What are the big topics that issues Nevadens?

[xafpunkx]

I was just wondering if anyone from nevada can tell me what the big issues are?

Like I know a while back they tried decriminalizing(sp) marijuana, so would that be a good topic to talk about for ron paul?

 

[JustBcuz]

I was just wondering if anyone from nevada can tell me what the big issues are?

Like I know a while back they tried decriminalizing(sp) marijuana, so would that be a good topic to talk about for ron paul?

Yucca Mountain.

Taxes.

Gun Rights (not so much in Vegas as the rest of the state but still good)

In that order.

 

[brandon]

Just to clarify. I think the federal government is trying to dispose of nuclear waste under yucca mountain.

 

[JustBcuz]

Just to clarify. I think the federal government is trying to dispose of nuclear waste under yucca mountain.

That is correct. The Congress has been pushing to turn Yucca Mountain, which is only 100 miles away from a major population center (Las Vegas), into a nuclear waste dump.

This despite the fact Nevada has ZERO nuclear power reactors. We get all the radioactive waste, and none of the electricity generated from it.

On several Yucca Mountain votes, only 3 Congressmen voted NO. Two were from Nevada. The other one was....you guessed it, RON PAUL.

 

[filmmaker58]

The waste dump is not as big an issue as everyone thinks here in Nevada. It's been around so long people are kind of blahse about it. Remember, they used to set off bombs here. Concentrate on immigration, gun rights, the economy, no regulation of the internet.

 

[buffalokid777]

NO TAXES ON TIPS......

My god...it's a resort state with TONS of people getting tips....this issue is shooting fish in a barrell

THIS SHOULD BE A HUGE ISSUE TO MANY WORKERS IN VEGAS........

 

[JustBcuz]

NO TAXES ON TIPS......

My god...it's a resort state with TONS of people getting tips....this issue is shooting fish in a barrell

THIS SHOULD BE A HUGE ISSUE TO MANY WORKERS IN VEGAS........

It's a shame we have a closed caucus and very few casino workers are registered Republicans. (The culinary union just gave their members the giant shaft with the Obama endorsement IMHO)

We push the tips hard, but we need Republicans. Ind & Dem won't help us now.

 

[buffalokid777]

It's a shame we have a closed caucus and very few casino workers are registered Republicans. (The culinary union just gave their members the giant shaft with the Obama endorsement IMHO)

We push the tips hard, but we need Republicans. Ind & Dem won't help us now.

What percentage of Casino wokers are there Vs the rest of the state?

Ive been to Nevada before...outside of Reno and Vegas....how populated is nevada?

On I-10 i've drove an hour without a town.

I would think most of Nevada's population is centered in Vegas and Reno....

Sure there will be less republicans than dems in those two places....the question is there more registered republicans in Vegas and Reno than the rest of the state, I would tend to think there is......just because there is so many more people in both of those regions....

 

[JustBcuz]

What percentage of Casino wokers are there Vs the rest of the state?

Ive been to Nevada before...outside of Reno and Vegas....how populated is nevada?

On I-10 i've drove an hour without a town.

I would think most of Nevada's population is centered in Vegas and Reno....

Sure there will be less republicans than dems in those two places....the question is there more registered republicans in Vegas and Reno than the rest of the state, I would tend to think there is......just because there is so many more people in both of those regions....

Vegas is probably 60-65% of the population, if not a little more.

Reno's probably about 20-25% more.

The rest of the state is HIGHLY Republican. Elko County (Northeastern NV) went something like 76% Bush in 2004. Population of Elko County is around 60-70k. Rural NV has a strong Libertarian streak, but if it will get past the 'party line' I can't say.

Those are really rough estimates.

Both Reno & Vegas have been overrun with Californians in the last 5-10 years. In the past Vegas was more Dem, everything else (including Reno) more Rep.

From my experiences 'spreading the word' I'd say tipped casino employees are 10-15% Republican. The younger they are the more likely they are IND or even unregistered; the ones who have been around awhile are a bit more likely to be Dem. Very high apathy levels. Most are worried about the next rent payment, not the election. This is my experience in Reno, Vegas might be different, although I doubt it would be an extreme difference.

Edit: don't know the actual % of service industry workers in NV...it is very high, the mega-casinos employ thousands

Hope that helps.

 

[buffalokid777]

Vegas is probably 60-65% of the population, if not a little more.

Reno's probably about 20-25% more.

The rest of the state is HIGHLY Republican. Elko County (Northeastern NV) went something like 76% Bush in 2004. Population of Elko County is around 60-70k. Rural NV has a strong Libertarian streak, but if it will get past the 'party line' I can't say.

Those are really rough estimates.

Both Reno & Vegas have been overrun with Californians in the last 5-10 years. In the past Vegas was more Dem, everything else (including Reno) more Rep.

From my experiences 'spreading the word' I'd say tipped casino employees are 10-15% Republican. The younger they are the more likely they are IND or even unregistered; the ones who have been around awhile are a bit more likely to be Dem. Very high apathy levels. Most are worried about the next rent payment, not the election. This is my experience in Reno, Vegas might be different, although I doubt it would be an extreme difference.

Edit: don't know the actual % of service industry workers in NV...it is very high, the mega-casinos employ thousands

Hope that helps.

