Annie Black

(Annie Black) – Last night, the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) – Nevada’s oldest, most respected conservative think tank – held a very special and very successful dinner celebrating its 30^th anniversary at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas.

The keynote speaker was Mollie Hemingway – columnist, FOX News All-Stars panelist and author of “Rigged: How the Media, Big Tech and Democrats Seized Our Elections.”

The celebration included the announcement and release of NPRI’s “2021 Legislative Review & Report Card” of the voting records of all 63 Nevada legislators.

And the #1 conservative legislator for the 2021 session is (may I have the envelope, please) …

Assemblywoman Annie Black!

With a conservative voting score of 99.22%, I edged out conservative colleague Assemblyman Andy Mathews’ (R-Las Vegas) 99.07% score by a whisker.

“Freshman Assemblywoman Annie Black of Mesquite certainly ruffled her colleagues’ feathers throughout the 2021 session,” NPRI’s Report Card notes.  “At one point, in protest of the arbitrary mandates imposed by Gov. Sisolak during the legislative process, Black refused to ‘mask up’ on the Assembly floor – resulting in a vote for her official censure along strictly party lines.”

“Nevertheless,” the Report Card continues, “Black’s persistent effort to increase transparency and public access during the legislative process deserves applause – even if she didn’t always comply with the legislature’s procedures.”

Yep, that’s me!  Defy, not comply.  As Thomas Jefferson famously put it…

“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.”

Assemblyman Matthews and I were joined by five other conservative GOP colleagues with scores over 95%: Assemblyman Jim Wheeler (97.79%), Assemblyman Richard McArthur (97.16%), Assemblywoman Jill Dickman (95.95%), Assemblywoman Robin Titus (95.95%) and Assemblyman John Ellison (95.33%).

The three worst-voting Republican members of the Assembly were Melissa Hardy (64.71%), Tom Roberts (61.06%) and Jill Tolles (60.12%).

Remember their names.

And let me tell ya something…

NPRI is a Nevada treasure.  Not just for conservatives, but all Nevadans…especially Nevada’s taxpayers.  So a big THANK YOU to NPRI Chairman Ranson Webster and President John Tsarpalas for the excellent, critical work you do.

And a special thank you to Daniel Honchariw, NPRI’s Legislative Affairs Director.

The legislative process is extremely complicated, especially for a freshman legislator, and often happens at lightning speed.  Plus, the Democrats – and some of our RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) – often try slipping bad stuff into bills, hoping no one will notice.

Unfortunately for them, we had Daniel with us in Carson City.  He was able to ferret out anti-taxpayer “poison pills” buried or hidden in a number of bills and alerted us to them.  He was an invaluable resource and we all owe him a HUGE debt of gratitude.

And, of course, I want to thank you, Annie’s Army, for standing beside me throughout the session and having my back as I fought it out in the lion’s den.  Earning the honor of NPRI’s #1 rating is as much your victory as mine.

Now I just gotta figure out how I missed 100%.  I’ll try to do better next time. 😊

Black…out.

P.S.  Coming up next:  I attended Mike Lindell’s cyber-symposium on election integrity in South Dakota last week.  I’ll have an update for you in the coming days.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Democrats are working so hard to stop election integrity that it makes it seem like they think the only way they can win elections is if fraud is permitted via loose oversight.” – Mollie Hemingway

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information and subscribe to her AnnieGram newsletter by visiting www.AnnieBlack.net

(Annie Black) – U.S. Sen. Rand Paul – a medical doctor, by the way – has been a rare Capitol Hill voice of clarity and opposition to heavy-handed political mandates stripping away our constitutional liberties in the name of COVID.

And he just published a stirring call-to-arms for every freedom-loving American over the surge of government actions trying to take us back to lockdowns while setting us up for vaccine passports.

Our kids should be reading THIS in classrooms today instead of “critical race theory” garbage…

“Resist.

“They can’t arrest us all. They can’t keep all your kids home from school. They can’t keep every government building closed – although I’ve got a long list of ones they should.

“We don’t have to accept the mandates, lockdowns, and harmful policies of the petty tyrants and feckless bureaucrats. We can simply say no, not again.

“Speaker Nancy Pelosi — you will not arrest or stop me or anyone on my staff from doing our jobs. We have all either had COVID, had the vaccine, or been offered the vaccine. We will make our own health choices. We will not show you a passport, we will not wear a mask, we will not be forced into random screening and testing so you can continue your drunk with power rein over the Capitol.

“President Biden — we will not accept your agencies’ mandates or your reported moves toward a lockdown. No one should follow the CDC’s anti-science mask mandates. And if you want to shutdown federal agencies again — some of which aren’t even back to work fully — I will stop every bill coming through the Senate with an amendment to cut their funding if they don’t come to work.

“No more.”

My position on this is crystal clear.

In the closing days of the 2021 Legislature, I refused to wear a mask or present a vaccine passport.  As punishment, the Democrats stripped me of my right to vote on the Assembly floor unless I complied and apologized.

I told them to pound sand.

Comply or defy?  I stand with Rand.  What about you?

Where’s Annie?

Some of you in Annie’s Army have been wondering why you haven’t heard from me as often in recent weeks.  “Where’s Annie?”

Main reason is that I’ve been on the road traveling in northern and rural Nevada at a number of speaking engagements, and meeting with many of my “adopted” constituents.  Boy, are they GREAT!

I then travelled to Salt Lake City for the annual American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) conference, and this weekend I’m heading to Sioux Falls to attend Mike “My Pillow” Lindell’s cyber-symposium on election integrity.

Then next weekend I’ll be at the sold-out annual Basque Fry in Gardnerville featuring an all-star conservative lineup of speaker that includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and California Congresswoman Michelle Steel.

Looking forward to catching up with lot of my “adopted” constituents in the Douglas County region.

And we’re putting the finishing touches on a slate of events I’ll be hosting or attending in Mesquite, Henderson and Las Vegas after Labor Day.

Speaking of which…

Help Wanted

MesqEAT is a food, art & music festival I was planning to launch on March 27 of 2020. Unfortunately, Gov. Sisolak shut down our state and we had to cancel it.

Well, I’m resurrecting the event – hopefully later this fall – and would like to assemble a committee of passionate, dedicated, hard-working folks to help.

If you’d like to be part of the committee, send an email with all your contact info to Annie@ElectAnnieBlack.com

Nevada Audit Update

From Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald on Wednesday…

“Myself and staff from the Nevada Republican Party had the opportunity to tour the Arizona Audit and see firsthand what the process looks like. Unfortunately, in Nevada we do not have a majority in our government to call for an independent audit, as they do in Arizona

“So, we are monitoring the effort in Arizona and are eager to see the results of America’s audit. In the meantime, we are working with legal teams both in Washington D.C. and Nevada to find legal avenues to bring an audit to the state.”

The Chairman is correct.  Unfortunately, Democrats control the governor’s office, both houses of the Legislature and all seven seats on the Clark County Commission.  Our only chance is through the courts…and that, too, is a longshot.

We’re just gonna have to beat ‘em in ‘22 by more than the margin of “cheating.”

A Victory for Gun Rights

Polymer80 – a gun manufacturer located in Dayton, Nevada – recently won a preliminary injunction against a key portion of Assembly Bill 286 (AB286), the so-called “ghost gun” bill that was passed by the socialist-controlled 2021 Legislature.

