CBC: Romney facing Ron Paul's revenge in battleground Nevada
A disaster. A train wreck. A mess. These are how people in Reno are describing the Republican party in Nevada, a state that used to be solidly red but has turned into a true swing state in recent years. Nevada's Republican party is in such disarray, thanks to the divisive primary battles, that Mitt Romney had to bring in his own people — known here as Team Nevada or sometimes Team Romney — to provide the campaign heft that the state party would normally give.
And the other reason is "The Ron Paul people." These are followers of the Texas congressman who ran for the GOP nomination and who subscribe to his libertarian values.
They are also so anti-Romney that they tried to get away with naming Paul as Nevada's presidential choice at the national convention in Florida in August. They were able to take over Clark County's Republican organization, that's where Las Vegas is, and then the state party. Washoe County, in the north, is where Reno is and together, the two counties account for about 93 per cent of Nevada's population of 2.7 million people.
The socio-economic base is shifting, there is a strong union base, and Latinos are already one-third of the population. They are also a growing population, and tend to vote Democrat. "Republicans are aware of this. So far the state [party] does not seem to be doing anything to court the new demographic," says Lokken.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/09/28/f-america-votes-battleground-nevada.html
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Their disarray makes me very happy.
