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Despite Governor Sandovals rhetoric today, Nevada has suffered under his lack of leadership. On everymetric, hes failed to turn the state around Nevadas unemployment rate is the highest in the nation and

ranks at the bottom of national rankings in foreclosures, education, and business climate. And while hellattempt to tack to the political center in his speech today, Sandoval remains the same extreme candidate

who was proud to run on a ticket with Sharron Angle and supported the Arizona immigration law.

Nevadas Economy Has Suffered Under Sandoval

Nevadas Unemployment Rate As Of November 2012 Was 10.8%, Highest In The NationAnd Well Above National Average Of 7.7. Percent. [Bureau of Labor Statistics]

NV Initial Unemployment Claims Rose To 21,260 In November 2012, 15.21% IncreaseFrom October. [Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation]

CNBC Ranked Nevada 45th Best State For Business; Dead Last In Economy AndEducation Categories. [Americas Top States for Business 2012, CNBC]

Forbes 2012 Best States For Business Ranked Nevadas Economic Climate Worst InNation. [Best States For Business And Careers, Forbes]

NV Leads Nation In Unemployment, Job Creation Sluggish. If Sandovals history holds, theaddress will be optimistic, emphasizing the progress Nevada has made since he was inaugurated inJanuary 2011. But in reality, job creation rates are sluggish. The state still leads the nation inunemployment. More Nevadans than ever are seeking food stamps from a strained government. Morethan a thousand people children with autism or Down syndrome, adults with brain injuries, single

mothers looking for child care are on waiting lists for state services. And the states education system,marred by contentious labor disputes in Clark and Washoe county, is not performing. [Las Vegas Sun,1/11/13]

Nevada Has Had Double-Digit Unemployment Rate For 23 Straight Months. Nevadas 10.8percent rate is still above the national rate of 7.7 percent, and November is the 23rd straight month the

jobless rate has been in double digits. In addition, the number of people filing for first-time unemploymentbenefits rose to 21,260 in November, up from the 18,454 in October. [Las Vegas Sun, 12/21/12]

Nevada Reported Nations Largest Drop In Median Household Income Between 2010 And 2011.Median household income declined in 18 states between 2010 and 2011, with Nevada registering thelargest drop of 6%. In the remaining states, it stayed statistically the same. [CNNMoney, 9/20/12]

Libertarian Think Tank Called Sandovals Economy Recovery Plan A Roadmap For CronyCapitalism. On Tuesday, the libertarian think tank Nevada Policy Research Institute criticized[Sandovals] new plan for interfering with the free market. The plan calls for seven state industryspecialists in different economic sectors. Its a statement of abandoning a belief in free marketenterprise, said Geoffrey Lawrence, deputy policy director for NPRI This is a big disappointment, hesaid. I think its a crony capitalist scheme. [Las Vegas Sun, 2/7/12]

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Ralston: Sandoval Economic Plan Replete With Clichs And Promises But Lacking EducationInvestment Plan. Columnist Jon Ralston wrote in February 2012, Somewhere between Gov. Sunnysradiating optimism and the Nevada Policy Research Institutes scathing indictment lies the reality of thestates new economic development plan, which is replete with clichs and promises yet leavened withkernels of wisdom that could grow into something substantive. Alas, the plan, released last week, is mostnoteworthy for what it does not contain a plan to invest in higher and lower education than foranything it does It is a fools errand to talk about changing the fundamental nature of Nevada from agaming and mining state that is rich in many variegated businesses without talking about making theeducation system a magnet to pull in new people and new enterprises. [Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun,

2/12/12]

Kids Count Study Ranked Nevada Last In Education. Nevada's ranking for public educationhas hit rock bottom, according to a new national study on children's well-being. The Silver Statewas ranked 50th in the nation despite improvements in key areas, such as the percentage offourth-graders reading at grade level and eighth-graders who are proficient in math. Education wasone of four indicators used to determine children's overall well-being in the Kids Count nationalreport to be released today . Nevada ranked 49th among the states for children's economic well-being and 46th in health. It ranked 41st in family and community issues such as teen births andchildren living in poverty. [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 7/25/12]

EdWeek Quality Counts Study Ranked Nevada Next-To-Last In Education. In an annualstudy that examines state education policies and student achievement across all 50 states and the

District of Columbia, Nevada received a grade of 69.7, just edging out South Dakota's D+ (69.3).The report, "Quality Counts 2013," is done by the nonprofit Editoral Projects in Education. Thegroup used more than 100 indicators, graduation rates, achievement gaps, funding and teachersupports with survey and data from the U.S. Department of Education and the Census Bureau torank every state. This is the 17th year for the study. [Reno Gazette-Journal, 1/10/13]

Sandoval Budget Proposed Big Spending Cuts To Education.Nevadans would pay no new taxesunder the $5.8 billion 2011-13 budget proposed by Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday, but a lot of keyprograms, including public schools and higher education, would suffer big spending cuts State supportfor public schools would fall by 5.2 percent to $4,918 per pupil if his budget is approved. [Las VegasReview-Journal, 1/25/11]

