Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:00:52 +0000

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid criticized the Republican National Committee Tuesday for likening him to Scooby Doo. Washington (CNN) – When it comes to raising money, Scooby Doo is on the minds of Republicans and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Reid criticized the Republican National Committee Tuesday for likening him to the cartoon dog, although the Nevada [...]

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:04:16 +0000

Sen. Harry Reid will file for re-election on Monday, according to his campaign. (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is making it official. The four term Democratic senator from Nevada will file for re-election Monday in Las Vegas, according to Reid's campaign. While he's raised a large amount of campaign cash, polls of Nevada voters suggest [...]

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:42:50 +0000

A new poll has Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid trailing 11 points behind his nearest Republican competitor. (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid remains extremely vulnerable to a Republican challenger this November, according to a new poll. A Mason Dixon/Las Vegas Review-Journal survey of registered Nevada voters indicates Reid losing to the leading two Republican challengers [...]

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:10:13 +0000

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin announced Tuesday she will make appearances at Tea Party gatherings in Nevada and Massachusetts over the next two months. (CNN) – Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin announced Tuesday she will make appearances at Tea Party gatherings in Nevada and Massachusetts over the next two months. In a blog [...]

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:14:39 +0000

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told the White House on Tuesday to 'lay off Las Vegas' after President Obama slighted the city during a riff about government spending. Washington (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told the White House on Tuesday to "lay off Las Vegas" after President Obama slighted the city during a riff [...]

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:40:50 +0000

Sue Lowden is up with her first ad of the 2010 capaign. (CNN) - Sue Lowden, one of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's top Republican challengers, is up with her first ad of the 2010 campaign. The 30-second spot is all biographical and describes Lowden, a former state senator and onetime television news anchor, as a "conservative" [...]

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:01:13 +0000

Harry Reid is being targeted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Washington (CNN) – Republicans on Monday were quick to pounce on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, for comparing the battle over health care to the battle over the legacy of slavery. The National Republican Senatorial Committee purchased a Web ad on the popular Drudge Report [...]

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:09:29 +0000

Harry Reid is being targeted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Washington (CNN) – Republicans on Monday were quick to pounce on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, for comparing the battle over health care to the battle over the legacy of slavery. The National Republican Senatorial Committee purchased a Web ad on the popular Drudge Report [...]

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:32:22 +0000

Harry Reid has a disapproval rating in Nevada of 50 percent. WASHINGTON (CNN) – When it comes to questions about his sagging poll numbers, Sen. Harry Reid has a simple response: Everything is fine. At a press conference on Capitol Hill Thursday, the Senate Majority Leader was asked if he's willing to risk his political career to [...]

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:10:18 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid won't be the only member of his family facing Nevada's voters in 2010 now that his son is officially joining the state's gubernatorial campaign. Rory Reid, 47, will kick off his campaign for Nevada's top job at a rally in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening. Currently serving [...]

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:52:38 +0000

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is up for re-election in 2010. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid might be trailing two Republican challengers in polls surveying the 2010 landscape in Nevada, but he's also one of the better-funded candidates in the country. Reid's campaign announced a substantial third quarter fundraising haul on Tuesday, reporting more [...]

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:02:04 +0000

Palin's father is hitting the campaign trail. (CNN) – Watch out Harry Reid: Sarah Palin's dad is coming to Nevada. Chuck Heath will travel from Alaska to Nevada on October 2 to spend the weekend campaigning with Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian, one of the many Republicans hoping to unseat the Senate Majority Leader next November. The retired science [...]

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:05:54 +0000

Danny Tarkanian, pictured in this 1998 file photo with his father in the background, is currently the frontrunner in a crowded GOP field in Nevada's 2010 Senate race. WASHINGTON (CNN) - Danny Tarkanian sailed into Washington this week on a wave of polling data that indicates he - and other Republican Senate prospects - could defeat [...]

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:14:50 +0000

'They want to make us a socialist state,' Johnny Burwell told CNN. ELY, Nevada (CNN) - Hundreds of people turned out for a series of weekend events as the Tea Party Express cruised across northern Nevada. The caravan of tour buses, RVs, cargo trucks and SUVs kicked off a cross-country tour Friday in Sacramento, California, and plans [...]

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:55:13 +0000

A new poll suggests that only three in ten Nevada voters hold a favorable opinion of Senator John Ensign. (CNN) - A new poll suggests that only three in ten Nevada voters hold a favorable opinion of Senator John Ensign, although most don't want Ensign to resign in the wake of his confession of an extra [...]

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:13:09 +0000

Obama's state director in Nevada died of heart attack Sunday. (CNN) - Barack Obama said Monday he was "shocked and saddened" to learn of the recent death of one of his top campaign aides in the crucial battleground state of Nevada. Terrence Tolbert, the Nevada state director of the Obama campaign and a former top aide to [...]

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:15:10 +0000

Watch Nevada's Secretary of State talk about early voting. (CNN) - For some voters, early voting is smooth sailing.  Watch CNN's Tony Harris as he chats with Ross Miller, Nevada's Secretary of State, and his state's appraoch to early voting.

