Laxalt never held office before lucking out narrowly in the 2014 anti-Obama red wave.

Giunchigliani was president of the Nevada State Education Association before 16 years in the Nevada State Assembly.

Her presence on the November 2018 general election ballot could decide the U.S. Senate race.

Rep. Dina Titus has all but jumped into the primary against fellow Las Vegas Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen. The winner faces U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev.

He was a very good public official before getting bitten by DC moonhowlers, most recently trading in his health care vote.

Former Sen. Harry Reid pushed freshman Rosen into the race. He'd better hope Chris becomes the November Democratic nominee against Laxalt. She could pull Titus/Rosen with her.

We are still very tribal. The Old Testament tells why: Saul was named King of Israel by acclamation because "Saul stood head and shoulders above any other man." People have long supported the biggest, baddest dude to protect the clan.

When Titus ran for governor in 2006 against Congressman Jim the Dim, I noted her handicap. Back then, I stated the obvious and got serious heat.

There are three jobs where Americans want daddy to make them feel safe at night: President, governor and network news anchor. Alas, the bias held. Titus lost to the worst governor of the last 100 years and Katie Couric, who had just been hired, crashed and burned as anchor of CBS News. The three major networks remain a boys club.

Reid often said "It's women and minorities who elect Democrats." But the underfunded "estrogen ticket" of 1998 failed with the exception of already well-known Atty. Gen. Frankie Sue Del Papa. (Barbwire 9-17-2000)

If the "Year of the Woman" is ready for another re-run, Giunchigliani will have to lead it by becoming Nevada's first woman governor.

That race will tell Nevadans a lot about themselves.

NVEnergy SECURITY BREACH? After I paid my power bill, I awaited the usual confirmation. Just before it arrived to an unpublished e-mail address, I got two pieces of spam to that same address.

The subject lines stated "Second Attempt Your July Electric bill is zero" and "Study Reveals The #1 Tiny Device SAVES Electricity Bills In Your Home."

Too close for coincidence. I contacted NVE. Stay tuned.

FIRE METER UPDATES: THE NEVADA FIRE MARSHALL'S INVESTIGATION concluded "don't worry, be happy." I'm still worried and will continue fondling NVE's precious equipment —> If your smart meter feels very hot, not just from sunshine, call 911. In its Sunday 21 Dec. 2014 front page headline major story, the Reno Gazette-Journal published results of the NVEnergy-commissioned "don't worry, be happy" echo study. On 1-27-2015, the RGJ published an analysis based on veteran reporter Anjeanette Damon's review of more than 1,000 pages of documents.

Barbwire bottom line: NVE handles this like auto manufacturers handle defects —> It's cheaper to pay legal settlements after people are injured or killed than to fix the problem.

Don'tcha worry 'bout a thing! If you can't trust your power company, whom can you trust?

Smoking guns: Rooftop solar assassination — NevadaLabor.com Energy War Room

DIDN'T THEY MAKE A MOVIE CALLED "THE INCREDIBLES"? On 2-6-2015, the RGJ reported that the Public Utilities Commission has ordered NVE to hire an independent laboratory to review the material.

UPDATE: The report said all is well. I still recommend feeling up your fire meter on a regular basis.

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