Subject: While Amodei Distances Himself, Hardy is Still Cliven Bundy’s #1 Fan
From: Stewart Boss <[email-masked]>
To: Stewart Boss <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 11:56:09 -0700

*For Immediate Release*

May 3, 2016

*Contact: *Stewart Boss, [email-masked]

*While Amodei Distances Himself, Hardy is Still Cliven Bundy’s #1 Fan*

*Las Vegas, NV* – In an interview with the Reno Gazette-Journal, career
politician and lobbyist Mark Amodei declared
<http://www.rgj.com/story/life/outdoors/2016/05/02/amodei-public-land-bundy-clan-doesnt-speak-me/83703456/>
that Cliven Bundy and his acolytes “don’t speak for me on anything to do
with public lands.” But it’s a very different story for accidental
Congressman Cresent Hardy, Bundy’s close friend
<http://www.reviewjournal.com/politics/government/closely-scrutinized-hardy-moves-carefully-congress>
and #1 fan here in Nevada. Despite being one of the most vulnerable House
members in the country, Congressman Hardy still refuses to fully condemn or
disavow the controversial Bunkerville rancher.

Even after Bundy said that African Americans might have been better off as
slaves
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/us/politics/rancher-proudly-breaks-the-law-becoming-a-hero-in-the-west.html>,
Hardy was unwavering
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/09/lindsey-graham-primary_n_5472781.html>
and continued to stay in touch
<http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25645726/meet-the-gop-candidates-for-4th-congressional-district>
with him. During a 2014 debate, Hardy proudly declared, “I stand with
Cliven Bundy.” This isn’t surprising from Hardy, who once admitted he had
concerns about running for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District because it
had too many minorities.
<https://www.ralstonreports.com/blog/hardy-i-didnt-think-it-was-winnable-racebecause-i-thought-it-was-minority-district>
Last year, Hardy kicked off a “Freedom Reunion”
<https://www.ralstonreports.com/sites/default/files/BundyRanchFreedomReunionflyer032615.pdf>
to celebrate the anniversary of Bundy’s armed standoff with Bureau of Land
Management agents.

“The fact that even an extreme Republican like Mark Amodei is willing to
call out Cliven Bundy is a reminder of just how out of touch Amodei’s
accidental colleague Cresent Hardy really is,” *said Nevada State
Democratic Party Press Secretary Stewart Boss.* “Even after another
Bundy-inspired armed standoff in Oregon earlier this year, Hardy’s
continued refusal to denounce his friend, the racist rancher, is an insult
to the constituents he’s supposed to represent in Congress.”

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