Sandoval Proposed By Far The Largest Education Cuts In Modern Nevada History. A newreport from the economics research firm Applied Analysis says Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval's proposedcuts to k-12 education are "by far the largest in modern history" of Nevada and could cause labor unrestto "spill into the legislative process." [The Political Eye, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2/3/11]

Sandoval Broke His Word On Taxes. When then-candidate Brian Sandoval was asked for theumpteenth time about raising taxes during a Republican gubernatorial debate in April 2010, he wasprepared with his answer. He told the conservative Reno crowd: Ive said very specifically, Ill not beraising any taxes. Ill be vetoing any tax. [] After striking a budget deal with Democrats that includesextending some of those tax increases, the decision to break those campaign promises is a blemish on thegovernors record. Many will see his policy as a reasonable response to difficult circumstances. Yet hebroke his word to get there. [Las Vegas Sun, 6/5/11]

Americans For Prosperity Attacked Sandoval For Supporting New Taxes, Leading the ChargeFor More Spending. As Sandoval announced the budget deal, Americans for Prosperity unleashed arobocall slamming him: He promised us he would balance the budget without new taxes, and not only ishe going back on his word, now he is leading the charge for more spending. [Las Vegas Sun, 6/5/11]

Dont Believe Sandovals Moderate Makeover

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Schumacher: Sandoval Abandoned His Moderate Reputation During 2010 Campaign. Duringthe 2010 Nevada gubernatorial campaign, Review-Journal columnist Geoff Schumacher wrote, WhenBrian Sandoval gave up his federal judgeship to seek the Republican nomination, the ideal candidateseemed to be in place. Sandoval was a moderate, someone who, unlike Gibbons, at least would try towork across party lines to tackle the pressing matters plaguing the state But things have changed.Sandoval has abandoned his moderate reputation in favor of the furious rhetoric of the far right. [GeoffSchumacher, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 5/7/10]

Sandoval Politely Ruthless. Politically, Sandoval proved a tough negotiator who for most of the

session kept Republicans firmly in his camp, said Erik Herzik, a political science professor at the Universityof Nevada, Reno. Governor Sandoval is clearly the leader of the Republican Party, Herzik said. Hespolitely ruthless. He gets what he wants, and people still like him. [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 6/7/11]

During 2012 Republican Presidential Primary, Sandoval Endorsed Rick Perry.Rick Perry haspicked up a second endorsement from a governor in just two days with Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval,whose state will play a crucial role in the Republican primary, voicing his support for the Texas governor.

Today I am proud to endorse my friend @GovernorPerry campaign for President, Sandoval tweeted.[ABC News, 9/13/11]

Perry Attacked Social Security As A Ponzi Scheme, Criticized Medicare And DirectElection Of Senators.Small chunks of Fed Up! have already entered the political bloodstream,such as Perrys description of Social Security as a Ponzi scheme and his talk of repealing the 16th

Amendment, which permits a national income tax He takes a prominent shot at the Medicare PartD drug benefit, a popular entitlement among senior citizens that was implemented by PresidentGeorge W. Bush and a Republican Congress, saying it just expanded a broken program. Perrytakes aim at the 17th Amendment, which allows the direct election of senators, as a measure thatpromoted fiscal irresponsibility Beyond Perrys criticism of specific government programs, thereare also broad-stroke attacks on government involvement in everything from housing to publictelevision, from environment to art, from education to medical care, from public transportation tofood. [Politico, 9/2/11]

Sandoval On Sharon Angle: I Support Her Candidacy. Asked whether he supported Anglescampaign, Sandoval told Jon Ralston in July 2010: I support her candidacy, but Im focused on my race. Idont know all her positions. [Sandoval Interview, Face to Face, 7/28/10]

Sandoval Was Proud To Run With Joe Heck And Sharon Angle. Sandoval, who is considered amoderate but who adopted more conservative positions during the GOP primary, said he was proud to runalongside [Joe] Heck and [Sharon] Angle. [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 7/11/10]

Angle Supported Phasing Out Medicare And Social Security In Favor Of SomethingPrivatized.During a debate in May on the public affairs show Face to Face With Jon Ralston,Angle said, We need to phase Medicare and Social Security out in favor of something privatized.She later added, Going forward we need to phase it out, give people an opportunity to either optinto the old system or go for a new system where they have their own health care savings accountor they have their own retirement savings account, which is portable and goes with them from jobto job, and for those who are entering the workforce right now they come on to the new system soits a phased-in system. [Las Vegas Sun, 6/15/10]

Sandoval Supported Arizona's Controversial SB1070 Immigration Measure. "Although his positionon Arizonas tough new immigration law has drawn applause from conservatives, former federal JudgeBrian Sandoval is facing a backlash that may have minimal effect in Junes Republican primary, but couldweaken his support from a significant voting bloc in Novembers election... During the gubernatorialdebate, Sandoval told the audience that he had anticipated a question about the Arizona law. 'I wouldsupport Arizonas law. I do not support amnesty. I do not support drivers licenses for undocumented

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immigrants.'" [Las Vegas Sun, 5/3/10]