And yes, of course I voted against it.

The main question before the Court on granting the injunction was whether or not Polymer80, in its lawsuit challenging the bill, had “demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits of its claim.”

“(T)he Court finds it has,” wrote District Judge John Schlegelmilch, noting that Section 3.5 of the bill was “impermissibly vague.”

“This is a significant victory for Polymer80, Nevadans, and our customers nationwide,” said David Borges, CEO of Polymer80, in response to the ruling.  “We will continue to challenge lawless attempts to curtail our rights and the rights of our customers.”

I LOVE FIGHTERS!  You go guys!

BTW, while in northern Nevada I took a tour of Polymer80, graciously arranged by Lyon County Commissioner Ken Gray.  Here’s a shot of me with Loran Kelley, one of the owners.

Another Victory in the Battle of Mormon Mesa

The Battle Born Solar Project planned for the Mormon Mesa in Moapa Valley – a popular area for off-roaders – has been killed.

Congrats to the Save Our Mesa folks on their victory, including Lisa & Alan Childs, Kat & Josh Lounsbury, Kevin Emmerich, Lyn Collins, Vanette & Gary Christensen, MaryKaye Washburn, Jeannette & Matthew Ryan Shambaugh, Lois Cook Hall, Niki Bowers, Anthony Constintine, Nicholas Yamashita, Vernon Robison, Brandi Hansen, Amelia Smith, Diane Foti Hardy, Jerome Henry, Madi Fairchild, Tim Watkins and Xtreme Stitch and Print.

See?  You CAN fight city hall…and win!

Here’s a shot of me touring the targeted land earlier this year.  Dang, it was cold that day!

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QUOTES OF THE DAY

“The CDC has done more to fuel anti-vaxxers than anti-vaxxers have.” – Caleb Hull

“Mandating masks for vaccinated people erodes public trust and confidence in the effectiveness of the vaccines. To me it appears that the government wants to be perceived as ‘doing something’ during a seasonal infection surge, even if their policy does not necessarily make people safer.” – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

“It is beyond astounding that, to date, the 2021 #nvleg Democrat majority has demonstrated zero interest in reacquiring its legislative powers from King @GovSisolak.  What a mockery of our three-branch system. NV Dems are content, it seems, operating under his tyrannical diktats!” – Daniel Honchariw, Nevada Policy Research Institute

“We might as well start calling this a Perma-demic.  Permanent masking. Permanent state of emergency. Permanent control.  This will go on until the American people just say enough is enough. The tyrants aren’t giving this up!” – Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)

“People have the right to choose to wear a mask or not, and to vaccinate or not.  The perpetual pandemic state is only useful to control the public through fear, not save lives.” – Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)

“Don’t ever let anyone from the Biden administration lecture you about COVID-19 while they’re leaving the border open and shipping untested migrants all over the country.” – Former Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)

“The US is now at 89.5% of seniors vaccinated with at least one dose, with 46 states over 80%. … Last year, the rationale for imposing masks on kids was so they wouldn’t infect grandma. Now she’s been vaccinated!” – Committee to Unleash Prosperity

“All COVID is doing is destroying businesses, families, and the economy.” – Clark County School Trustee Katie Williams

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information and subscribe to her AnnieGram newsletter by visiting www.AnnieBlack.net

(Annie Black) – Nevada’s gaming industry is scared to death that Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak will once again shut down the Strip over media-fueled virus panic.  Which is a legitimate fear.

What’s NOT legitimate is to blame and shame those who have freely chosen not to get the COVID vaccine.

The threat of a new Sisolak Shutdown 2.0 comes entirely from the governor himself and the Democrat majority in both houses of the Nevada Legislature which refused to even discuss limiting his “emergency” powers in this year’s session, let alone vote on it.

As for the remaining unvaccinated…

Maybe they don’t trust the vaccine because it was, understandably, rushed to market and no one yet knows what long-term side effects might be caused by it.  This is a legitimate concern.  Consider, for example…

Accutane, a popular acne drug, was FDA-approved and sold for 27 years before being taken off the market due to “extremely serious side effects” that were later discovered, “including depression, psychosis, and suicide — and, when taken by pregnant women, miscarriage or birth defects.”

27…YEARS.

The COVID vaccines have been on the market for six MONTHS.

Add the fact that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and COVID czar Anthony Fauci have been all over the map on how to deal with the virus.  What the “science” said one day was completely changed on another.

Not exactly a confidence builder.

Then there were all the Democrats last fall who undermined faith in the vaccine for purely political reasons: They didn’t want President Donald Trump to get credit for its development through Operation Warp Speed.

Remember last September when Kamala Harris flatly told CNN’s Dana Bash that “I would not trust Donald Trump” when it came to the “efficacy and the reliability” of the vaccine, adding, “I will not take his word for it”?

Causing further doubt, Gov. Sisolak has now ordered mandatory mask wearing again – even for those who have gotten the vaccine!

This makes absolutely no sense.  If the vaccine is effective, why do the vaccinated still have to wear a mask?  And if masks are effective, why the government propaganda drive to strong-arm and bribe people into getting the vaccine?

Oh, and why are the homeless exempted from the new mask mandate?  That makes ZERO sense.  What’s the “science” behind that?

Such contradictory messaging doesn’t exactly inspire the public’s confidence in those who are now bleating like sheep that too many people have chosen not to get the COVID jab.

Then there’s the intentional cherry-picking of facts and figures when reporting to the public.

The fact is – rarely stated or reported – that the COVID survival rate was somewhere in the neighborhood of 98% at the pandemic’s height.  And the number of deaths today – thanks to President Trump’s vaccine – is FAR less.

There’s simply no “emergency” justifying Gov. Sisolak’s continued abuse of emergency powers.

And his panicked over-reaction to the virus initially – as well as his subsequent mismanaged, contradictory and politically-motivated “emergency” orders – has totally undermined his credibility with a large segment of Nevadans.

For example, Drew Kelley of Goldfield, Nevada wrote in a letter-to-the-editor published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal today…

“Masking is now mandatory indoors in counties with high transmission rates. This includes Esmeralda County with its 41 cases and zero deaths. This is a poke in the eye from the governor to the residents of a county that didn’t vote for him and has no intention of voting for him in the future.”

Indeed, if Sisolak declared today that people should brush their teeth before going to bed, many Nevadans would wonder what cynical political motivation was behind it and probably give the advice a second thought.

Vaccine hesitancy among many is a self-created problem by Democrats and their allies in the media who weaponized COVID fear for purely political purposes.   They have no one to blame but themselves.

The vaccine is widely available.  It’s free.  Nevertheless, many have assessed the risks and have chosen to assume those risks by not getting the jab.

It’s their body.  It’s their choice.  So get off their back.

The public policy position of Nevada’s elected officials should be the same as mine…

• Wear a mask if you want
• Don’t wear one if you don’t
• Get the shot if you want
• Don’t get it if you don’t
• No mandatory masks for kids in schools
• NO VACCINE PASSPORTS!

This is Nevada, not Cuba.

And if Nevada’s gaming industry doesn’t want to see a Sisolak Shutdown 2.0, it needs to aim its fire and ire at those who are actually posing that threat…

Not the unvaccinated.

