Blue Sage Views (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Friends and colleagues of Congresswoman elect Dina Titus are holding a reception for her from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at UNLV's Tam Alumni Center. Titus defeated incumbent Congressman Jon Porter (R-NV3) in the general election.
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Mason-Dixon (10/28-29, likely voters, 10/8-9 in parens): Jill Derby (D) : 37 (38) Dean Heller (R-inc) : 50 (51) (MoE: ±5%) Mason-Dixon (10/28-29, likely voters, 10/8-9 in parens): Dina Titus (D) : 44 (40) Jon Porter (R-inc) : 44 (43) Other : 3 (4) (MoE: ±5%) Recent polling by Research 2000 points to a much closer race in the 2nd District (although its sample seems a bit suspect ), and...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
Research 2000 for Daily Kos (10/20-22, likely voters): Dina Titus (D) : 47 Jon Porter (R-inc) : 45 (MoE: ?5%) The numbers have bounced around quite a bit in this race in this swing district in the Las Vegas suburbs, ranging from a recent Mason-Dixon poll giving a 3-point edge to Porter to a Titus internal giving her a 9-point lead. Research 2000's first poll of this race kind...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 26/10/2008
Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 10/20-22. Likely voters. MoE ±5% (no trendlines). Titus (D) 47 Porter (R-inc) 45 This is a pretty good result for Democratic nominee Dina Titus, in a race that currently leans slightly Democratic. It would be nice if Titus enjoyed a wider lead, but to see Porter at 45% and trailing Titus is rather inspiring. Nevada's Third District encompasses...
Las Vegas Gleaner (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
On the heels of a report that the national Republicans are dumping money into the contest and with the candidates set to debate Thursday night (9 p.m., Channel 10), one question continues to hover over the race between incumbent Rep. Jon Porter and Democratic challenger Dina Titus in Nevada's third congressional district: WTF? When Titus entered the race against Porter, some people,...
Swampland (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
... smashing success': In Adelson's own backyard, Freedom's Watch aired ads locally slamming Democrat Dina Titus in her ultimately successful run for Congress. One memorable spot featured surgeons hunched over an operating table, exchanging the following dialogue: "Oh my." "Colitis?" "No." "Hepatitis?" "No." "Diverticulitis?" "No, I'm afraid it's Dinatitus! Taxes up the yin-yang!"...
Nye -- Gateway to Nevada's Rurals (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki is contacting national Republicans to lay a groundwork to run against Senator Harry Reid in 2010. Jon Porter, who just lost his election to Dina Titus, may also have a mind to tackle Senator Reid. Krolicki would like to avoid a primary where he would have to run against another Republican. [ PolitickerNV ] Krolicki, former Treasurer of Nevada, was succeeded...
Las Vegas Gleaner (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
... message, Rogers got members of Nevada's congressional delegation -- including new congresswoman Dina Titus but not the guy she beat whatever his name was -- to write letters to Rogers in which they affirm that they, too, think higher education is just swell so wouldn't it be nice if Gov. Assclown would stop eviscerating it thank you very much. Actually, a bunch of Nevada politicians...
Mole's Progressive Democrat (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Here's a rundown of how my highlighted candidates fared (50% success): Dina Titus is running for the NV-3 Congressional district against a typical right wing Bush supporter. Dina has represented the people of Senate District 7 in the Nevada Legislature since 1988, serving as the Democratic Minority Leader from 1993 – May 2008. Dina Titus WON! Jill Derby is running...
fivethirtyeight (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
John Kerry took Clark County by roughly 36,500 votes in 2004, and Barack Obama took it by 123,000 votes and won by 20% there. In Washoe County, Obama was on his way to another crushing victory. Overall, Obama carried Nevada by a crushing double digit win. Democrat Dina Titus knocked off incumbent House Republican Jon Porter in NV-03, certainly involving Obama coattails. Jill Derby's race...
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
... District after failing to catch the Democratic surge. In Southern Nevada, however, state Sen. Dina Titus unseated a three-term Republican incumbent. U.S. Rep. Jon Porter lost in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District by nearly 18,000 votes to Titus.All of Northern Nevada's legislative incumbents, both Republican and Democrat, survived re-election. And while Democrats lost one...
The Caucus (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
LAS VEGAS — Color blue. Barack Obama took the state — almost always reliably Republican — by a remarkable 12 points, and now two of the three congressional seats are filled with Democrats. Furthermore, the party has taken control of both the Nevada Assembly and Senate for the first time since 1991.In the second congressional district, which covers some Las Vegas suburbs, the state legislator Dina...
Feminist Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
... (D-AZ)Betsy Markey (D-CO)Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL)Debbie Halvorson (D-IL)Chellie Pingree (D-ME)Dina Titus (D-NV)Marcia Fudge (D-OH)1 Pro-Choice RepublicanLynn Jenkins (R-KS)1 Anti-Choice DemocratsKathy Dahlkemper (D-PA)1 Anti-Choice RepublicanCynthia Lummis (R-WY) Media Resources: Feminist Majority Foundation: Your daily source for the feminist perspective on national and global events.If...
Don't Mess With Taxes (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
... Jon C. Porter. Last night, some media outlets reported that former state senate Democratic leader Dina Titus had defeated Porter, the most junior Republican on Ways and Means. However, there's not been an official call of the race. UPDATE: Titus has been declared winner in Nevada, unseating GOP incumbent Porter. Thanks to the overall increase in the House and Senate, Democrats...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... since 1991.Democrats also won a veto-proof majority in the state Assembly. Democratic challenger Dina Titus unseated three-term incumbent Jon Porter in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District.That is to say nothing of Democrat Barack Obama's whopping 12 percentage point win over Republican John McCain.After years of Democrats being the party of disarray in Nevada, Reid gleefully declared...
