NV-Sen - Good news for Jack Carter

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Sarah R Carter

Mayor Oscar Goodman said he will not seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, ending years of speculation among political insiders about the popular mayor's future.

"I love Las Vegas, I love being mayor of Las Vegas," Goodman said in an interview Wednesday with the Review-Journal. "I have a lot on my plate, I want to see it come to fruition, and I can only do that at home."


At the Carter Campaign, we've always thought that he wouldn't run (see Dad's interview with MyDD's Jonathan Singer - he talks about Oscar a good bit; I diaried it here). Some folks have been impatient with Oscar for not deciding earlier because it was hurting our fundraising. Local blogger Hugh Jackson at the Las Vegas Gleaner had a post to that effect about a month ago. However, Dad was never very concerned about it - I guess he figured that anyone holding out to see what Oscar would do would come around after Oscar announced he was out. Here's more on what Dad has to say about Oscar's decision (from the Las Vegas Sun):



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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/4/20/121919/171

[Catchawave]

1. I support Jack in NV.....

Thanks for the update :hi:

[NJ Democrats]

2. This is huge for Carter but

not so good for the Dems. If Goodman ran he would have beaten Ensign easily. Carter however is the underdog and has a very tough fight ahead of him.