Eric Herzik
Eric Herzik
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This is the problem that any national leader faces within his state. He has to take some positions nationally that probably do hurt him back in Nevada, and he has to be more outspoken.
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In terms of his behavior, you can make that direct analogy about his political style.
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Dawn Gibbons has always worked. She was a successful businesswoman in her own right,
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He doesn't avoid hits to get where he wants to go. You saw that in the (state record) tax increase (in 2003). Raising taxes is never popular, especially with the Republicans. But Guinn went in and took the shots because he felt it needed to be done.
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Gibbons found his niche in national security, and while that does not have a direct line back to Nevada, he was able to pursue it as long as he was right on Nevada issues like Yucca Mountain, public lands, mining and gaming.
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It could be a negative statement about life in Nevada, but when you're talking family issues, it could be (about) any number of other factors, ... That goes for CEOs, not just little college professors.
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Absolutely, (he's the front-runner). He's got name recognition. He's run campaigns in every county in the state. And he's got money.
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Here in Nevada, the political process is largely conducted through individual power brokers.
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If you are going to run for partisan office, particularly if it is full time, at some point you have to leave government employment, ... This gives him some breathing room, but it doesn't get him off the hook. At some point, he will have to take a leave or resign.
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Absolutely it hurts him at home. He has to take up the cause of the most liberal wing of the party.
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Politicians will tell you that their spouses get more upset with the criticisms than they do. That is what is going on here.
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I don't think he's going to want to let this go unanswered. You don't want to see it (the rating) slip any more, or you're on the wrong side of the equation.
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It is also somewhat sexist to think that she has to stop her career so Jim can be governor. What if (Democratic candidate) Dina Titus is elected governor? Will her husband give up his career as a college professor to become the first man?
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This should be yet another wake-up call for Gibson.