The governor and Nevada’s Democrats.

Black…out.

QUOTES OF THE DAY

“The same Liberals who want to enforce vaccine passports also want vaxxed individuals to mask up.  Make that make sense.” – Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)

“The ‘game changer’ data the CDC used for the (new) mask mandate is from a single study in India.  The study was rejected in peer review.  But CDC used it anyway.” – Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)

“Far more people were dying from COVID-19 months ago as we were winding down restrictions than are dying today as some call to reinstate them.” – Brad Polumbo

“Of the 164 million vaccinated Americans, less than 0.1% have been infected with the coronavirus, and 0.001% have died, according to data from the CDC.” – Axios, 7/31/21

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information and subscribe to her AnnieGram newsletter by visiting www.AnnieBlack.net

(Annie Black) – In yet another politically-motivated decision, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak is once again abusing his “emergency” powers to unilaterally mandate the wearing of masks – even for those who have already been inoculated against the COVID virus – in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties.

It’s not like we didn’t see this coming.  As I warned on Twitter just 10 days ago…

“Since the COVID ‘emergency’ is clearly over, though the virus lingers, why is @GovSisolak ‘s Declaration of Emergency still in effect even though, for now, he has rolled back his most draconian ‘orders’? The declaration should be terminated completely NOW.”

Authoritarians rarely give up power voluntarily.  They need to be stripped of it.

But since the Democrat-controlled 2021 Nevada Legislature refused to even hear my bill to terminate the governor’s “Declaration of Emergency,” let alone vote on it, here we go again.

In addition to this being an obvious grab to regain power over our lives and livelihoods, it’s also purely a political decision not ground in science.  Consider…

If the vaccine works, why are masks needed for those who have been vaccinated?  And if masks work, why continue to strong-arm and/or bribe people to get vaccinated if they’re wearing masks?

Sisolak’s latest imperial order isn’t “science.”  It’s science fiction.

As Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Victor Joecks noted this morning…

“Vaccinated individuals remain at vanishingly low risk.  Unvaccinated individuals have had months to be vaccinated but have chosen not to.  That’s on them.”

It’s called individual freedom…something Sisolak fears more than a vampire seeing daylight.

Reinstituting the mask mandate is designed to pressure those who choose not to get the jab.  Vax-hesitant Nevadans will be blamed and shamed when Gov. Sisolak drops the hammer and locks us down again.

The only way this nonsensical nightmare is going to end is if…

• Nevada citizens exercise a little civil disobedience and refuse to comply
• Nevada businesses refuse to enforce the mandate
• Nevada law enforcement officials refuse to act as “mask police”
• Nevada Republican elected officials find their backbones and start speaking out LOUDLY against Sisolak’s politically-motivated power-trip
• Nevada media outlets stop treating Sisolak with kid gloves and giving him a free pass
• Nevada voters vote this tyrant out of office in November 2022

It’s time for the government to stop treating us like children and let adult citizens, in what was once the freest country in the world, make our own decisions.

As much as Democrats wish otherwise, this ain’t Cuba.

Black…out.

QUOTES OF THE DAY

“Mandating masks for vaccinated people erodes public trust and confidence in the effectiveness of the vaccines. To me it appears that the government wants to be perceived as ‘doing something’ during a seasonal infection surge, even if their policy does not necessarily make people safer.” – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

“It is beyond astounding that, to date, the 2021 #nvleg Democrat majority has demonstrated zero interest in reacquiring its legislative powers from King @GovSisolak.  What a mockery of our three-branch system. NV Dems are content, it seems, operating under his tyrannical diktats!” – Daniel Honchariw, Nevada Policy Research Institute

“We might as well start calling this a Perma-demic.  Permanent masking. Permanent state of emergency. Permanent control.  This will go on until the American people just say enough is enough. The tyrants aren’t giving this up!” – Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)

“People have the right to choose to wear a mask or not, and to vaccinate or not.  The perpetual pandemic state is only useful to control the public through fear, not save lives.” – Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)

“Don’t ever let anyone from the Biden administration lecture you about COVID-19 while they’re leaving the border open and shipping untested migrants all over the country.” – Former Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)

“The US is now at 89.5% of seniors vaccinated with at least one dose, with 46 states over 80%. … Last year, the rationale for imposing masks on kids was so they wouldn’t infect grandma. Now she’s been vaccinated!” – Committee to Unleash Prosperity

“The time for government mask mandates is over—now is the time for personal responsibility.” – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

“The CDC has done more to fuel anti-vaxxers than anti-vaxxers have.” – Caleb Hull

“These CDC guidelines have no basis in science and the fact that we are requiring masks regardless of vaccination status is ridiculous.  How much longer are our children going to be victims of this political dog and pony show?” – Clark County School Trustee Katie Williams

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information and subscribe to her AnnieGram newsletter by visiting www.AnnieBlack.net

(Annie Black) – Have you heard about “Critical Race Theory” (CRT)?

Most people these days have, but don’t know much about it.  So here’s Christopher Rufo of the conservative Heritage Foundation with a short explanation…

“Critical race theory is an ideology which maintains that the United States is a fundamentally racist country and that American institutions such as the Constitution, property rights, color blindness, and equal protection under the law are vestiges of white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalist oppression – all of which must be overthrown in the name of ‘antiracism.’”

In short, it’s an Orwellian rewrite of American history.  It’s a lie.  A BIG LIE.

CRT is nothing but a political campaign designed to divide Americans by race and keep minority voters from leaving what some black conservatives call the “Democrat plantation.”  It’s the kind of racist rhetoric and propaganda that would make the KKK blush.

What’s worse, it’s government-sanctioned racism being taught to our children in government-run schools all across the country – essentially forcing our kids into indoctrination re-education camps.

And the nation’s largest teachers’ union, the NEA, is 100% in support.  From a Freedom Foundation report last week…

“In early July, more than 5,000 teachers across the country signed a pledge to continue teaching the intentionally divisive curriculum to their students even if they work in one of the 21 states currently developing legislation to ban it.”

Of course, now that this disgusting, anti-America curriculum has been “outed,” the racial arsonists who make a living from fanning the flames of racial hatred in this country will find a new name for it.

Sorry, but there’s just no way to pick up a turd by the clean end.  And I’m going to fight Critical Race Theory – regardless of what they call it – with every fiber of my being.

In fact, if I return to the Legislature next year, I intend to add Nevada to the list of states introducing legislation to ban this venom from being taught in our schools to our children.

You know me.  I’ll do it.

I’m not afraid of those people in Carson City.  They can call me names and keep trying to slime my reputation.  But I won’t lie down.  I’ll fight back.  And as Democrat strategist James Carville once said…

“It’s hard for somebody to hit you when you’ve got your fist in their face.”

But here’s a reality check:  The Democrats who support CRT currently control the Legislature – and they’re already gunning for me.

If I’m to have any chance at killing Critical Race Theory in the Legislature, I need your help to show our strength against these divisive, racial arsonists.

Would you please kick in $100, $50, $25, or $10 to help out?

You can use this secure link: https://secure.winred.com/friend-of-annie-black/home

Or you can mail a check to:

Friends of Annie Black
575 Los Altos Circle
Mesquite, NV 89027

Whether in Washington, DC, Carson City or your local county, city or town…we MUST drive a stake through the heart of Critical Race Theory.

