had a good writeup on Jack Carter's rural tour, this time in Wells.
I don't want to forget the ultraright New York Sun had a very good piece on his campaign as well.
A snip from that article:
Mr. Carter's central message is more populist than partisan. His motto is the relatively benign,"I'm going to be Nevada's voice in Washington."He takes aim at the inside-the-Beltway bunch, saying government needs to taken back from the lobbyists. He repeatedly paints his opponent as being in lock-step with the Bush administration, but gives a more measured stance on the war than those of his on-line partisans. (Nevada, after all, has a fast growing population of veteran-retirees and lacks the reflexive dovishness of the eastern Bluetocracy.)
If Jack can make even a slight dent in the rurals, that will help him tremendously in the fall.
Another snip:
For now, Mr. Carter is still a long shot. As of June 30, Mr. Ensign had $3.3 million of cash on hand to Mr. Carter's $400,000. The most recent Zogby/Wall Street Journal poll showed Mr. Ensign leading Mr. Carter, 49.5% to 35%. For the first time, Mr. Ensign promises a strong Get Out the Vote effort and opened a field office in the voter-rich community of Henderson, just outside of Las Vegas.While other contests, such as the Connecticut Senate race, are garnering more attention, the spotlight will likely turn to Nevada in September. Nevada, which will hold a caucus in early 2008, has now supplanted New Hampshire as the second primary season contest, just after Iowa. President Carter will be here on June 29 as the keynote speaker for the Clark County Democratic Party's Jefferson/Jackson Dinner. If Mr. Carter is viewed as having a chance against Mr. Ensign, many of the presumptive 2008 presidential candidates can be expected.
The polls are looking good and can only get better.
As mentioned on a few other blogs, former President Carter will be in Reno on September 28 for the annual Honor Roll Dinner. I plan to attend if I don't forget.
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