significant amount of time visiting rural counties, working with leaders on ranching and mining issues, only to do worse there in his reelection campaign four years later.?It?s difficult on the presidential level for a Democratic candidate to overcome the inclination of smaller counties in rural Nevada,? Miller said. ?Should you disregard one area or segment of the population, concentrate more on your political strengths and bases? Or spend time going into the lion?s den??I believe in the latter. People respect individuals who they might not agree with on issues, if they make an effort to talk to them.?Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has argued that 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry could have won Nevada if he had put some effort into rural areas.Whitney, Obama?s rural organizer, said the campaign is gathering support, even if voter registration in places like Elko doesn?t reflect it.?Republicans have ruled for so long, people are a little afraid to switch parties,? he said. ?You mark my words, when people are in a private voting booth, on Nov. 4th, to cast their ballot, they?ll vote for Obama.?Tom Blankenship, chairman of the Churchill County Democratic Party, admitted he occasionally gets ribbed by friends for being a Democrat.?Recently, it?s been a little bit less,? he said....
Voter deadlines for general election
Found: 2 Weeks 6 Days 14 Hours 3 Minutes ago
Reno Gazette Journal - The close of registration for the Nov. 4 general election is Saturday, Oct. 4 by mail or Monday, Oct. 14 in person, with the Churchill County Clerk/Treasurer's Office which is open between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. Oct. 13 and 14....
Music festival and more coming to Fallon Oct. 3-5
Found: 2 Weeks 6 Days 14 Hours 3 Minutes ago
Reno Gazette Journal - Inspired by successful festivals in Virginia City and Bowers Mansion, Fallon will once again be hosting the 8th Annual Desert Oasis Music Festival....
LVEA board meets Sept. 22
Found: 2 Weeks 6 Days 14 Hours 8 Minutes ago
Reno Gazette Journal - The LVEA Board of Directors will meet in a regular session Sept. 22, 7 p.m., at the Churchill County Administration Building, 155 N. Taylor, Room 102. For more information, please call 423-0525....
Breakfast with the candidates
Found: 2 Weeks 6 Days 14 Hours 10 Minutes ago
Reno Gazette Journal - The Churchill County Democratic Party invites all candidates -- Democrat, Republican and Non-Partisan -- to be their guests at the Sunday morning Eagles breakfast between 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at the Fraternal Order of Eagles hall, 7977 Reno Hwy.. Come early and mix and mingle with the candidates in a social setting. There will be no speeches. Cost for the public is $5. There is no cost for the candidates. For information, please call 294-2201....
Greenwave Groove Greenwave spirit has returned
Found: 2 Weeks 6 Days 14 Hours 13 Minutes ago
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Fallon band provides entertainment for Palin rally
Found: 2 Weeks 6 Days 14 Hours 15 Minutes ago
Reno Gazette Journal - Fallon's Silverwing Band got the honor of performing for the Sarah Palin rally in Carson City last Sunday, Fallon was also represented by others who wanted to see the Republican vice presidential candidate in person at Mills Park....
C.A.R.E. after school program offered
Found: 2 Weeks 6 Days 14 Hours 17 Minutes ago
Reno Gazette Journal - Parks and Recreation announces a new program this school year. It's the C.A.R.E. (Churchill Aquatic Recreation Enrichment) After School Program, for youth ages 6 -- 13. The CARE program will offer homework time, a reading program, fun and games, snacks, arts & crafts, swimming, and much more. The CARE program will be held at the Cottonwood Building at the Fairgrounds Monday through Friday. Cost is $35 per week per child or $8 daily drop-in per child. We also offer special discounts for multiple children with pre-paid monthly reservations. Register at the Churchill County Parks and Recreation Office, 325 Sheckler Road. For more information, please call 423-7733....
Four-day school week considered by District
Found: 2 Weeks 6 Days 14 Hours 19 Minutes ago
Reno Gazette Journal - Churchill County School District has submitted a formal proposal to Roy J. Casey, program director for the Western Nevada Regional Training Program (WNRTP), to direct a feasibility study regarding a four-day school week....
Hundreds turn out for Dini Picnic
Found: 3 Weeks 21 Hours 21 Minutes ago
Reno Gazette Journal - SILVER SPRINGS--Hundreds of people both Democrats and Republicans spend their Sunday afternoon at Joe Dini's Old Fashioned Democratic Picnic at Fort Churchill State Park....
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