Source: State GOP chairman to resign

Chris Comfort, the chairman of the Nevada Republican party, plans to resign, forced out by GOP leaders who didn't get along with him, a GOP insider said Friday.

Comfort, a dentist, had not run political campaigns before and some Republicans didn't think he was doing a good job in what is a key election year, the insider said.

"The board lost faith in him," the GOP source said.

Republicans are competing hard to defeat U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, a vulnerable Democratic leader, and the national GOP is expected to throw a lot of funding resources into the state for the race.

The Republicans also are trying to take back control of the state Senate where Democrats hold a 12-9 advantage.

The state Republican Party board clashed with Comfort over electoral strategy and simply decided to ask him to step down, the GOP source told the Review-Journal Friday night. The insider has direct knowledge of the discussions and spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made.

Comfort did not return a message seeking confirmation.

A Nevada News Bureau blog, which first reported the coming resignation, said it could come as soon as Monday.

It wasn't clear who would replace Comfort who has held the top GOP position for a matter of months.