“Conservageddon”
Insurgency Continues to Gather Steam
Under
what presently passes for “leadership” in the Republican Assembly caucus, it
will again be impossible for the GOP to gain a Republican majority next year.
However, the developing conservative uprising in Nevada – “Conservageddon!” –
could well result in a new (and desperately needed) conservative majority in
the Republican Assembly caucus.
And
who knows…
If
Senate Minority Leader Moderate Mike
Roberson is dethroned in his own GOP primary next June by conservative Carl Bunce, perhaps some wayward
Republicans in the upper house – particularly Sens. Mark Hutchison, Greg Brower,
Pete Goicoechea and Scott Hammond (forget Joe Hardy and Ben Kieckhefer; they’re hopeless liberals) - will rediscover their
“inner Reagans” and move back to the right, as well.
Indeed,
if Roberson is ousted, Senate Republicans might even tap veteran conservative
State Sen. James Settelmeyer to be
their new caucus leader. Rightwarrrrd,
ho!!
And
at the statewide level...
If Republican Sue
Lowden wins the lieutenant governor race…
And
Republican Barbara Cegavske wins the
secretary of state race…
And
Republican Dan Schwartz wins the
race for state treasurer…
And Republican
Adam Laxalt gets in, as rumored, and
wins the attorney general race (PLEASE!)…
And
former Republican Assemblyman Ron Knecht
wins the controller race…
It’ll
be a whole lot tougher for Gov. Brian
“BS” Sandoval (R&R-Partners) to continue raising taxes, implementing
ObamaCare, giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, and growing
government in general.
But
it’s at the state Assembly level that Nevada tea party and liberty movement
conservatives are really starting to flex their political muscles and could
have a ginormous impact at the ballot box next year depending on how some
primaries go.
Here’s
an updated run-down…
The
following conservative and conservative-leaning GOP incumbents are likely to
hold onto their seats: Assemblywoman Michele
Fiore and Assemblymen John Ellison,
Ira Hansen, James Oscarson, Wes Duncan,
Pete Livermore and John Hambrick.
It
also looks like Assemblyman Jim Wheeler
has successfully weathered his recent “macaca” moment and is in position to
hold onto his seat, as well. But even if
he comes up short, his announced primary opponent, Robin Reedy, is also a pretty solid conservative. So that makes eight.
In
District 38, moderate Assemblyman Tom
Grady is likely to be replaced by conservative Dr. Robin Titus. That’s
nine.
Establishment
moderate Assemblyman Randy “Kirner Tax”
Kirner (R-Kirner Tax) has drawn two conservative opponents – Lisa Krasner and Robb Archie. That could be
ten if the two conservatives don’t (foolishly) split the anti-Gumby/RINO vote
and re-elect the Father of the Kirner Tax.
In
Clark County, Assemblyman Cresent Hardy
is running for Congress, and word on the street is that moderate Assemblywoman Melissa Woodbury will not run for
re-election. Both are solid GOP seats
that could and should go to solid conservative candidates. That would make twelve.
In
District 22, the most liberal incumbent Republican assemblyman, Lynn Stewart, will face liberty
movement leader Richard Bunce in the
primary. That would make 13.
In
District 29, it appears Amy Groves,
a solid, pro-business conservative, will make a strong run in this very
competitive swing district. That could
make 14.
In
District 31, if conservative Jill
Dickman wins her GOP primary race against Bob Larkin, an establishment GOP tax-lover, she’ll have an
excellent chance to unseat Democrat incumbent Assemblyman Skip Daly in this Republican-majority district.
That
would make 15…a solid conservative bloc which would have the power to stop any
and all efforts to increase taxes, including yet another extension of those
“temporary” sunsets that Gov. Sandoval loves so much.
Remember
then-Assemblyman Bob Beers’ “Lean
15” from 2003? Bring on the sequel!!
Heck,
with a conservative majority like that, maybe even establishment moderate
Assemblyman Paul Anderson will
rediscover his own “inner Reagan.”
That’d be a “sweet 16.”
But
here’s the potential coup de grace.
In
District 25, moderate establishment Minority Leader Pat Hickey (R-Gumby) has now drawn a serious conservative opponent in the
primary.
If Hickey goes down in flames
to conservative Rick Fineberg (PLEASE!) we
could not only end up with a new conservative majority in the Republican
Assembly caucus, we could end up with a true conservative opposition leader, as
well!
No
more table scraps! No more table scraps!
Of
course, a lot of things will need to break the GOP’s way in November (hello,
ObamaCare train wreck!) and Republicans will have to overcome their propensity
for never blowing an opportunity to blow an opportunity. But the opportunities are definitely there
for the taking.
Conservatives
challenging moderates in Republican primaries.
Just
like Ronald Reagan vs. Gerald Ford in 1976.
Bring
on CONSERVAGEDDON!
So
let it be written; so let it be done.
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