I’m thinking probably not. While the vast majority of Nevada’s income comes from gaming, technically “tourism gaming”, there is no love for the gamblers, only their money.
(A friend noted that in such gambling areas, you will never see a “genuine smile”, a very interesting cultural observation to say the least, though way too complex to try to explain. Very deep meanings.)
However, the mood on the street is probably close to hostility, since so many of the tourists come to Nevada not to give something to the state, or even just neutrally have fun, but to take from others, in what is effectively a less than honorable way. It is a predator-prey place.
So what is the mood to “carpetbaggers?” Though many people came to Nevada and set down roots there, they actually contribute, so are soon no longer outsiders. Most of the post-WWII western cities are like that.
But “carpetbaggers”, like the original carpetbaggers, have no love for the place or its people, and just want to use them for their own advantage and profit before leaving. The modern term “transients” is perhaps a better one.
In Nevada, they are always on the lookout for casino cheats, con artists, thieves and robbers looking to prey on the gamblers, gamblers who spend more than they have, as well as the usual assortments of criminal scum.
So enter Romney and the RNC. Like it or not, the Paulites have manipulated the system in Nevada to their advantage, and the Romney people and the RNC don’t like that, because they want those delegates anyway, even if they don’t want to get them the right way.
This sounds like something all too common in Nevada, and not something they like. So it will be interesting to watch and see what happens.