OK, you just made my point why the No Tax On Tips ad would be better than the troops support ron paul ad.

By your estimation 80-90% of the nevada population is centered in vegas and reno....exactly what i thought and 15% is republican of that number.

The other 10-20% not in reno/vegas and is heavily republican based on the 75% vote for bush.

Lets split the difference and say 85% is in reno/vegas nevada with 15% outside of reno/vegas.

the other 15% of the state outside of vegas/reno is 75% republican supporting bush policies.

Census reports show Nevada's population at roughly 2 million.

So if you find the population in Reno/Vegas that is republican, that would be 2,000,000 x .85 x .15 = 255,000 although not all will be people who rely on tips for a living.

Outside Reno/Vegas would be 2,000,000 x .15 x .75 = 225,000

So the majority of voters would be the Reno/Vegas workers by 30,000 over the rural area major republicans. Since not all Reno/Vegas area workers will rely on tips lets call it even.

First consider the 225,000 in the rural areas are likely to be the people who will be willing to stick with Iraq, however their vote will be divided between other pro war Iraq republicans.

The 255,000 Republicans in the Reno/Vegas area on the other hand will be the ones who will be more open to the no tax on tips pledge from RP.....

So what makes more sense to you?

Go with the troops support RP in ads to appeal to a portion of 225,000 likely republican voters.....that will also equally side with Rudy McRomney's positions and split that demographic?

Or go with No Tax on Tips ads that will likely appeal to the same number of voters that no other candidate is going after?

I think using math, we can show the statistics favor us going after the no tax on tips people in nevada, than trying to split the war vote......pure logic...

Get the no tax on tips ads going asap HQ.




this isn't rocket science.

 

[JustBcuz]

OK, you just made my point why the No Tax On Tips ad would be better than the troops support ron paul ad.

Not really, Our biggest sticking point is the war; showing that RP has more donations from the military than any other candidate is one of our best counter-weights to the war

By your estimation 80-90% of the nevada population is centered in vegas and reno....exactly what i thought and 15% is republican of that number.

The other 10-20% not in reno/vegas and is heavily republican based on the 75% vote for bush.

Lets split the difference and say 85% is in reno/vegas nevada with 15% outside of reno/vegas.

the other 15% of the state outside of vegas/reno is 75% republican supporting bush policies.

Not necessarily Bush, but whoever the R on the ballot it...we have a shot to do well in the Rurals, but the Libertarians and grassroots types have their work cut out for them. Also, most of rural NV watches Reno or LV TV stations.

Census reports show Nevada's population at roughly 2 million.

Old #'s...try 4, maybe even 4.5 million. Nevada has been undergoing massive growth the last 10 years.

So if you find the population in Reno/Vegas that is republican, that would be 2,000,000 x .85 x .15 = 255,000 although not all will be people who rely on tips for a living.

Outside Reno/Vegas would be 2,000,000 x .15 x .75 = 225,000

So the majority of voters would be the Reno/Vegas workers by 30,000 over the rural area major republicans. Since not all Reno/Vegas area workers will rely on tips lets call it even.

Not so much. Out of all of the tipped casino employees only 15% (at best) of them are registered Rep; 15% is not the general population. As for general population (in Reno at least) it's more like Dem 30%, Rep 30%, Ind 40%. Vegas is probably more like Dem 35% Rep 30% Ind 35%...but that's tough to guess 'cuz Vegas has all those California transplants, but Vegas also has a large Mormon population. Mormons run between 80%-90% Republican. Vegas meetups have been working the Mormons.

First consider the 225,000 in the rural areas are likely to be the people who will be willing to stick with Iraq, however their vote will be divided between other pro war Iraq republicans.

The 255,000 Republicans in the Reno/Vegas area on the other hand will be the ones who will be more open to the no tax on tips pledge from RP.....

So what makes more sense to you?

Go with the troops support RP in ads to appeal to a portion of 225,000 likely republican voters.....that will also equally side with Rudy McRomney's positions and split that demographic?

Or go with No Tax on Tips ads that will likely appeal to the same number of voters that no other candidate is going after?

There's just not enough of them, and of what there is out there, I don't think we'll be able to turn very many of them out. The apathy is way too high (in other words THEY DON'T VOTE); not to mention a giant chunk of them will be working either swing or grave on Friday night, or will be working on Saturday morning while the caucus is taking place.

I think using math, we can show the statistics favor us going after the no tax on tips people in nevada, than trying to split the war vote......pure logic...

Get the no tax on tips ads going asap HQ.

I DO want this ad running, I just don't want it to be the only ad running.

this isn't rocket science.

I get what you're saying, and I want to push the No taxes on tips too, and I do push it. I've registered casino employees (pre-deadline). I'm in casinos 5 days a week, sometimes more. I get into the breakrooms and leave stacks of slims. I BS with the bartenders. No taxes on tips is a good issue for us, it's just not the bread and butter a lot of people think it is. It's worth a couple of % points. The casino workers can really help us, but we don't win without standard Republicans.

Now what I'd like to see is just a straight ad blitz, not focusing on one ad, but several...rotate troops, tax on tips, & Immigration ads.

What if boils down to is, No taxes on tips on TV 24/7 is not gonna help me while I'm walking my neighborhood. On the rare occasions I find a Republican who works for tips, I've got the literature & the background to take care of it myself.