With only three and a half month left before election day, Nevada bloggers have joined forces and today announce the creation of the “Nevada Bloggers for Jill Derby and Dina Titus” ActBlue fundraising page.  

Dean Heller and Jon Porter were almost beaten in 2006 in what were the closest races the 2nd and 3rd Nevada Congressional Districts have seen to date. Considering that Democratic voter registration has significantly increased since 2006 and that Nevada will be a battleground state in the presidential contest both Jill Derby and Dina Titus have a big chance of beating the Republican incumbents this fall.

However, both have one disadvantage: they have significantly less cash-on-hand than the incumbents. While they both reported good fundraising numbers in the last quarter it will be hard to make up the time and incumbency advantages of Heller and Porter. Therefore, Jill Derby and Dina Titus need all the help they can get. Whether you can give $5,$20 or $100 – anything helps!

The following blogs have been and will continue to cover one or both of these contests and today we are announcing that we stand together to help elect Jill Derby and Dina Titus: Blue Sage Views, Desert Beacon, Helluva Heller, My Silver State, Nor’Town, Nye – Gateway to Nevada’s Rurals, Reno and Its Discontent, and Vote Gibbons Out.

We support Jill Derby and Dina Titus for Congress! Help us in our effort!

One week ago today, My Silver State, a progressive community blog for Nevada went live:

Nevada’s liberal and progressive blogging community is bigger and more diverse than one might think. The blog roll on the right (which includes non-partisan blogs) is prove enough. My Silver State is not intended to replace any of these blogs, nor is this supposed to be just another blog.

My Silver State is a place for you. It’s a place for every liberal and progressive, every Democrat in Nevada. My Silver State is a community blog where you can not only comment on what others have written but where you can actually contribute yourself by writing diaries.

My Silver State is decidedly partisan, meaning that this site supports Democrats and will work to advance progressive and liberal issues. Although this site is not associated with the Nevada State Democratic Party or any candidate for office, any party member and candidate is welcome to register and contribute to this community.

Thus far, Nevada didn’t have a community blog. The Nevada blogosphere is indeed large and diverse with superb blogs like the Las Vegas Gleaner, the Desert Beacon, and Vote Gibbons Out. Several Nevada bloggers started a community effort earlier this year to take on newly elected Republican Congressman Dean Heller (NV-02) called Helluva Heller. However, something was still missing.

So, we’re happy to take on the task of creating a progressive community blog for Nevada. We’re currently two front-page editors, the first Nevadans have registered and posted diaries and the comments sections have already become lively. We hope to see My Silver State grow and evolve and should you be from Nevada and/or be interested in Nevada politics we would be more than happy to see you join us and make My Silver State and Nevada your Silver State.

On a personal note: I posted on Calitics in the past under the user name jedinecny. In order to avoid confusion I will only use my new user name in the future.