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Cortez Masto’s shining star dims after Krolicki decision
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Dec 08, 2009 07:34am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | J. Patrick Coolican, David McGrath Schwartz |
| News Date | Tuesday, December 8, 2009 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto has long been viewed as a rising star in the Nevada Democratic Party.
She won a landslide victory in 2006 with broad support, even in rural counties where Democrats have in recent years been clobbered.
Cortez Masto suffered a significant blow Monday, however, when District Judge Valerie Adair dismissed Cortez Masto’s high-profile prosecution of Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki. Cortez Masto had charged Krolicki over misallocation of office funds in a case that was always viewed as legally problematic.
With the dismissal, Cortez Masto has opened herself to charges of politicizing her office and prosecutorial misconduct, dealing her a career first — exposure to attack and the potential of facing a tough opponent after none had been forthcoming.
As one Democratic consultant put it, “It’s clearly not good for her. It’s a question of how bad it’s going to be.” |
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