There were no real surprises out of yesterday's gubernatorial primaries in Nevada. On the Republican side, Rep. Jim Gibbons, the longtime frontrunner, took 48 percent to 29 percent for state Sen. Bob Beers and 18 percent for Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt. Adult film star Melody Damayo took 1 percent and "none of the above," a choice on the Nevada ballot, got 3 percent.
State Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus won the Democratic nomination by a larger than expected 54-percent to 36-percent margin over Henderson Mayor Jim Gibson. Dominatrix Leola McConnell took 4 percent and "none of the above" pulled 6 percent.
Each party nominated their best-known candidate--not exactly political rocket science. At the same time, these victories mask maneuvering within both parties to keep Gibbons and Titus off the general election ballot.
Early in the cycle, term-limited GOP Gov. Kenny Guinn made no secret that he was searching for a candidate who could beat Gibbons in the primary. There is no love lost between Guinn and Gibbons. Guinn never found his alternative candidate and appeared to tacitly endorse Hunt, who
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