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:59:07 +0000

New gains for Obama on the CNN Electoral Map. (CNN) - If Barack Obama is betting on Nevada, he may find a pleasant payoff. A new poll suggests that the Democratic presidential candidate is widening his lead there. That's contributing to an increase in territory for Obama in CNN's Electoral College Map. The map estimates what would [...]

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:42:33 +0000

Obama: McCain really stuck it to Bush - 10 percent of the time. RENO, Nevada (CNN) - Democrat Barack Obama levied more criticism at opponent John McCain Saturday, mocking the Arizona Republican by saying McCain is just "trying to break with his president over the last ten days after having supported him for the last eight [...]

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:18:10 +0000

Gov. Palin appealed to women voters in Nevada Tuesday. HENDERSON, Nevada (CNN) - Flanked by a quintet of former Hillary Clinton supporters, Sarah Palin on Tuesday made her most direct appeal to female voters since kicking off her vice presidential campaign in August. With polls showing Palin's unfavorable ratings among women rising over the last month, the [...]

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:45:08 +0000

Sen. Obama is ahead in four states and nationally in Wednesday's CNN polls of polls. (CNN) – CNN’s latest polls of polls show Barack Obama leading John McCain in Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida - but slipping slightly nationally and in Florida, losing one point in each. In CNN’s first Nevada poll of polls, Obama leads McCain [...]

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:25:30 +0000

Officials from the State of Nevada served a search warrant Tuesday on the Las Vegas office of ACORN. (CNN) – Nevada state officials served a search warrant on the Las Vegas office of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now Tuesday. The search was “the result of an ongoing investigation into allegations of voter registration fraud,” [...]

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:08:45 +0000

Obama is up in new CNN polls. ST. LOUIS, Missouri (CNN) – New polls in five crucial battleground states that could decide the race for the White House suggest Barack Obama is making some major gains. CNN/Time Magazine/Opinion Research Corporation polls released Wednesday afternoon of likely voters in Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada and Virginia suggest a shift [...]

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:15:16 +0000

Edwards said Sunday he's in it for the long haul. (CNN) - After a crushing loss in Nevada's Democratic caucuses Saturday, presidential candidate John Edwards said Sunday that he hopes "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." Edwards placed a distant third in the vote, with just 4 percent of the vote, behind Hillary Clinton [...]

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:45:12 +0000

There is some confusion on who won more delegates in Nevada. (CNN) - There are several possible answers: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and no one, and each answer is correct to some degree. The purpose of Saturday’s caucuses was to elect delegates to next month’s county conventions, where delegates to the state convention in April will [...]

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:47:26 +0000

(CNN) – You know you're in Vegas when victory at a caucus precinct comes in the form of a card draw. On Saturday, Sen. Hillary Clinton won the caucus at Mojave High School in North Las Vegas when one of her supporters pulled out the queen of hearts - besting the 10 of spades for Obama. Tom [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:20:39 +0000

Hillary Clinton did poorly among African-American voters in Nevada, according to entrance polls. (Photo Credit: AP) WASHINGTON (CNN) - African Americans overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama in the Nevada caucuses, just as they did in the Michigan Democratic primary last week - a trend that could hurt Hillary Clinton in next Saturday’s South Carolina [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:10:23 +0000

(CNN) - Hours after Clinton campaign officials told reporters they were worried about instances of voter intimidation in Nevada, the Obama campaign made similar allegations. In a statement, campaign manager David Plouffe said there had been more than 200 separate reports of “incidents of trouble” at caucus locations, including early closings, a shortage of registration forms, [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:00:28 +0000

Democrats are split among race, age, and gender, according to Nevada entrance polls. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Nevada entrance polls indicate deep divisions among race, gender, and age in the Democratic presidential race. Among black voters, Barack Obama bested Hillary Clinton 79 percent to 16 percent. (Black voters constituted 16 percent of Nevada caucus goers.) Among women voters, [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:18:40 +0000

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) – Another contest, another day of record turnout for Democrats. The Nevada Democratic Party reports that with 84 percent of the precincts reporting, they are seeing unprecedented turnout, with more than 107,000 caucus attendees. This follows record turnouts for Democrats in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. The numbers are unsurprising, given [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:15:54 +0000

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) – If you weren’t supporting Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama at the caucus held Saturday at Caesar’s Palace, then you were caught in some pretty aggressive crossfire. Early reports showed that the at-large caucuses on Las Vegas’ famed Strip were fairly evenly divided between Obama and Clinton, and at Caesar’s the [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:04:17 +0000

LAS VEGAS (CNN) - With solid backing from Latino voters and women overall, Sen. Hillary Clinton has claimed her second win of the Democratic presidential race in Saturday's Nevada caucuses, CNN projects. Entrance polls indicated Democrats were split along ethnic, racial and generational lines. But women made up nearly 60 percent of those taking part in [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:51:54 +0000

(CNN) - As Nevada Democrats gathered for the state’s caucuses Saturday, Hillary Clinton’s campaign told reporters their supporters were worried about voter intimidation – just hours after former President Bill Clinton said he had personally witnessed voter harassment. CNN has since projected that Hillary Clinton has won Saturday’s Democratic vote in Nevada. “We have heard from many [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:35:35 +0000

