One of Nevada’s largest unions – the Service Employees International Union – has scheduled a conference call with its executive board to discuss a potential presidential endorsement tonight at 8:30 p.m., according to several board members.
The union represents 17,500 healthcare and public sector workers in Nevada and decided last week to wait for the […]

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On the ground, Clinton’s Nevada folks are trying to keep their chins up.
“We expect to compete in Nevada,” said Hilarie Grey, Clinton’s Nevada
spokeswoman. “We are full speed ahead in Nevada.”
Like Obama and Edwards, no word yet on when Clinton will visit, which would
be a major sign she plans to make a stand here.
But it doesn’t […]

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Tom Edsaall, former Washington Post reporter, writes on the Huffington Post that Clinton may concede Nevada and South Carolina.
Reports are now conflicting, with the AP and other published reports talking about Clinton treating Nevada like a firewall.
“Manchester, N.H. — A panicked and cash-short Clinton campaign is seriously considering giving up on the Nevada caucuses and […]

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CONCORD, H.H. — As I write this, the polls here opening in just a few hours, the signs point to Sen. Clinton treating Nevada like her ultimate firewall. If that’s the case, we can expect 10 days of tough campaigning back home, heavy on the negatives from the Clinton camp. And the Obama team […]

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The Washington Post reports Clinton’s advisers believe their first lifeline is Nevada, where pre-Iowa and pre-New Hampshire polls showed her with a big lead. But if Obama wins in New Hampshire, he will have the inside track on an endorsement from the Culinary Workers Union, which could play a significant role in a caucus process […]

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CONCORD, N.H. — Romney is surging the past 36 hours, according to some polls, and The Atlantic’s Mark Ambinder. He reports 800 turning out in Bedford, after a long day of events.
The polls have Romney and McCain within the margin of error. I had a soda with a reporter from a conservative publication who told […]

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Since Thursday’s Iowa caucus, the national media has skipped (or scorned) Nevada’s Jan. 19 caucus, skipping ahead to the South Carolina contest on Jan. 26.
Well, Sen. Barack Obama hasn’t forgotten about us.
As he ordered a hot tea with lemon in New Hampshire today, reporters fired some questions, including this one:
“Q. What’s next after New Hampshire?”
A. […]

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Romney wins! OK, it’s Wyoming.
But there are interesting parallels to Nevada’s Republican caucus on Jan. 19.
Wyoming moved up its caucus to get more attention. It was largely ignored by all the candidates, save Mitt Romney and his sons who campaigned there. And there was scant media attention paid to the run-up.
Ryan Erwin, the Romney’s Nevada […]

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Remember, blog readers, the Democrats aren’t the only one holding a caucus on Jan. 19.
Following Romney’s 2nd place showing to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in Iowa on Thursday night, his campaign manager held a conference call for reporters this morning to put the best face on what will kindly be described as a disappointing […]

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All attention is on Iowa and New Hampshire right now, so there has been a lull in presidential campaigning in Nevada. But Hillary Clinton’s campaign announced a new TV spot http://www.hillaryclinton.com/video/93.aspx this morning, and when it airs on Monday, it will be the first Democratic campaign ad to mention a Nevada issue.
Sen. Barack Obama […]

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