Welcome to the James Smack for Congress Blog!!!!  I wanted to take this opportunity to remind all of you of some specific dates in case you are interested in making sure you can vote in the Republican Primary on August 12th.  

First of all, you must be registered as a Republican by July 22nd (July 12th if you are mailing in or must be postmarked for military personnel), this is extremely important since you will not be able to participate in the primary to vote for me if you are not a Registered Republican by that date.

Second, early voting will be available.  Say you know that there is no way you will be able to vote on August 12th, you can check the early voting rules for your county and you will be able to vote in the Republican Primary for Congressional District 2, as well as other races that are being run at that time…mostly local races, but important nonetheless.  According to the Nevada Secretary of State website, early voting will start July 26th and ends on August 8th.  Most early voting is available at one or two locations in the county, is usually only available on weekdays, and available from 9am to 5pm.

This brings an important date to the fore…we need to do some major fundraising between now and July 26th in order to be viable in this race.  My opponent has about $500,000 on hand, but is unlikely to spend much of it in what he is going to view as a race he has already won.  We don’t need that kind of money to compete in the primary, but I would love to file our FEC disclosure on June 30th and have something close to a six digit war chest on hand.  That would bring the Congressman out of hiding and force him to compete with us, debate us, and have a discussion on issues.  If we can do this, I will make you proud!!  I can’t wait to engage in a debate with Mr. Heller.

Every little bit helps, we can get thousands of bumper stickers, signs and buttons for just a few thousand dollars… the rest is to blitz local radio and TV.  I already have someone to shoot the TV and create radio ads, just need the money to air them.

Welcome to our blog site!!!  This site is for you, and I look forward to having a conversation!!!  I should not have to say to keep things civilized and refrain from foul language…but I said it anyway…

 

James Smack
Republican Candidate for Congress
Nevada Congressional District 2