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Politics. @BetterNevadaPac. Product of Los Angeles. Burrito connoisseur. @georgiafootball supporter. Country music fan. Views all my own, RT's not endorsements.

Las Vegas, NV
Joined June 2012
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.@ChristineDrazan is one of the best people in public service anywhere today. She cares about working folks, she knows the issues and she approaches them with common sense. She is going to be a GREAT Governor for Oregon. Get out and vote! #orpol #ORgov
Growing up, my family struggled to put food on the table. I share that because far too many Oregon families are facing those same struggles today. I know what that feels like. I’m running for governor because I want to serve the people of this state, to solve problems and to make government work for the people who need it most. I’d be honored to earn your vote. Please vote by 8 PM tonight.
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Let's do this Nevada, Governor @JoeLombardoNV is the only leader we can trust to keep our state moving forward and protect us from one-party rule. He's also a good man who cares deeply about Nevada and its people. Get out and vote! #NVleg #NVgov
It's Election Day and polls are open! Cast your ballot to re-elect Governor @JoeLombardoNV so we can keep our state moving forward and protect the Nevada we know and love! #NVleg #NVgov
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.@ChristineDrazan is going to win. They can't stop her. #orpol #ORGov
Four days to go, Oregon! I’ll be traveling across the state today and tomorrow to see as many of you as possible before Election Day. I can’t wait to see you out there. Let’s make these last few days count!
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NEW 📺 AD: @AaronDFordNV voted to give parole eligibility to an FBI Most Wanted murderer. And that's just one of the THIRTY murderers he's voted to give clemency to. He can't be trusted to keep us safe. Watch👇 #NVleg #NVgov
NEW AD: @AaronDFordNV voted to let an FBI Most Wanted murderer known as "The Thrill Killer" out of prison. Tony Amati "cackled" as he gunned down a 22-year old. He was sentenced to 50 years in jail, but Ford voted to give him immediate parole eligibility. Now Ford wants us to trust him to keep us safe, even after he spent his career ignoring victims and putting criminals first. WATCH #NVleg #NVgov
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The choice couldn't be more clear: Governor @JoeLombardoNV spent his career in law enforcement putting criminals behind bars. @AaronDFordNV's spent his time as AG trying to get violent murderers out of prison. #NVleg #NVgov
Norman Smith is a gang member shot and killed a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. @AaronDFordNV personally sponsored an effort to get him out of prison. Ford Ford, criminals come first, victims get ignored. foxnews.com/politics/dem-ag-… #NVleg #NVgov
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What kind of person sees a thrill killer behind bars who ended up on the FBI Most Wanted List and thinks "that guy should get out of prison early?" @AaronDFordNV, that's who. #NVleg #NVgov
BREAKING: It turns out one of the 30 murderers @AaronDFordNV voted to give clemency to was on the FBI Most Wanted List. Tony Ray Amati, known as "The Thrill Killer" was connected to three deaths and reportedly "cackled" while he repeatedly shot a Pizza Hut worker. Ford thought this guy deserved to be out of prison. That's reckless, misguided, and dangerous. #NVleg #NVgov
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New 📺 ad 👇 @AaronDFordNV voted to let 30 convicted murderers out of jail. Now he wants you to trust him to keep Nevada safe. #NVleg #NVgov
NEW AD: @AaronDFordNV voted to give clemency to 30 convicted murderers. He's spent his career putting criminals first while ignoring victims. We'll never be safe if he becomes governor. Learn more at aaronfordsrecord.com. #NVleg #NVgov
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Just when you thought @AaronDFordNV couldn't be more awful, we find out this. 30 murderers. "Michael Cu... kidnapped a 16-year-old in 1996, forced him to drive out to the desert, then killed him execution-style — all to steal the rims off his car." "Anthony Amati, whom police and prosecutors described as a "thrill killer'... 'cackled ... laughed like it was a big joke' and jumped around while firing multiple bullets into the victim." "Ford also supported clemency for Arlander Givens, who beat his victim to death with a cinder block and was sentenced to two consecutive life terms..." "Ford voted to grant clemency included a murderer involved in a carjacking, a man who stabbed a 17-year-old to death over a basketball game and another who lured his victim into his home with the promise of a drug deal before shooting him dead..." Ford thought all of these people should have a chance to get out of jail. He didn't care one bit about their victims. #NVleg #NVgov
🚨 BREAKING: A new report shows that @AaronDFordNV has voted to pardon or significantly reduce the sentences of THIRTY PEOPLE convicted of murder. This included a "thrill killer" and a murderer who kidnapped a 16-year-old in 1996, forced him to drive out to the desert, then killed him execution-style — all to steal the rims off his car. Ford has spent years voting to give reduced sentences, pardons or earlier parole eligibility to some of the most violent offenders in our prisons. We will never be safe if he becomes governor. foxnews.com/politics/thrill-… #NVleg #NVgov
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DODGERS GOING BACK TO THE NLCS! LET'S GOOOOOO! #NLDS @Dodgers
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To recap: -The top law enforcement official in NV's largest county crossed party lines to endorse Governor @JoeLombardoNV over @AaronDFordNV, the state's (so-called) top law enforcement official. -The Democrat nominee for AG to succeed Ford publicly distanced herself from Ford after he tried to get a gang member who killed a pregnant woman out of prison. Things aren't going well for High-Flying Ford... #NVleg #NVgov