NOW!

Black…out.

QUOTES OF THE DAY

“Critical race theory is being forced into our children’s schools. It’s being imposed into workplace trainings. And it’s being deployed to rip apart friends, neighbors, and families.” – President Donald Trump

“I’m declaring a one-man war against critical race theory and the federal government. And I’m not gonna stop these investigations until we can abolish it within our public institutions.” – Christopher Rufo

“As Republicans, we…believe that individuals should be judged based on the contents of their character, not their skin. And we believe that America’s institutions should be colorblind.  But Democrats want to paint a different picture. The Democrat Party has wholly embraced Critical Race Theory and all its conclusions.” – U.S. Rep. Jim Banks

“Critical Race Theory goes against everything Martin Luther King Jr. taught us – to not judge others by the color of their skin. The Left is trying to take America backward.” – House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy

“We are going to get the Florida political apparatus involved so we can make sure there’s not a single school board member who supports critical race theory.” – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

“Critical Race Theory creates divisions within classrooms and will cause irreversible damage to our children who hold the future of our great country.” – Tennessee State Sen. Brian Kelsey

“Do you want our Texas kids to be taught that the system of government in Texas and the United States is nothing but a cover-up for White supremacy?” – Texas State Rep. Steve Toth

“CRT is coming like a freight train into public education, government, corporate boardrooms, and – most ominously and dangerously – into the church.” – West Virginia State Sen. Mike Azinger

“This first-in-the-nation legislation banning critical race theory at all levels of government makes Arizona the national leader in combating this divisive curriculum. … I’m grateful for the support of Governor (Doug) Ducey and my colleagues in passing this important legislation.” –  Arizona State Rep. Jake Hoffman

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information and subscribe to her AnnieGram newsletter by visiting www.AnnieBlack.net

(Annie Black) – You might wanna grab a coffee.  This is a long one…

When Trump supporters say the 2020 election was “stolen,” the left and many in the media want you to think it’s just about allegations of election “fraud.”  They’re wrong.  They either don’t understand, don’t want to understand or are intentionally deceiving the public (or all of the above).

Every Trump supporter knows there was a four-year conspiracy by Democrats in The Swamp and their allies – including some “Never Trump” Republicans – to “Get Trump.”  At all costs.  No matter what.  Ethical or unethical.  Legal or illegal.

In just the final weeks of the 2020 campaign, the Fake News Media and Big Tech conspired to hide Joe Biden’s obvious reduced mental capacity, excuse his campaign’s hide-and-seek “Basement Strategy,” ignore the violent riots taking place in major Democrat-run cities, and cover up the Hunter Biden laptop scandal.

At the same time, they pummeled President Trump on their newscasts and front pages at every opportunity.  No matter was too small.  No issue too trivial.  They perfected the art of making mountains out of molehills.

All to “Get Trump.”  At all costs.  No matter what.

The president was also blocked at every turn by congressional Democrats.  Indeed, the second COVID stimulus package could have and should have been passed last summer.  It wasn’t.  And for no reason other than Democrats wanting to hurt President Trump’s re-election chances.

The president was harassed, hassled and harangued every step of the way for four straight years.  False allegations followed by unending bogus investigations – including the sham impeachment clown show over a phone call.

All of which were played up and overhyped by the liberal media and talking heads.

THAT’S why so many of us believe the election was “stolen.”  Not just by vote fraud that undeniably occurred in the election at some hard-to-prove level.  But everything that happened leading up to it.

On Thursday, the host of the MartyrMade Podcast published on Twitter a thorough, comprehensive 31-point chronology detailing why so many of us believe the election was “stolen.”

Tucker Carlson read the entire thread on his show last night.  In case you missed it, here you go…

