SILVER STATE CONFIDENTIAL 10/20/2014

MORE 2014 ELECTION PICKS Based on a pair of op-eds in Sunday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal, including one which lists “four candidates you absolutely, positively mustn’t vote for,” here are a couple new personal ballot picks… Clark County District Attorney: Steve Wolfson (D).  There is no Republican candidate in this race and the Libertarian candidate has been described to me, by some of his fellow Libertarians, as something along the lines of cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. Clark County Treasurer: Laura Fitzpatrick (D).  The GOP candidate told the RJ in an interview that he could run the office basically as an absentee landlord and refused to participate in the paper’s General Election Voter Guide. And after reading that Voter Guide, here’s an additional update… SENATE DISTRICT 9 Senate District 9: None of the Above This is a tough one, as it’s a choice between two Democrats – it’s just that one of them recently changed her registration, but not philosophy, to GOP.  The one who is still a registered D is incumbent state Sen. Justin Jones, the darling of the gun control crowd.  Problem is, his RINO opponent, Becky Harris, isn’t much better on the issue.  She’s also lousy on taxes.  Harris refused to sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and also refused to answer the RJ’s question as to whether or not the “sunsets” should be extended.  Plus she stinks on education reform, too.  In the Voter Guide Harris said she only supports “PUBLIC school choice” (my emphasis), not vouchers so parents can rescue their kids from the entire public school system. Worse, we’re talking about a candidate with no experience or public record as an elected official, yet has ducked media interviews and refuses to debate her opponent.  A vote for Harris is akin to buying a pig in a poke. Nevertheless, there’s no way I can support her opponent, who is so adamantly anti-Second Amendment.  For those satisfied with choosing the lesser of two evils, go ahead and vote for Harris.  I understand.  But if I lived in that district, I’d be voting for None of the Above.  It’s time to stop rewarding the Republican establishment for giving us nominees who don’t embrace core, limited government conservative values. NOTE: You can grab your Sample Ballot and match it up against all of my picks-to-date by clicking here ARE THEY SMARTER THAN 9TH GRADERS? Reno area high school students and local business leaders will face off in a math competition on Thursday Oct. 23 at 6:00 at McQueen high school.  The event is a fund raiser for Northern Nevada Math Club.  The brave adults are: Channel 2 News Meteorologist Mike Alger, Univ. of Nevada Economics Professor Mark Pingle, former Reno mayor candidate and entrepreneur Robert Avery, land use planner John Krmpotic, ACE Charter school math teacher Bret Scoggin, and Professional Engineer and Senior Consultant at Global Risk Consultant Amanda Norris.   Visit  www.NNVMath.org for details.  MEET MAURICE MCTIGUE The Spring Mountain Republican Women are hosting an informative presentation by Maurice McTigue, Vice-President of the Mercatus Center economic think-tank in northern Virginia.  Maurice is one of the architects of the "New Zealand Miracle" which dramatically reformed that country's government and economy by implementing market-driven, pro-growth policies.  In the U.S. he has advised the OMB, many other federal agencies, and multiple state commissions on REDUCING GOVERNMENT SPENDING!  This event will take place on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Oquendo Center auditorium, 2425 E. Oquendo, L.V., NV. 89129, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.  Further information and ticketing can be found at smrw.eventbrite.com CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT SCHOOL The Leadership Institute’s “Campaign Management School” teaches you how to win elections. This premier campaign training provides candidates, campaign managers, and staff with the tools and information necessary to organize a winning campaign with a strong grassroots organization and a successful media strategy. Regardless of the level of your political experience, learn the experts’ secrets of a successful campaign from before announcement to after Election Day. Our faculty includes today’s most experienced campaign professionals who will teach you how to: Write a campaign plan to organize your campaign Develop a winning campaign message to win votes Target and identify voters Manage grassroots outreach Raise funds Click here for more information. REMINDER: VOTE TODAY IN $100,000 TEACHER CHALLENGE Remember, you can (and should, please) vote every day for Brenda Moynihan in her effort to secure a $100,000 grant for C.T. Sewell Elementary School in Henderson. CLICK HERE to vote.  And remember, you can vote every day until the deadline on November 30th.  You know, just like in Chicago elections! FAMOUS LAST WORDS “I don't know if you've ever read Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky, but he was a smart strategist. He would say you can't get the whole ball of wax. But if you can get 10 percent, 40 percent, 30 percent, you add it all up and pretty soon you've got it.” – Dr. Ben Carson HOW TO SUBSCRIBE Silver State Confidential is an email newsletter on Nevada politics, public policy and current events published (usually) daily by Chuck Muth, Nevada's #1 Renegade Conservative and the man voted "Most Likely to Irritate Liberals!"  Click on the link below for subscription information…