more Repuke dirty tricks.

[johnaries]

The Clark County Republican Party sent out a mailer designed to look like it was from Harry Reid endorsing Republican candidates.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Aug-01-Tue-2006/news/8810913.html

A campaign mailer sent to Democrats over the weekend said it was from a political action committee called Searchlight. But it didn't have anything to do with Sen. Harry Reid, who heads the Washington, D.C.-based Searchlight Leadership Fund.

Quite the opposite: The mailer listing judicial candidates came from officials with the Clark County Republican Party.

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The heading on the flier said, "We know that the judicial candidates listed below share our desire to protect the rights of minorities and the individual from the majority. We support their election to office and ask that you cast your vote for them as well."

It then lists exclusively Republican candidates for the offices of Nevada Supreme Court, Clark County District Court and justice of the peace.

They'll do anything, except tell the truth...

[originalpckelly]

1. This isn't illegal?

It should be.

[Mabus]

2. Depends on that state's laws

In a lot of jurisdictions the group/persons that paid for this have file with their state's ethics committee because the mailings endorse specific candidates.

We had a similar case here in Kansas where the person responsible for the mailers (once it was determined who they were) had file papers listing where they got the money, how it was spend, and cash on hand. He was pissed. He was trying to influence a city commissioner's race and got caught.

[sam sarrha]

4. that has never bothered them before, and the Dem's dont seem to mind

Kerry should have sue'd the hell out of the swift boat liars, the leader of which fought in the battle in question along side Kerry and got the same medal for valor that Kerry did..

i dont expect much out of the party in the form of guts any more.. sorry

[Eric J in MN]

3. One Republican official is more slimy than the next.

NT

[sam sarrha]

5. if their lips are moving they are lying or blowing a CEO for contributions