Voters in this district may have second thoughts about supporting Governor Gibbons over Dina Titus. Likewise, some Catholic voters could feel betrayed by Congressman Porter upon finding out about his support for stem cell research and end up voting third-party or independent (see other candidates here). The predictions for this election reflect from 2006 and are close enough to give Titus some confidence.

A recent poll conducted by Anzalone research and presented by the Titus campaign shows Titus ahead of Jon Porter by 9 points, 46 to 37 percent. Despite the fact that many new comers to a race oftentimes have problems catching the public's attention since they are familiar with the incumbent, Titus has managed to slowly gain footing in her district.

The negative campaign against Titus doesn't make Porter seem very favorable to moderate constituents looking for a change in energy policy on the hill, and Titus supports solar energy that could bring a wave of new jobs to the state.

Everyone is talking about the problems with Bush's proposed Wall Street Bailout that was released this month, and Titus is no exception. There are too many holes in it, argues Titus, and says that until improvements are made to take care of working families hit hard by the mortgage crisis.

Titus: “While the bill in Congress was significantly improved from what the Administration proposed, it still lacks critical provisions to provide needed regulation of the mortgage market or help for families facing foreclosure. If Washington is going to bail out Wall Street, there has to be some relief for families who played by the rules yet are faced with losing their home."

She urges a bipartisan motion in the House to pass a bill that protects taxpayers and provides regulation within the housing market to ensure that such a crisis does not happen again.

A rather dubious award, last month, Jon Porter received MSNBC's Keith Olberman's "Worst Person in the World" award for supporting Bush's troop surge and saying that, should the US withdraw from Iraq, gas prices would rocket to $9 a gallon. Livid, Olberman addressed the Congressman's statements by citing pre-war concerns.

Olberman: "Does it bother anybody else that when we went into Iraq and protesters said that this was really going to be a war about gas prices and right-wing fringe branded them all as lunatics and traitors. Now right-wing fringe, Bush and this guy Porter are using gas prices as a perfectly legitimate reason to get Americans killed in Iraq?"

Porter's support of Big Oil and the Bush administration keeps the troops in Iraq and the gas prices here up. Regardless of whether or not troops remain there, oil prices are going to rise because supply is dropping. Green energy is what we need to focus on, and having strict party voters like Porter in the House is not going to force policy change.

John Porter(R), incumbent in the race for Nevada's 3rd Congresssional District's House seat, faces questions regarding his voting record on energy policy. He voted against a bill to authorize $16.1 billion in tax incentives, including $3.6 billion in funding energy conservation efforts. He also voted against the legislation to raise automobile fuel efficiency standards, an issue most Americans support. In his bid for reelection, Porter has to face his constituents and answer the hard questions on his voting record.