Posted on 08/05/2006 2:37:22 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
The first thing to notice about state Sen. Bob Beers is his mouth-closed, impish grin, like a teenager who's just made a lippy remark to his geometry teacher. (And often, Beers has just made a smart-alecky quip.)
The second thing to notice are his shoes - bulky, black and sensible, which is to say, hideous. But never mind that.
Beers, who's running for governor as a Republican, actually has a reason for the grin this week. A poll done for the gaming industry by national pollster Peter Hart shows Beers trailing the front-runner, Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., by just 8 percentage points, with 22 percent still undecided. He has trailed in previous polls by 40 or more.
Gibbons, like a sleeping bear finally roused, has finally acknowledged Beers, sending out a negative mailer about him.
(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegassun.com ...
Good news for Nevada conservatives!!!
Jim Gibbons... Harry Reid's best "Republican" friend in Nevada.
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