Romney heavily favored to win Nevada vote

[EarlG]

LAS VEGAS (AP) – A confident Mitt Romney is looking past his GOP opponents and Nevada's caucuses the day the state votes. Chief rival Newt Gingrich is bracing for defeat in a state the former Massachusetts governor won in 2008.

Romney was scheduled to fly to Colorado Saturday morning for a campaign rally before returning to Las Vegas for a party with supporters at a casino a few miles from the Las Vegas Strip. In a sign that he expects to lose, Gingrich planned a simple statement instead of an event.

Romney cruised to victory in Florida last Tuesday, handily won this state four years ago and is heavily favored to win Saturday's contest. Gingrich, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum also are on the ballot. But Romney, a Mormon, has an existing network of support from his 2008 race and likely will again benefit from the support of members of his church, many of whom live in Nevada.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-02-04/republican-nevada-caucus/52957864/1

[Thaddeus Kosciuszko]

1. It Appears That Romney's New Debate Coach Is A Valuable Asset.

Debate--was Gingrich's most valuable card; the most recent debates demonstrated that Romney has neutralized that card.

[karynnj]

3. But Romney just fired him

- odd as that sounds. The Romney staff disliked him getting so much credit.

http://news.yahoo.com/romney-debate-coach-fired-being-too-good-job-184700169.html

[JNelson6563]

4. Well, he does like firing people.

[msongs]

2. tons of LDSers there, foregone conclusion that nt

[Cleita]

9. Yep. They even own a lot of the casinos.

Mitty was a shoo-in.

[Nevernose]

5. They're meeting in my classroom right now.

I hope those family pictures of my kid and I with Obama, and my kid with Hilary, and my dad with LBJ won't offend anyone...

[NMDemDist2]

8. ...

[Nevernose]

6. And the casino he's partying at?

The Red Rock. Nice movie theatres, and the private gym is where the Stations Casinos corporate execs go to work out, because most of the major UFC guys go there (I think UFC is fairly dumb, but I know a couple of fighters fairly well because it's such a small world).

Also, Stations Casinos have been running mindless anti-union ads primarily targeted at the Culinary Local, who have themselves targeted Station Casinos for as re for unionization. The last ad? "The Culinary Union hates weddings." I shit you not.

[RBInMaine]

7. And this is news? Long-Face won it last time, TONS of Mormons, and he has run tons of ads. Plus,

the TeaNuts are all still split among the Grinch, Santorum, and Paul. Flipper will be the nominee, then we'll crush his PHONY 1% ass in the fall.