Doug Polk is taking the first step to removing the Las Vegas mayor from office

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Doug Polk wasn’t bluffing when he called for Mayor Carolyn Goodman’s removal last week. The former poker pro on Wednesday filed an “intent to initiate a recall,” forcing the previously popular mayor to defend her position.

Doug Polk Takes First Step Toward Ousting Las Vegas Mayor after Controversial Coronavirus Remarks
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The mayor wants to open to city and be a test/control group to see how the people of Las Vegas responds to the virus when going back to work. When asked if she would be on the casino floors with all the people, she couldn't answer.

I totally back Doug Polk. This is a time of people pulling together and being there for everyone. Not a time to just concentrate on opening up the economy, but to help make sure we all stay safe and healthy.

Nothing but positive vibes for everyone out there!
 
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This virus emergency is going to be hard on politians, Those deemed to have fallen short in thier community response ,wil be held acountable come election time.
 
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The mayor wants to open to city and be a test/control group to see how the people of Las Vegas responds to the virus when going back to work. When asked if she would be on the casino floors with all the people, she couldn't answer.

I totally back Doug Polk. This is a time of people pulling together and being there for everyone. Not a time to just concentrate on opening up the economy, but to help make sure we all stay safe and healthy.

Nothing but positive vibes for everyone out there!
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Yeah, initially she claimed she offered to be a 'test group' - I'm not entirely sure but I think her requests were ignored or she was told that wasn't happening. In my opinion, the point was, she certainly did not claim that she would be doing her best to protect her people - all she wanted was to get everyone back to work. I get that but she is so out of line putting people's lives at risk until there is reason to believe the 'curve' had flattened or was on the way down OR we have a vaccine. Thankfully, the Governor wasn't going to open the state just because the Mayor of Las Vegas asked. It will be opened soon enough but I'm sure it won't be everything all at once.
 
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Shells said:
Doug Polk wasn’t bluffing when he called for Mayor Carolyn Goodman’s removal last week. The former poker pro on Wednesday filed an “intent to initiate a recall,” forcing the previously popular mayor to defend her position.

Doug Polk Takes First Step Toward Ousting Las Vegas Mayor after Controversial Coronavirus Remarks
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Maybe the headline of the article should be "Doug Polk retires from poker and begins career in politics."

I do admire anyone who embarks to accomplish something they are passionate about.

I don't know Doug but his poker analysis often seemed balanced and rooted in reality. This is a useful approach to politics (and other things in life really).

If he has the stomach for it he could make a decent politician if he has political goals he wants to accomplish - and I guess his first goal is to recall the Mayor.
 
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Yeah, initially she claimed she offered to be a 'test group' - I'm not entirely sure but I think her requests were ignored or she was told that wasn't happening. In my opinion, the point was, she certainly did not claim that she would be doing her best to protect her people - all she wanted was to get everyone back to work. I get that but she is so out of line putting people's lives at risk until there is reason to believe the 'curve' had flattened or was on the way down OR we have a vaccine. Thankfully, the Governor wasn't going to open the state just because the Mayor of Las Vegas asked. It will be opened soon enough but I'm sure it won't be everything all at once.
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I actually felt some compassion for her during the CNN interview - even though I didn't agree with her.

Her point was that she saw her job as getting her city back to work.

Anderson's point was that it wasn't safe yet - Vegas is really a petrie dish.

Her retort was that "safe" was a relative term and nothing was "proven" to her satisfaction. She said there are always illnesses going around society and midsize cities. Typhoid [Mary] and Legionnaire's Disease were two that she mentioned.

But what she was NOT addressing was the sustainability of re-opening prematurely.

It was a crazy interview and it hilighted the difficulties in finding common ground on how to handel the pandemic.

Just when you think certain basic policy assumptions are obvious - you find they are not accepted by some in power - and yes it makes a difference.

And this is why Doug Polk and others want to recall her as mayor.
 
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I actually felt some compassion for her during the CNN interview - even though I didn't agree with her.

Her point was that she saw her job as getting her city back to work.

Anderson's point was that it wasn't safe yet - Vegas is really a petrie dish.

Her retort was that "safe" was a relative term and nothing was "proven" to her satisfaction. She said there are always illnesses going around society and midsize cities. Typhoid [Mary] and Legionnaire's Disease were two that she mentioned.

But what she was NOT addressing was the sustainability of re-opening prematurely.

It was a crazy interview and it hilighted the difficulties in finding common ground on how to handel the pandemic.

Just when you think certain basic policy assumptions are obvious - you find they are not accepted by some in power - and yes it makes a difference.

And this is why Doug Polk and others want to recall her as mayor.
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In my opinion, the mayor had to know, when going into an interview, she would be tested on her viewpoints. She did not come across as knowledgable or even coherent. Maybe a bad day? Who knows?! but when one is in a public office for a city as large as Las Vegas you better have your 'A' game ready to go with whatever you do. If I were a resident and someone who voted for her, I might be a bit embarrassed.

On the flip side, she was very compassionate and encouraging to the city when the massacre occurred in October, 2017...so she has that. I'm not sure what happened to her during the pandemic. But to me, it almost seems she doesn't understand how out of control this virus has been and how there are some safety measures that have been known to work on slowing or flattening the curve.

It doesn't surprise me one little bit that Doug has taken on somewhat of a political platform.
 
Wouldn't it be funny to have Doug Polk for mayor of Las Vegas, Daniel Negreanu for governor and Jennifer Harman for senator of Nevada? I think they would all do a better job than the curent ones.
 
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Wouldn't it be funny to have Doug Polk for mayor of Las Vegas, Daniel Negreanu for governor and Jennifer Harman for senator of Nevada? I think they would all do a better job than the curent ones.
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This might be the best case scenario to getting a REALLY strong movement for legalized online poker in the United States since Black Friday.

Doug Polk strikes me as very civic minded who cares about where he lives. The interview with the mayor was painful to watch, but at the same time, I have no answer as to the best way to getting the economy going again, and she struck me as someone that was struggling to figure out the best way to answer these questions. This is unprecedented, and people in her position have to be losing sleep about this.

I don't know how the legal system works in the US, but it should be interesting to see how this all plays out.
 
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This might be the best case scenario to getting a REALLY strong movement for legalized online poker in the United States since Black Friday.

Doug Polk strikes me as very civic minded who cares about where he lives. The interview with the mayor was painful to watch, but at the same time, I have no answer as to the best way to getting the economy going again, and she struck me as someone that was struggling to figure out the best way to answer these questions. This is unprecedented, and people in her position have to be losing sleep about this.

I don't know how the legal system works in the US, but it should be interesting to see how this all plays out.
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First a Notice of Intent must be filed with the County clerk by three registered voters, who voted in the election that they intend to recall.

Then they need to circulate a petition to get registered voters in Las Vegas to sign that actually voted in the original election. Need minimum of 25% of the number of voters in the original election.

You get 90 days from registration to get the signatures.

Then submit signatures and get Special Election called.

Easy !
 
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