Ms. HEIDI SMITH (GOP County Chairman, Washoe County, Nevada): Washoe County is still basically rural.
The lake and surrounding Washoe Indian territory were first seen by the explorer John C.
But the entrance polls show a closer race in Washoe County, home of Reno, Nevada's second-largest city.
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But Washoe Democratic party treasurer Matt Dickson(ph) says Senators Barack Obama and John McCain will need to structure their campaigns differently this year.
Next to the arena, alongside funnel cake vendors and carnival games, volunteers from the Washoe Republican Party set up a table to register voters.
He also met with teachers from the Washoe County School District.
Nevada is a swing state again this year and Washoe County, home to Nevada's biggest little city, Reno, is the swing county in this swing state.
Mr. GUY ROCHEST (State Archivist): And for the first time, it appears that one could either win as a Democrat in Washoe County or lose close.
Election officials in Nevada only report party registration for Clark and Washoe counties, where the major cities of Las Vegas and Reno are located.
Mr. MATT DICKSON (Washoe County Democratic Party Treasurer): The traditional campaign in Nevada has always been if we can win Clark County big, the rest of it is too small to matter.
Dr. ERIC HERZIK (Professor, University of Nevada, Reno): But if we assume that the Clark County turnout - even if it goes up, but the Republicans are able to at least play close, Washoe County could really be the deciding county.
Loughlin recruited a chef, Jenna Worden, a mistress of ceremonies, Seattle folksinger Lynne Hughes, a dishwasher, former political radical Luria Castell, and a gigantic bouncer, a Washoe Indian named Mike Jones, and then found the band that would provide the entertainment, a well-dressed quintet from San Francisco who called themselves the Charlatans.
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