(CNN) - The Obama campaign released a recording Saturday that they said was a last-minute negative robo-call received by a Nevada voter. The call attacks the Illinois senator and emphasizes his little-used middle name, repeatedly referring to “Barack Hussein Obama.” The Obama campaign posted an mp3 of the call on the Internet. (outside link) "I'm calling with [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:33:33 +0000

LAS VEGAS (CNN) – Mitt Romney, who CNN projects has won the Republican caucuses in Nevada with 46 percent of the vote, scored well with voters who ranked the economy and illegal immigration as the issues that concern them most, according to early entrance polls. The former Massachusetts governor also benefited from his Mormon religion, the [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:27:09 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN) - In a development that could bode well for her chances in upcoming presidential primaries, Hillary Clinton overwhelmingly won the Hispanic vote in Nevada - the first contest where Latino voters played a significant role. According to exit polling, Latino voters constituted 14 percent of Nevada Democratic caucus goers, and 64 percent of them [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:08:42 +0000

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:42:29 +0000

Ron Paul is in a close battle for second place in Nevada. (CNN) - Ron Paul is currently battling for second with his Republican rivals in the party's Nevada caucuses in early returns, at 12 percent of the vote with about two-fifths of the ballots counted. Mitt Romney is projected to win the Republican caucuses there, [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:14:31 +0000

LAS VEGAS (CNN) - CNN projects Mitt Romney will win the Republican caucuses in Nevada.

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:00:19 +0000

NEW YORK (CNN) – Mitt Romney scored well with Republican voters Saturday who ranked the economy and illegal immigration as major issues facing the country, according to early entrance poll results from the Nevada caucuses. And the former Massachusetts governor also benefited from his Mormon religion. The Associated Press projected Romney as the winner of the Nevada [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:30:48 +0000

Obama's interview with the Reno-Gazette Journal Monday has been slowly picked apart all week. WASHINGTON (CNN) - For his political rivals, Barack Obama's editorial board meeting Monday with the Reno Gazette-Journal is the gift that keeps on giving. First Hillary Clinton jumped on a portion of the interview where he acknowledged his weakness is that he is [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:25:22 +0000

John McCain attends an event on the aircraft carrier Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, on Friday. (CNN) - Voters head to the polls and caucus sites Saturday in South Carolina and Nevada, contests that could propel two candidates to front-runner status in this year's wide-open presidential races. A win in the South Carolina Republican primary [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:04:07 +0000

Watch Obama talk tough, and try comedy in Las Vegas. (Photo Credit: AP) (CNN) - Democrat Barack Obama launched sharp - and at times bitingly sarcastic - attacks at presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and John Edwards in Nevada Friday. In comments he first introduced on the trail Thursday night, Obama chastised Clinton for trying to make an [...]

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:30:00 +0000

CNN=Politics Daily is The Best Political Podcast from the Best Political Team. (CNN) - The White House hopefuls made their closing arguments out on the trail a day before Nevada's caucuses and South Carolina's Republican primary. In the latest episode of CNN=Politics Daily, Jessica Yellin reports from Las Vegas about the leading Democrats' focus on economic issues [...]

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:30:10 +0000

(CNN) - Democrat Barack Obama launched sharp - and at times bitingly sarcastic - attacks at presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and John Edwards in Nevada Friday. In comments he first introduced on the trail Thursday night, Obama chastised Clinton for trying to make an issue of the fact he admitted at a recent debate he is [...]

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:15:32 +0000

Obama is sharpening his critiques of Clinton. RENO, Nevada (CNN) – Presenting himself Friday as the candidate who can make the correct decisions the first time around, Barack Obama cranked up his criticism of Hillary Clinton, hitting her on issues from the war in Iraq to the economy. "Sen. Clinton has said she is ready to lead [...]

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:45:42 +0000

Clinton says some union members might feel pressure on caucus day. ELKO, Nevada (CNN) – Hillary Clinton expressed concern that undue union pressure might play a role in Saturday’s Nevada caucuses, saying that some members are being told they should either caucus for a particular candidate, or just stay home. “I have some concerns about the process, [...]

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:30:11 +0000

Watch Friday's highlight's from the campaign trail. (CNN) - Around the clock campaigning has replaced sleep for most of the presidential candidates. In the latest edition of American Votes 2008, watch the candidates battle it out for their causes. Related: Saturday’s Presidential primary in South Carolina is the first southern state to weigh in on the [...]

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:01:38 +0000

President Reagan is causing a debate in the Democratic presidential race. (Photo Credit: Getty Images/AFP) (CNN) - Republican presidential candidates often battle to outdo each other on who can invoke Ronald Reagan most often - but the former president's name is not nearly as welcome on the Democratic side. Campaigning in union-heavy Nevada Thursday, John Edwards [...]

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:39:53 +0000

Edwards is criticizing Obama for ads run on his behalf. (CNN) - John Edwards said Friday that Barack Obama needs to “speak up, if he really means what he says” about ending divisive politics and denounce a Nevada ad funded by an independent group that supports the Illinois senator’s presidential bid. The spot, running on Spanish-language radio [...]