* * *

• I think I’ve had discussions w/enough Boomer-tier Trump supporters who believe the 2020 election was fraudulent to extract a general theory about their perspective. It is also the perspective of most of the people at the Capitol on 1/6, and probably even Trump himself. 1/x
• Most believe some or all of the theories involving midnight ballots, voting machines, etc, but what you find when you talk to them is that, while they’ll defend those positions w/info they got from Hannity or Breitbart or whatever, they’re not particularly attached to them. 2/x
• Here are the facts – actual, confirmed facts – that shape their perspective: 1) The FBI/etc spied on the 2016 Trump campaign using evidence manufactured by the Clinton campaign. We now know that all involved knew it was fake from Day 1 (see: Brennan’s July 2016 memo, etc). 3/x
• These are Tea Party people. The types who give their kids a pocket Constitution for their birthday and have Founding Fathers memes in their bios. The intel community spying on a presidential campaign using fake evidence (incl forged documents) is a big deal to them. 4/x
• Everyone involved lied about their involvement as long as they could. We only learned the DNC paid for the manufactured evidence because of a court order. Comey denied on TV knowing the DNC paid for it, when we have emails from a year earlier proving that he knew. 5/x
• This was true with everyone, from CIA Dir Brennan & Adam Schiff – who were on TV saying they’d seen clear evidence of collusion w/Russia, while admitting under oath behind closed doors that they hadn’t – all the way down the line. In the end we learned that it was ALL fake. 6/x
• At first, many Trump ppl were worried there must be some collusion, because every media & intel agency wouldn’t make it up out of nothing. When it was clear that they had made it up, people expected a reckoning, and shed many illusions about their gov’t when it didn’t happen. 7/x
• We know as fact: a) The Steele dossier was the sole evidence used to justify spying on the Trump campaign, b) The FBI knew the Steele dossier was a DNC op, c) Steele’s source told the FBI the info was unserious, d) they did not inform the court of any of this and kept spying. 8/x
• Trump supporters know the collusion case front and back. They went from worrying the collusion must be real, to suspecting it might be fake, to realizing it was a scam, then watched as every institution – agencies, the press, Congress, academia – gaslit them for another year. 9/x
• Worse, collusion was used to scare people away from working in the administration. They knew their entire lives would be investigated. Many quit because they were being bankrupted by legal fees. The DoJ, press, & gov’t destroyed lives and actively subverted an elected admin. 10/x
• This is where people whose political identity was largely defined by a naive belief in what they learned in Civics class began to see the outline of a Regime that crossed all institutional boundaries. Because it had stepped out of the shadows to unite against an interloper. 11/x
• GOP propaganda still has many of them thinking in terms of partisan binaries, but A LOT of Trump supporters see that the Regime is not partisan. They all know that the same institutions would have taken opposite sides if it was a Tulsi Gabbard vs Jeb Bush election. 12/x
• It’s hard to describe to people on the left (who are used to thinking of gov’t as a conspiracy… Watergate, COINTELPRO, WMD, etc) how shocking & disillusioning this was for people who encourage their sons to enlist in the Army, and hate ppl who don’t stand for the Anthem. 13/x
• They could have managed the shock if it only involved the government. But the behavior of the corporate press is really what radicalized them. They hate journalists more than they hate any politician or gov’t official, because they feel most betrayed by them. 14/x
• The idea that the press is driven by ratings/sensationalism became untenable. If that were true, they’d be all over the Epstein story. The corporate press is the propaganda arm of the Regime they now see in outline. Nothing anyone says will ever make them unsee that, period. 15/x
• This is profoundly disorienting. Many of them don’t know for certain whether ballots were faked in November 2020, but they know for absolute certain that the press, the FBI, etc would lie to them if there was. They have every reason to believe that, and it’s probably true. 16/x
• They watched the press behave like animals for four years. Tens of millions of people will always see Kavanaugh as a gang rapist, based on nothing, because of CNN. And CNN seems proud of that. They led a lynch mob against a high school kid. They cheered on a summer of riots. 17/x
• They always claimed the media had liberal bias, fine, whatever. They still thought the press would admit truth if they were cornered. Now they don’t. It’s a different thing to watch them invent stories whole cloth in order to destroy regular lives and spark mass violence. 18/x
• Time Mag told us that during the 2020 riots, there were weekly conference calls involving, among others, leaders of the protests, the local officials who refused to stop them, and media people who framed them for political effect. In Ukraine we call that a color revolution. 19/x
• Throughout the summer, Democrat governors took advantage of COVID to change voting procedures. It wasn’t just the mail-ins (they lowered signature matching standards, etc). After the collusion scam, the fake impeachment, Trump ppl expected shenanigans by now. 20/x
• Re: “fake impeachment”, we now know that Trump’s request for Ukraine to cooperate w/the DOJ regarding Biden’s $ activities in Ukraine was in support of an active investigation being pursued by the FBI and Ukraine AG at the time, and so a completely legitimate request. 21/x
• Then you get the Hunter laptop scandal. Big Tech ran a full-on censorship campaign against a major newspaper to protect a political candidate. Period. Everyone knows it, all of the Tech companies now admit it was a “mistake” – but, ya know, the election’s over, so who cares? 22/x
• Goes w/o saying, but: If the NY Times had Don Jr’s laptop, full of pics of him smoking crack and engaging in group sex, lots of lurid family drama, emails describing direct corruption and backed up by the CEO of the company they were using, the NYT wouldn’t have been banned. 23/x
• Think back: Stories about Trump being pissed on by Russian prostitutes and blackmailed by Putin were promoted as fact, and the only evidence was a document paid for by his opposition and disavowed by its source. The NY Post was banned for reporting on true information. 24/x
• The reaction of Trump ppl to all this was not, “no fair!” That’s how they felt about Romney’s “binders of women” in 2012. This is different. Now they see, correctly, that every institution is captured by ppl who will use any means to exclude them from the political process. 25/x
• And yet they showed up in record numbers to vote. He got 13m more votes than in 2016, 10m more than Clinton got! As election night dragged on, they allowed themselves some hope. But when the four critical swing states (and only those states) went dark at midnight, they knew. 26/x
• Over the ensuing weeks, they got shuffled around by grifters and media scam artists selling them conspiracy theories. They latched onto one, then another increasingly absurd theory as they tried to put a concrete name on something very real. 27/x
• Media & Tech did everything to make things worse. Everything about the election was strange – the changes to procedure, unprecedented mail-in voting, the delays, etc – but rather than admit that and make everything transparent, they banned discussion of it (even in DMs!). 28/x
• Everyone knows that, just as Don Jr’s laptop would’ve been the story of the century, if everything about the election dispute was the same, except the parties were reversed, suspicions about the outcome would’ve been Taken Very Seriously. See 2016 for proof. 29/x
• Even the courts’ refusal of the case gets nowhere w/them, because of how the opposition embraced mass political violence. They’ll say, w/good reason: What judge will stick his neck out for Trump knowing he’ll be destroyed in the media as a violent mob burns down his house? 30/x
• It’s a fact, according to Time Magazine, that mass riots were planned in cities across the country if Trump won. Sure, they were “protests”, but they were planned by the same people as during the summer, and everyone knows what it would have meant. Judges have families, too. 31/x

* * *

This is why I and thousands of others went to Washington, DC’s “Stop the Steal” rally on January 6.

It wasn’t an “insurrection.”  That’s just the latest Big Lie coming from the Democrats and media.

It was a protest by Americans exercising their First Amendment right to petition the government for redress of grievances.  And as you read above, BOY, did we have a lot of legitimate grievances!

It was the culmination of four years witnessing how diabolical forces inside the Beltway coordinated efforts to “Get Trump.”  At all costs.  No matter what.

Including his supporters.  You and me.

To tarnish everyone across the country – who either supported the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally in person or in spirit – as “insurrectionists” simply because some boneheads took things too far by entering the Capitol, is both insulting and outrageous.

I’ll never apologize for attending that rally.  I did nothing wrong.  I stood OUTSIDE the Capitol with tens of thousands of others exercising our God-given rights as American citizens.

I stood then and stand today with President Trump.  And with him in office or not, I will continue fighting for his America First agenda that did, indeed, Make America Great Again.

Black…out.

THEY’RE COMING FOR ME…AND YOU!

Earlier this week, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee attacked me for attending the January 6 protest, as well as for my refusal to produce a “vaccine passport” at the end of this year’s legislative session.

And make no mistake.  They don’t just want to beat me.

They want to beat you by defeating anyone representing you who won’t bow down, lick their boots and meekly comply with their efforts to destroy the Nevada and America we so love.

In the immortal words of the great Winston Churchill…

“This is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

I’m neither giving in nor giving up.  The fight rages on.  Not just for me.  But for those I represent.

• If you want a representative who won’t rock the boat…
• Who will take all of this lying down…
• Who will retreat at the sound of a pop-gun…
• Who will raise the white flag before the battle even begins…
• Who will go gently into that good night…
• Who will go along to get along…

I’m not your gal.

If, on the other hand, you want a brass-knuckled street fighter in the political arena battling on your behalf, I hope you’ll consider investing in my election campaign.  Click here.

FROM THE ANNIE-GRAM MAILBAG

“Hi Annie.  I just sent you a little cash because you are the ONLY representative I hear from, letting me know what’s going on.  We all, all of Nevada, appreciate your hard work, your courage, and your determination to do what is right.” – Carolyn Sullivan

“I just sent you $50.  It’s all I can handle now. I’m a 75-year-old widow trying to get by, and I’m not in your district. But I appreciate what you have done, and the things you’ve had to go through this year. You are a bright spark of hope in this mess that the government has turned into. The information you have shared has opened my eyes as nothing else has. I used to just accept things but now I’ve started to contact the ‘wrong thinkers’ and the RINO’s. I don’t know if it helps, but it makes me feel as if I am doing something, at least. … I know where you stand, and I and many others stand with Annie’s Army.” – Name withheld by request

“Annie, I just made a small donation to your re-election campaign fund and while I live in Sin City and not in your district, I feel that I need to help you in my small way to continue to try to take care of the citizens of Nevada.  Please keep up the good work.  You are appreciated.” – Patrick McGehee

“Annie, we live in Lyon County and love your emails. I forward them to a group on FB, as I will this one and hope a lot of folks will, as we will, send you some cash. Your political philosophies represent most of Nevada. Too bad the service unions run Clark and Washoe, but you have loyal fans there also.” – Randy

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“In the latest demonstration of the difficulties the news media face, a sizable 58% of likely voters told Rasmussen Reports that they believe the media are ‘truly the enemy of the people,’ a phrase coined by former President Donald Trump. … (T)here was some agreement on ‘fake news,’ another Trump phrase, being a serious problem. A supermajority of Republicans, 92%, said it is a problem, as did 74% of Democrats. Overall, 83% said it is a big problem.  Notably, said Rasmussen, independents generally agree with Republicans on the ‘enemy of the people’ question, at 61%.” – Washington Examiner, 7/9/21

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information and subscribe to her AnnieGram newsletter by visiting www.AnnieBlack.net

(Annie Black) – In response to my last AnnieGram, I got yet another “hate” email from a nasty liberal in Mesquite named Dave Petrillo who wrote…

“I just read your latest email and had to laugh. … The only problem is that there is nowhere for you to run. Nevada is solid blue and will continue to be after the redistricting. …Your only hope is to relocate to a red state. Wyoming comes to mind.”

