Some political observers say the proceedings will only cause more damage to a re-election bid that already is being condemned by some as a lost cause.
"This is not the publicity anybody wants," said Eric Herzik, political science professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. "Nobody looks good coming out of a bitter, public divorce."
Even in Nevada, where divorce is etched in the state's history, "he's going to be hurt by it," said Fred Lokken, another political scientist at Truckee Meadows Community College.
The public trial, set to begin Monday and run through New Year's Eve day, is expected to be featured on the television show, "Inside Edition." If the first-term Republican governor is worried about the publicity, he's not showing it.
So this circus will get national attention. I may swing by there tomorrow, provided I can get up early.
So far, negotiations this weekend have been fruitless. The trial starts tomorrow at 9 a.m., probably too early for me, and is expected to last four days.
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