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ProudMNDemocrat

(16,785 posts)
Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:22 PM Apr 2018

Last night on Rachel Maddow...Dean Heller admits he cannot win re-election....


unless more Republicans than Democrats register to vote before the 2018 mid terms....

During a candid moment, Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) admitted he knows that if he wants to win re-election this November, voter turnout needs to be very low.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal obtained audio of a speech he gave to the Nevada Republican Men's Club on Tuesday, where he warned the audience that he "can't win" if there are "100,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans" in Nevada. Right now, Democrats outnumber Republicans in Nevada by about 59,000, the Nevada secretary of state's office reports, and "if we can get that number below 50,000, I can't lose," Heller said. "I can't lose. Because the ratio of voter turnout in a non-presidential year — we're in a non-presidential year — the tendency of Republicans to vote is higher than the other party

[link:http://theweek.com/speedreads/765531/sen-dean-heller-says-cant-win-unless-more-republicans-register-vote-nevada|


Rachel Had an interesting segment last night on this. I am certain Dean Heller had no idea he was being recorded, being that he has not held any Public Town Halls since he was elected to the US Senate.
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Last night on Rachel Maddow...Dean Heller admits he cannot win re-election.... (Original Post) ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2018 OP
Bye bye Dirty Dean Heller! DODI Apr 2018 #1
The GOP can only win by suppressing the vote Gothmog Apr 2018 #2

DODI

(2,144 posts)
1. Bye bye Dirty Dean Heller!
Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:26 PM
Apr 2018

Maybe if you voted for what you constituency wanted you wouldn't be in this spot!

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