I hope you’re as much looking forward to making Dave eat crow and shed some liberal tears as I am!

And here’s another from a leftie who’s not only angry at me, but you too…

“You’re a bunch of corrupt, traitorous sickos!! Joe Biden won fair & square and you moronic nincompoops want to challenge his win because a morbidly obese dirty Orange pervert, who has lied his entire life, has told you too. Only two people on Planet Earth will be pleased to see what you are doing, and one of them is the murdering leader of Russia. The other one loves two things, money and his own daughter.”

This is the kind of unhinged loon you and I have to deal with.

Anyway, as we enter the Independence Day weekend, I’m reminded of this NPR report from 2012 about George Washington…

“When Washington became Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in 1775, he said he wouldn’t accept a salary for the position. But he did say he would accept reimbursement for his expenses. 

“So he documented everything, from payments to spies to his daily meals he was extremely meticulous. Washington’s expenses for July 4, 1776, included a broom (which cost 6 pence) as well as mutton, veal, beef, cabbage, beets, beans, potatoes, and lobster.”

Members of the Nevada State Assembly are elected to serve 730 days, but only receive a salary for the first 60 days of each session (and not much of one at that).  For the additional 60 days of each session, legislators are only paid a “per diem” to cover expenses, just like Washington.

The other 610 days?  Nada.  Zilch.  Nothing.

As it should be.

Nevada is better served by a citizen Legislature rather than full-time professional politicians.  After all, just look at what the “pros” have done to California!

Still, serving in office and running a campaign takes money.  And unless you’re personally wealthy (I’m not), then you depend on the generosity of voluntary contributions from people like you who support representatives who fight for them.

I hope you’re one of them.  Because the Dave Petrillos and other socialists out there have the long knives out for me.

Now…

I could be like many other candidates and tell you we have some fake “deadline” we have to meet…

And that we’re “falling short of our (made-up, unspecified) goal”…

And that your donation will be “a gazillion times” matched by some anonymous donor.

And maybe those tactics work.  After all, these candidates keep using them.

But I’m not about to insult your intelligence like that.  I have too much respect for Annie’s Army.

So I’m gonna do what I’ve always done: Play it straight with you.

I need to raise money for next year’s campaign, regardless of which office I decide to run for after re-districting is finalized.

And because the Democrats are already coming after me, I need to raise money for campaign expenses NOW.  That’s just the simple, unvarnished truth of politics.

No gimmicks.  No false deadlines.  No apocalyptic doomsday hype.

If you want me to keep fighting for you the way I have, I hope I can now count on your financial support as well as your moral support.

Any amount.  $10.  $25.  $50.  $100.  $250.  $500.  Or whatever you’re willing and able to invest in our mutual mission.

Even if you’ve NEVER made a political contribution in your life, I’d be deeply honored if you’d make me your first one…even if it’s only a one-dollar bill with George Washington’s face on it!

You can click here to make your donation online…

https://electannieblack.com/donate/

Or send your check, money order or first-born male child to:

Friends of Annie Black
575 Los Altos Circle
Mesquite, NV 89027

We WILL take our state back.

We WILL sack Sisolak.

We WILL restore election integrity.

We WILL win!

Remember, always bet on Black.

And I hope that’s something you’re willing to invest in.

By the way, I’m gonna follow George Washington’s example and buy a special broom on Sunday to symbolize sweeping Dave Petrillo’s liberal riff-raff out of the Legislature next year!

Black…out.

FROM THE ANNIE-GRAM MAILBAG

“Annie: I am one of the 35.8% who said run for the State Senate.  However, asking you to move a couple of miles post-redistricting for a part-time job with a terrible salary is a lot to ask. Whatever you decide, you can count on me for some $$$s for your campaign.” – Tom Daly, Washoe County

“As we know: ‘Money is the mother’s milk of politics.’  I made a commitment earlier to support you; the check is in the mail. Thank you for your service to all Nevadans.  We look forward to your successful campaign and return to Carson City.” – Ken Koeppe

“Annie even though you aren’t in our district we support you 100%. I normally don’t donate to political parties or groups. However, we will be donating to your campaign.” – Gary Turner, Annie’s Army member

“Just a small potato supporter, but you’ll have it.” – Vince Schantz

“I plan to allocate in my budget some form of campaign donation for your cause. Living on a retired plan has limitations but planning overcomes.” – John Istle

“It’s Michelle Murlin here.  Your biggest fan!!! I just wanted to email you and let you know that I will ALWAYS stand up for you and what you have been fighting for.  I think you’re AMAZING!!!  I know what you’re up against in this state.  It’s an uphill battle for sure. But thank you for sticking it out and for wanting to go even further into higher office.  WE NEED YOU.  Especially with all the Californians that are moving here.  They’re bringing their failed politics with them!” – Michelle Murlin

BLAST FROM THE PAST QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don’t know we don’t know.” – Late former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information and subscribe to her AnnieGram newsletter by visiting www.AnnieBlack.net

(Annie Black) – This is the last of the three-part AnnieGram series looking at your responses to my five-question survey related to the upcoming election season.  Click on these links for parts One and Two.

This last one is the biggie…

Question 5: What should I do in 2022?

• 00.9% said Retire from the Legislature and return to civilian life
• 19.3% said run for Congressional District 4
• 20.1% said run for Lieutenant Governor
• 23.9% said run for re-election to the State Assembly
• 35.8% said run for the State Senate

So no real consensus.  But here are some observations…

I’m pretty sure the less-than-one-percent of respondents wanting me to retire from the Legislature came from Democrats, RINOs (Republicans in Name Only)…and maybe a few of my family members!  LOL

Sorry, Charlie.  That ain’t gonna happen.

Next, let me express my appreciation to those of you who have suggested I run for Governor or the U.S. Senate.  I’m honored by the very thought.  However, I don’t feel those options are right at this time.  Don’t want to bite off more than I can chew.

Congress or Lieutenant Governor wouldn’t be such a giant leap and I know I could handle either.  However, a congressional or statewide race would be SUPER expensive.  And while we definitely expanded “Annie’s Army” throughout the state, I just don’t know if we could raise that kind of money…yet.

Which brings us to running again for a seat in the Legislature, as supported by 60% of you.  And that brings us first to the State Senate and the political problem that presents.  Here’s the thing…

Once the 2020 Census numbers are finalized and released, the Legislature will then be called into a special session to redraw the district lines.  No one know when that will happen.  Probably not until November or December.  But some believe the new lines won’t drawn until well into next year.

