The dream of luring the Oakland A’s to Southern Nevada has been fueled by “hopeful optimism because the Oakland franchise officials have come to Las Vegas so often,” says John L. Smith.
Choosing delegates and adopting a party platform are expected at Republican county conventions, but something happened during the Clark County Republican Convention that wasn’t.
About 2,000 people are expected to attend the Clark County Republican convention over the weekend to select delegates in the presidential nominating process, hold board elections and decide the party's platform for the upcoming year.
With Democratic Senator Harry Reid retiring in early 2017, Nevada Republicans believe they have a good shot at taking the seat with Congressman Joe Heck.