MUTH’S TRUTHS
When Conservatives Needed a Fighter, Greg Hafen Brought a White Flag
The Assembly Republican Caucus has had a long line of politically weak, wishy-washy leaders over the 30 years I’ve been “doing politics” in Nevada, but none as bad as Minority Leader Greg Hafen this session.
Well before the game even started, he had the opportunity to bring this fractured caucus together by keeping some conservative members on his leadership team. But knowing he had the votes without them, he instead kicked them to the curb.
And it was all downhill from there.
In fact, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman boycotted the caucus throughout the session.
And Hafen was such an unreliable, ineffective leader that lobbyists and others simply went around him and dealt with Assistant Leader Toby Yurek instead to get things done.
The fact is, under Hafen’s “leadership,” the GOP caucus gave us multiple tax hikes while failing to get even a modicum of true school choice.
Yes, Democrats dug in their feet on expanding Opportunity Scholarships. But Hafen didn’t even put up a fight. His school choice bill went down in flames with a whimper, not a bang.
As did every other meaningful conservative bill. Indeed, most never even got a hearing, let alone a vote.
But Hafen just took it. “Thank you, sir, may I have another?”
It was pathetic. Yet, he had the chutzpah to send out a “Promises Made, Promises Kept” and “Big Wins for Nevada” email yesterday celebrating his supposed success.
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