That said, my advisers have been crunching initial numbers, trying to make a “best guess” as to what’s going to happen.

And based on the population changes over the last ten years, it looks like State Sen. Pete Goicoechea will need to add around 3,000 people to Senate District 19 while State Sen. Joe Hardy in District 12 – which is where my home in Mesquite is situated currently – will need to shed around 18,000 people.

So there’s a very good chance I’m going to be moved out of Sen. Hardy’s district and into Sen. Goicoechea’s district.

And the reason that’s important is that Sen. Hardy is termed out in 2022 and can’t run again next year – so it’ll be an “open” seat – while Sen. Goicoechea won’t be termed out until 2024.

So unless I’m willing to move, it’s quite possible I won’t even be eligible to run for the State Senate next year.  But again, this is all projected guess-work.  We simply won’t know for sure until months from now.

Which brings us to running for re-election to the State Assembly.

Based on our best-guess scenario, it appears I’ll need to shed about 2,000 people in my Assembly District 19.  And odds are that means moving at least some of my Henderson constituents to another Assembly district.

Of course, the Democrats – who control the redistricting process, subject to any legal challenge that may come – will probably try to make my district more competitive by moving as many Republicans out of AD 19 as they can.

But that doesn’t worry me too much.  The things we stand for and the things I fought for during the session are things supported by most independent voters and even some Democrats.

Always bet on Black!

Now…

If I DO run for re-election, I don’t want to return to Carson City again with only a handful of conservative allies willing to stand up and fight the way I did in 2021.

So if I’m able to successfully raise enough money for my own campaign this summer, I’ll then start raising money for AnniePAC to recruit, train and support “Annie Black Republican” legislative candidates for 2022…including supporting conservative challengers to moderate incumbents in certain GOP-majority disticts in primaries.

What’s an Annie Black Republican?

Someone who will communicate with voters like Ronald Reagan…

Who will vote like Barry Goldwater…

And will fight like Donald Trump.

Gimme a dozen Republicans like that in the Assembly next session and we’ll make the Democrats’ lives absolutely miserable!

All it takes is money.

So even though it’s impossible for me to announce what I’ll be running for next year at this time, if you support where I stand…

If you support how I fought for you in the last session…

And if you support my goal of not only electing more Republicans to the Legislature, but more conservative ones, as well…

Then I hope you’ll invest in my election/re-election campaign tomorrow when the fundraising “blackout” period ends.

If so, there’ll be no stopping us!

Black…out.

FROM THE ANNIE-GRAM MAILBAG

“Thank you for all you do for Nevadans.  You aren’t even my representative, however, I have received more information from you, than my own elected officials in my district!  Thank you for your invaluable information and keeping me up-to-date with the Nevada Legislature.” – Marlene Drozd

“Annie, please let us all know how we can contribute to your next campaign.   Also, how we can contribute and help you recruit other conservative Republicans?  Thank you for your tireless efforts.” – Roberta Long

“Thanks, Annie!  Appreciate the time you take to get our input!  I hope more Republicans see your courage and willingness to stand up for the truth and they in turn do the same!” – Sylvia Lafferty

“Hi Annie.  I’m very proud of your hard work and your willingness to take the abuse and stand up to democrats in Carson City. I very much enjoy your Annie grams.” – Chuck Dickie

“If all our Republicans politicians were half as good as you, we would not have a problem with the Democrats.  Thank you for your ultimate support And work for the Americans of the great U.S. of A.” – Tim Dipley

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“When it is not possible to reason with holy warriors, it is necessary to immobilize them or crush them.” – William F. Buckley, Jr.

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information and subscribe to her AnnieGram newsletter by visiting www.AnnieBlack.net

(Annie Black) – I know the issue of getting an election audit similar to the one going on in Arizona here in Nevada is of great interest to folks.

Thought this blurb from Rasmussen Reports would be something you’d be interested in…

“The Nevada situation is a bit complicated. I hope I can explain it adequately, since I’m no expert on Nevada’s state constitutional laws.

“Nevada has some of the best citizen protections written into its Constitution out of all 50 states, although those protections are rarely used. They have some very specific rights and protections when it comes to petitioning their state government for a redress of grievances.

“A non-partisan group of citizens has served Democrat Governor Steve Sisolak, Democrat Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske and Democrat Speaker of the House Jason Frierson with notarized Affidavits of Maladministration.

“If I’m understanding Nevada law correctly, these elected state officials must respond to the demands of the petitioners, otherwise they’re automatically found guilty of ‘Maladministration, Treason and Insurrection.’

The petitioners are demanding forensic audits of the 2020 election results in five Nevada counties. … Do the petitioners have any chance of succeeding? I’m not sure, as I’m just not familiar enough with Nevada law to make a guess on that.

“I do know, however, that the Nevada state officials are compelled under state law to respond to the petitioners through arbitration. They are also compelled by the accusations of Maladministration to either A) carry out a forensic audit in those five counties, or B) convince an arbitration court as to why they are not obligated to follow the Nevada Constitution in this instance.

“It’s an interesting tactic being deployed by the Nevada petitioners, to say the least, and we should wish them well.”

Wish them well, indeed.  Thank you, Bill Thompson of Annie’s Army, for forwarding this to me.

Coming up in the next AnnieGram…

The results of Question 5 from our BattleGround ’22 Election Survey: “What should I do in 2022?”

The responses were QUITE interesting. Stay tuned.

REQUEST FOR A GOOD CAUSE!

I received the following email last week and wanted to share it with Annie’s Army.  Any help you can give these folks would be greatly appreciated!

“My name is Steve Prentice and I work for the Nevada Department of Corrections.

“First of all, thank you for all of your hard work during the 81st Legislative session. If it is not too much trouble, I would like to ask for your support.  Sgt. Tim Struck (Commander for the NDOC Honor Guard) came to me with a challenge.  They have had the same uniforms for over 20 years. In addition, the uniforms are made of wool and are very hot. 

“We are having a fireworks stand located at the corner of Buffalo and Cheyenne in Las Vegas at the Terrible’s gas station. We are holding a raffle to benefit the Honor Guard and had nearly everything donated.  Here is what would really help us out…

“We were hoping you could post something about our raffle on social media.  You see Annie, instead of us asking for $10,000 from the Legislature, we are raising the money ourselves.

“The Honor Guard represents our Department, the Stakeholders, and the Great State of Nevada at community events, funerals, school functions, and charity events. We just want the Honor Guard to look sharp!

“Raffle tickets are available June 28th – July 3rd with our drawing at 7pm on the 3rd.  Prizes are as follows:

• • 1st prize = $500 fireworks pack;
  • 2nd prize = $200 fireworks (buyers choice);
  • 3rd prize = $50 Smiths gift card.

“All prizes were donated. Raffle tickets cost $5 for 1 ticket, $10 for 3 tickets, or $20 for 8 tickets.”

