Posted on 09/01/2009 6:52:43 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
Can any Nevada FReepers shed any light on Sue Lowden and Danny Tarkanian? Tarkanian seems to be stronger in the polls (both lead Reid in head-to-heads), but he doesn't have a very good track record in elections. I would assume Lowden has more political connections, fundraising connections, and has held elective office in Nevada before.
Who is the more conservative candidate between Tarkanian and Lowden?
Thanks.
A conservative please.
I don’t know about those two but I’d vote for
“Air Force Amy” or “Sunset Thomas”!
Those two would give “WhxxxHouse” Harry a real
run for his office.
Danny does not impress me at all. If it was not for his dad we would not know him at all. Sue is an ex news talker who was known for her looks.
She probaly has more experiance for the job then a dime a dozen middle of the road or lower lawyer with a famous name who has spent more lifetime coaching basketball then third rate lawyering.
I would hold my nose and vote for Sue unless I hear some super things about ghetto speech Danny.
PS disclaimer, I like Danny and the family. I just doubt his ability to be a senator. Although Al Franken is doing it.
Tarkanian is a great name to have in Vegas.
I’m not from Nevada, but I think a woman beating out old Harry Reid would be icing on the cake.
A Republican Woman putting old Harry out to pasture.
How poetic is that?
I just got a letter from Sharon Angle that made it sound like she is the one.
Heres a few links I found, including one from FR
http://elizabethcrum.blogivists.com/tag/lowden/
http://blogs.lasvegascitylife.com/various-things-and-stuff/2008/03/05/sue-lowden-may-be-crazy
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/52269992.html
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310914/posts
Heres Dannys myspace page
Click here if you want to hold a party for Danny
hahaha I dunno about that page
What about Sharon Angle? The Club for Growth endorsed her two years ago in a GOP primary for Heller’s seat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqrYTZ1kWrE&feature=related
Dannys my space
http://www.myspace.com/dtarkanian
Sue Lowdens blog She says the right things.
http://suelowden.blogivists.com/2009/03/30/by-change-they-mean-change-the-subject/#more-65
I dont know anything about her. But I moved to Northern Arizona 4 years ago, so I am not real current.
http://www.sharronangle.com/
I have some experience with Nevada politics, and have no affiliation with any of the aforementioned candidates, so here is my candid assessment:
Congressman Dean Heller was the ideal candidate, but he already has (prematurely in my view) announced he is not running and is staying in his safe House seat - apparently no fire in the belly.
Brian Sandoval would be the next best candidate - but it looks for sure that he resigned his Federal Judicial position to run for Governor instead.
Sue Lowden is the most electable of the other names mentioned. She is telegenic, has won a state senate seat previously, an has access to BIG bucks through her husband Paul, who used to own the Sahara Hotel. All of those are big pluses. The downside is that she has been out of politics for a long time, her “grass roots” abilities are suspect, and her views might be a bit on the moderate side.
Danny Tarkanian has the famous name, and currently leads in polls. However, he is a less-than-compelling public speaker and has lost in two previous attempts at local and state offices - not an inspiring track record. The famous name obviously helps, but he will need to show more skill and savvy to beat a candidate who can be ruthless and will be spending upwards of $25 Million Dollars.
Sharon Angle is the most conservative of the candidates mentioned, and she is also a strong campaigner. She has, however, lost GOP primary races for State Senate and Congress, is from up North, and has little money or statewide name recognition.
Bottom line: At this point, I think that Sue Lowden is probably the strongest of the potential GOP candidates, and based on his defensive comments about her I think she is the candidate Sen. Reid fears the most as well...
Angle’s poor public behavior in the wake of her narrow loss for the GOP nomination for the 2nd district House seat in 2006 (which almost resulted in the Dems winning it), extending to yet another loss when she challenged the RINO State Senate leader Bill Raggio last year, showed she is not the right person for us to be supporting. I was disappointed, because I supported her for that race in ‘06.
Post #16. She doesn’t have the right temperament to hold office.
Jim Gibbons is badly damaged and likely to lose to any Dem nominee, which is why Judge Sandoval is running for Governor. Hopefully Gibbons will do the right thing and stand aside for the good of the party.
Agreed; I very much thank Gov. Gibbons for holding the line on taxes - However he is radioactive politically, and given his negatives even if he were to somehow win a split GOP primary he has little to no chance of holding the Governorship.
Fortunately, I think that Brian Sandoval becomes the odds on favorite, especially with Rory Reid having his father as an albatross around his neck.
Despite Gov. Gibbons’ stratospheric negatives, Sen. Ensign’s disgraceful affair, no GOP party organization to speak of, and the ACORN-funded surge in Democratic voters, 2010 is looking better and better. Obama’s dropping poll numbers, Sen. Reid’s dangerously high negative ratings, and an atmosphere becoming more and more conducive nationally for the GOP and it now looks like we have a good chance of holding the Governership AND potentially knocking off our abrasive, out-of-touch liberal Senator. Let’s hope things continue moving in our direction...
We’d have to nominate someone absolutely toxic in order to lose against Reid (and one wonders if the national party will step in at some point, even Zero, and tell him he needs to step aside - they may do that with Dodd in CT, who also ties or trails his opponents).
Re: Gibbons, I’m not entirely sure Rory Reid will even get the Dem nod, he is getting the same fallout from his dad (that, and the fact he wouldn’t even be able to hold a job without his father’s influence). I saw polling data that had him trailing Mayor Oscar Goodman, but it isn’t clear if Goodman will officially run as a Democrat. Politics1 says he may enter as an Independent. If Reid gets the nomination, Goodman runs Indy, and Judge Sandoval gets the GOP nod, it’s conceivable it could end up with Sandoval getting, say, 55%, Goodman with 30% and Rory Reid with 15%. The big question is whether that would be enough to put the NV Senate back in GOP hands after we lost it last year on the strength of their taking out our Clark County members (the House likely out of the question).
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