How bad are things going for @AaronDFordNV?  The Democrat Clark County District Attorney just crossed party lines to endorse Governor @JoeLombardoNV. This comes right after the Democrat nominee for attorney general publicly distanced herself from Ford for his decision to sponsor a clemency bid for a gang member who killed a pregnant woman. There's zero question: Governor Lombardo is the only one we can trust to keep Nevadans safe. #NVleg #NVgov
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Incredibly on-brand for @AaronDFordNV to spend the closing weeks of his failing campaign thousands of miles away from Nevada. #NVleg #NVgov
Where's High-Flying @AaronDFordNV right now? Not in Nevada. He's in Washington, DC doing an interview with the liberals on MS Now and likely fundraising with insiders and billionaires. Ford flew across the country to run away from Nevadans seeking answers for why he sponsored clemency for a gang member who killed a pregnant woman. #NVleg #NVgov
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How bad is @AaronDFordNV's Norman Smith scandal? So bad that his party's own nominee to succeed him as AG, @Nicole4Nevada, was forced to publicly distance herself from him. Even soft-on-crime Cannizzaro can't stomach Ford's despicable decision. #NVleg #NVgov
BREAKING: Nevada Democrat nominee for attorney general @Nicole4Nevada breaks with @AaronDFordNV on Norman Smith, the gang member who killed a pregnant woman for whom Ford sponsored a pardon bid. After being pressed by the @DailyCaller, she said she disagrees with Ford's decision to champion Smith’s case. Nevada Democrats are fleeing Ford as this scandal gets worse, even they know his soft-on-crime politics are too extreme for Nevada. dailycaller.com/2026/09/30/a… #NVleg #NVgov
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The best part is that @AaronDFordNV's campaign put out a "fact check" yesterday that turned out to be totally based on a lie. Clark County DA confirms it: Ford sponsored Smith's bid; that means he supported it. Smith killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child. #NVleg #NVgov
🚨 BREAKING: In a new report by @8newsnow, the Clark County DA's office exposes @AaronDFordNV's lies about his clemency bid for Norman Smith, a gang member who killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child. “Sponsorship of an application by a member of the Board of Pardons ensures that an inmate is afforded the opportunity to present his or her case for favorable consideration... sponsorship reflects an affirmative determination by a Board member that the inmate’s application warrants consideration by the Board.” You've got some explaining to do Aaron. #NVleg #NVgov
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.@AaronDFordNV admits that @JoeLombardoNV has been a bipartisan leader who signed legislation to increase penalties on fentanyl after Ford and his allies gutted them back in 2019. Thanks for clearing that up! #NVleg #NVgov
Yes, @AaronDFordNV, you are correct, we do have a Governor who signed legislation to ensure tougher penalties on fentanyl trafficking (penalties that you reduced in 2019). And yes, he has been a bipartisan leader who signs good bills to help the people of Nevada. So why are you running? #NVleg #NVgov
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New 📺 ad 👇 @AaronDFordNV went out of his way to try to get a gang member who shot and killed a pregnant woman out of prison. #NVleg #NVgov
NEW AD: @AaronDFordNV personally pushed for a gang member who killed a pregnant mother and her unborn child to get out of jail. Ford sides with criminals and ignores victims. We can't trust him. WATCH ⬇️ #NVleg #NVgov
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.@AaronDFordNV sponsored clemency for a gang member who killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child. Now he's been caught lying about it. #NVleg #NVgov
Norman Smith was a gang member who killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child while he was on house arrest for a series of armed robberies. @AaronDFordNV sponsored his clemency bid... then lied about it. #NVleg #NVgov
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To put this in perspective, there are roughly 10,000 people incarcerated in Nevada. Out of all of them, @AaronDFordNV decided a guy who killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child deserved a chance for clemency. And he won't offer any explanation why. #NVleg #NVgov
Maybe the worst part of the bombshell story on @AaronDFordNV: "Smith’s application was the only commutation request sponsored by Ford all year.” That means out of every inmate in Nevada for whom Ford could've championed clemency, he decided a coward who shot and killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child was the most deserving. Stop hiding Aaron, Nevadans deserve to know why. foxnews.com/politics/dem-ag-… #NVleg #NVgov
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Apparently, @AaronDFordNV thinks cowardly criminals who kill expecting mothers deserve leniency. And he doesn't seem to think he owes Nevadans answers for that. #NVleg #NVgov
NEW: @AaronDFordNV sponsored a clemency bid for a convicted killer who took the life of a pregnant woman while out on bail for a series of armed robbery attacks on Vegas tourists. Now he's refusing to explain why. Apparently, Ford thinks that people who shoot and kill expecting mothers deserve a second chance. Disgusting and disqualifying. foxnews.com/politics/dem-ag-… #NVgov #NVleg
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It's been a rough week for @TinaKotek. She knows she's losing to @ChristineDrazan, and there's nothing she can do to stop it. #orpol
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