FROM THE ANNIE-GRAM MAILBAG

“Annie, thank you so much for bringing the voting record of Republican (RINO) Assembly representatives to my/our attention. Many have voting records that absolutely UNACCEPTABLE.  Please let me know if there’s anything I can do to help you get re-elected.  Again, you are awesome!” – Ronnie Strothman, Henderson, NV

“Annie, we need more Annies, period. New, energized, take no 💩, fight for it, candidates. I’m not in your District but I so welcome your energy. (Assemblyman) P.K. O’Neil is a slug next to what we need!” – Colgan Gillis

“Thanks for the insight and for the names we do not need to vote for in upcoming elections. So many politicians hiding under their sheepskin posing as something they are not. I have lived in Clark County nearly 25 years now and you are the only elected official I remember who keeps a running dialogue of Nevada politics so we can stay informed. Thanks for all you do.” – Bettie Umland

“I wish more ‘Republicans’ understood what the primaries are really for, like you do.  The bloom has long been off the magic of incumbency.  The R behind a politician’s name should stand for Republican but too often is means RINO or riff-raff.  With your great leadership we can get this party cleaned up and back in the winner’s circle.” – Jim Falk, Churchill County

“A primary should be open to anyone who wishes to run.  However, as in the case of last year’s CD4 primary there were about 5 of the 8 candidates who realistically should have dropped out or not run in the first place, thus saving money and effort for the general election.  In other words, get the deadwood out as soon as possible so the viable candidates can get busy.” – Bill Newyear, Pahrump

“Annie, you should run for State Sen. Joe Hardy’s seat.  You will win by a landslide.” – Kim Fergus

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“The GOP needs to elect more warriors. Not debutantes.” – Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information and subscribe to her AnnieGram newsletter by visiting www.AnnieBlack.net

(Annie Black) – In the last AnnieGram, I reviewed the results of Questions #1, #2 and #4 of our BattleGround ’22 Election Survey.  Today let’s take a thorough look at the responses to the question I was extremely interested in…

Question 3: Should conservatives recruit and support primary challenges to incumbent Republican legislators who vote with the Democrats too often?

83.3% of you said YES.  13.6% said NO.  And 3.1% were UNDECIDED.

The reason this question was of particular interest to me is because that’s exactly what I did in 2020.

I ran against and beat a wishy-washy GOP incumbent in the primary for Assembly District 19 who had the ignoble distinction of being the only Republican who voted FOR the largest tax hike in Nevada history before voting against it.

Now, two important things about this question…

First, what’s the definition of “too often”?

Of course, that’s something every voter will have to decide for themselves.  But reporter Sean Golonka did an analysis the voting records of Nevada legislators in 2021 session.  Here’s some of what he found for Republican members of the State Assembly…

“The analysis reveals that…on the Assembly side, Jill Tolles (R-Reno), Tom Roberts (R-Las Vegas) and Melissa Hardy (R-Henderson) most often broke with the rest of their caucus and sided with Democrats. …

“Tolles and Roberts were the only two Republicans in the Assembly to vote in favor of the new mining tax (AB495) – giving the bill enough Republican votes to overcome the required two-thirds majority needed for a tax increase. …

“Tolles and Roberts supported a wide range of Democrat-backed legislation, including measures focused on the economy, state government and criminal justice.”

Of the 104 bills analyzed in the study, here’s how often the 16 Republican members of the Assembly voted with the Democrats…

• Jill Tolles:                    92
• Tom Roberts               90
• Melissa Hardy             82
• Glen Leavitt                 55
• Heidi Kasama             52
• Lisa Krasner                36
• Greg Hafen                 30
• P.K. O’Neill                 19
• Alexis Hansen             18
• Jim Wheeler                6
• Jill Dickman                 6
• Robin Titus                  5
• Andy Matthews           5
• Richard McArthur        3
• John Ellison                3
• Annie Black                 3

I don’t know what your criteria is, but if an elected Republican legislator voted with the Democrats more than half the time, I think that easily constitutes potential “primary bait.”

Which brings up the second point: What about claims by establishment Republicans that conservatives can win primaries but will then lose to the Democrats in the general?

This is an “old wives tale” that ignores an important strategic consideration.

First, in the 2020 elections, Matthews, Dickman and McArthur – who were decidedly conservatives with solid conservative voting records – all won their GOP primary races, WITHOUT caucus support, and went on to win the general election in decidedly “swing” districts.

Now maybe, strategically, you want to run more moderate Republicans in Democrat-majority districts.  And I’m all for that.  After all, majorities get to lead and Republicans need to win back the majority if we’re going to undo the damage Democrats have done to our state over the last three sessions.

On the other hand, Tolles, Roberts and Hardy all represent Republican-majority districts.  So the simple fact is, they do NOT have to vote so often with the Democrats in order to win their seats in the general election.

And here’s the damage liberal Republicans in GOP-majority seats do: They give cover to Democrat candidates in future elections who, when attacked for voting for bad bills, are able to claim those bills were “bi-partisan.”

And they only need ONE wayward Republican to vote with them to claim a bill was bi-partisan.

Let’s face it.  We expect Democrats to vote like Democrats.  But we should expect better from the Republicans we elect.

As fiscal conservative Steve Moore of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity says, it’s not enough to simply elect more Republicans.  We need to elect better ones as well.

So, yes, my AnniePAC will be taking a close look at recruiting, training and supporting conservative candidates willing – as I did in 2020 – to challenge incumbent Republicans who fail to live up to the core conservative principles of the GOP in next year’s elections.

I’ll be looking for candidates who communicate like Ronald Reagan, vote like Barry Goldwater and fight like Donald Trump.  Which reminds me…

We’ll look at the responses to Question #5 – What should I do in 2022? – in the next AnnieGram.

Black…out.

FROM THE ANNIE-GRAM MAILBAG

“I am actually from Wisconsin, but I closely follow Nevada politics as my strongly conservative sister and brother-in-law (I know he’s in Annie’s Army) live in Vegas.” – Mary Canepa

“I’m not in your district. I subscribe to Annie’s Army because you are the only Republican that communicates with their constituents! Thank you for sticking up for us. A very frustrated Clark County Republican.” – Russell Gray

“We need more like you. Thanks for being my adopted assembly person.” – Ray Lake

“I would like to tell you how honored I was to meet you at the Dragon Ridge Golf Club on Tuesday. My husband and I are not members of the SHWR however we attended because we have been following you work. You girl, are stealing the political limelight in Nevada and we just had to come see you. What a breath of fresh air you were as you swept the others off stage with your insight and straight honesty!” – Sharon Rubottom-Howe

“So great to meet you at the meeting today. It was terrific hearing you speak.  You are so AUTHENTIC!  You are straightforward and say what you mean.  You use two words to say what others take 22 words to say, carefully choosing each word for political expedience (so I know I’m listening to a politician).  You are so refreshing.” – Paula Phelps

“My wife and I are new to NV politics and not knowledgeable about the inner workings of the Republican Party. … Let us know when you can accept contributions to your campaign.” – Scott Sturman

QUOTES OF THE DAY

“Those who say the blood of Patriots, you know, and all the stuff about how we’re gonna have to move against the government… If you think you need to have weapons to take on the government, you need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons.” – Joe Biden

“Biden has now called the ATF by the wrong name multiple times. He barely has a grasp on reality and he certainly doesn’t have a grasp on the 2nd Amendment.” – Ryan Fournier

“Brian Stelter’s (CNN) anti-Trump diatribe ‘Hoax’ tanks with less than 2,000 copies sold in its first week – despite massive book tour and launch party.” – Jack Posobiec

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information and subscribe to her AnnieGram newsletter by visiting www.AnnieBlack.net