Behind Michele Fiore’s gun-toting, straight-talking persona, there’s a method to her madness. And a clue to political success in an era when none of the old rules apply. I.Eight days after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Michele Fiore lay in a dentist’s chair getting a checkup for her Invisalign braces. As a dental hygienist cleaned the city councilwoman’s teeth, Republican operative Dave McGowan came in and stood a few feet away. He joked about the joy of seeing Fiore speechless, and then went through their to-do list. The politician and her campaign manager had arranged to meet there because Nevada’s ethics code discourages elected officials from conducting campaign business in their public offices, and because Fiore’s schedule is so tightly packed that she often multitasks.Whether she's doing the administrative work of Ciy Council business or attending community events, Fiore seems to relish retail politics.McGowan spoke in general terms, so I was more or