This post is brought to you by the letter “D,” as in the desperation of Democrat Dina Titus in Nevada’s third congressional district.

Q: How do you know when a candidate is pushing the panic button?

A: When her campaign does this:

It is bad enough to claim someone has “no integrity.” But it gets even worse.

Dr. Joe Heck cannot defend himself against this accusation because privacy requirements in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) prevent him from doing so.

A source within the Heck campaign told Battle ‘10 this evening that if Lt. Sutton will sign a HIPPA release, Joe Heck will be glad to set the record straight regarding the allegations.