Nevada Senate race tests potency of abortion focus for Dems
2 years, 2 months ago

Nevada Senate race tests potency of abortion focus for Dems

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Democrats predicted abortion would be Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s saving grace. That’s why so many are outraged by the repeal.” Democrats insist that Nevada remains a purple state, despite being led by a Democratic governor, two Democratic senators and a Democratic-controlled state legislature. But if you just sit there and they’re pummeling you on crime and pummeling you on the cost of living, you’ve got to be more aggressive than just yelling abortion every other word.” Cortez Masto is facing Republican Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general, failed 2018 gubernatorial candidate and the grandson of a former Nevada governor and U.S. senator. Speaking an hour before Trump called 2020 “a fake and dirty and rigged election” on the same stage, Laxalt focused on the state’s economic woes and Cortez Masto’s support for Biden.

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Democrats pounce on Arizona abortion ruling and say it could help them in November’s election
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats pounce on Arizona abortion ruling and say it could help them in November’s election

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Democrats pounced Tuesday on an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that permits enforcement of an 1864 law effectively banning abortion in the state, blaming former President Donald Trump and Republicans and pressing for political advantage on an issue that could dominate a critical 2024 battleground. “Donald Trump is dangerous and reckless.” The decision will give Arizona the strictest abortion …

Nevada Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen, at union hall rally, makes reelection bid official
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nevada Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen, at union hall rally, makes reelection bid official

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LAS VEGAS — Nevada U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen announced Monday at a union hall in Las Vegas that she has officially filed for reelection in a presidential battleground state that is a top GOP target in a challenging 2024 Senate map. Rosen was introduced by leaders of plumbers and pipefitters, …

Trump-backed Nevada GOP Senate candidate concedes loss
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump-backed Nevada GOP Senate candidate concedes loss

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada conceded on Tuesday that he lost, issuing statements saying that he won’t contest the result but calling mail-in balloting a “tactic” that tilted the balance. “I am confident that any challenge of this election would not alter the ultimate outcome,” GOP candidate Adam Laxalt said in …

Why AP called Nevada Senate race for Catherine Cortez Masto
2 years, 1 month ago

Why AP called Nevada Senate race for Catherine Cortez Masto

Associated Press  

The Associated Press called the Nevada Senate race for Democrat Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on Saturday after a batch of votes from the Las Vegas area gave her a 5,000-vote lead that the AP determined she would not relinquish. The AP concluded Cortez Masto’s lead would carry even if Republican Adam Laxalt made gains in rural Nevada counties that are …

Democrats seal Senate majority as Catherine Cortez Masto wins re-election in Nevada
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats seal Senate majority as Catherine Cortez Masto wins re-election in Nevada

The Independent  

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Cortez Masto wins in Nevada, giving Democrats Senate control
2 years, 1 month ago

Cortez Masto wins in Nevada, giving Democrats Senate control

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto won election to a second term representing Nevada on Saturday, defeating Republican Adam Laxalt to clinch the party’s control of the chamber for the next two years of Joe Biden’s presidency. Cortez Masto, the state’s former two-term attorney general, focused her Senate campaign on the increasing threat to abortion access nationwide and …

Cortez Masto wins Nevada — victory cements Senate control for the Dems
2 years, 1 month ago

Cortez Masto wins Nevada — victory cements Senate control for the Dems

Raw Story  

Democrats have been projected winners of the United States Senate after Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto was projected winner of the battleground U.S. Senate race in Nevada. According to projections from NBC News and CBS News, Cortez Mastro triumphed over Republican Adam Laxalt, the state's former attorney general, who also lost his 2018 campaign for governor. In a Thursday conference call …

Democrats keep control of Senate as Cortez Masto wins in Nevada
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats keep control of Senate as Cortez Masto wins in Nevada

Al Jazeera  

Catherine Cortez Masto’s victory in Nevada gives Democrats the 50 seats they needed to keep the Senate. President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party has retained control of the United States Senate after winning a closely contested race in the state of Nevada. “The American people rejected — soundly rejected — the anti-democratic, authoritarian, nasty and divisive direction the MAGA Republicans wanted …

Are Dems on verge of taking the Senate? Republican lead in Nevada cut to 826 votes with 94% counted
2 years, 1 month ago

Are Dems on verge of taking the Senate? Republican lead in Nevada cut to 826 votes with 94% counted

Daily Mail  

The battle for control of the Senate was being fought in Nevada on Friday night, as the Republican challenger's lead narrowed to just 826 votes - with more votes expected to arrive at counting centers on Saturday. Messages from campaign staff to an advisor obtained by DailyMail.com show that Laxalt's staff are worried about what the last batch of votes …

Cortez Masto Narrows In On Laxalt In Nevada Senate Race
2 years, 1 month ago

Cortez Masto Narrows In On Laxalt In Nevada Senate Race

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LAS VEGAS — With control of the U.S. Senate on the line, Nevada’s protracted ballot count ground through a fourth day Friday as election officials tallied thousands of votes ahead of a Saturday deadline to accept finally arriving mail-ins. Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto was running barely behind Republican Adam Laxalt, but with the remaining tens of …

Undecided Nevada race could secure Senate majority for Democrats
2 years, 1 month ago

Undecided Nevada race could secure Senate majority for Democrats

The Independent  

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Race for Nevada’s US Senate candidates too early to call
2 years, 1 month ago

Race for Nevada’s US Senate candidates too early to call

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — The nail-biting race between Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican challenger Adam Laxalt remained too early to call after polls closed across Nevada Tuesday night. Laxalt and Cortez Masto have been locked in a tight race for weeks, both hitting hard on national party talking points: Laxalt blaming inflation and illegal immigration on Democratic policies, …

What happens in Vegas... could decide who controls the Senate
2 years, 1 month ago

What happens in Vegas... could decide who controls the Senate

Daily Mail  

The fate of who controls the Senate in next year’s Congress could fall to one battleground race in the American southwest – though it’s not attracting the nationwide attention like high-profile elections in other parts of the country. ‘So it sometimes gets forgotten, which is bizarre, given that it's a very real pick up opportunity for Republicans – and one …

Members of Nevada senate candidate’s family endorse opponent
2 years, 2 months ago

Members of Nevada senate candidate’s family endorse opponent

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — Less than a month before Election Day, 14 members of Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt’s family sent a letter endorsing his opponent, Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto. The family members also wrote that Cortez Masto’s career demonstrates she is “an authentic advocate of Nevada.” It marks the second time that some of Laxalt’s family has …

Nevada senator focuses on abortion in critical November race
2 years, 5 months ago

Nevada senator focuses on abortion in critical November race

Associated Press  

SPARKS, Nev. — Sandwiched between supporters holding “BANS OFF OUR BODIES” signs and TV cameras on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto portrayed her reelection campaign as a defining moment in a decades-long fight for reproductive freedom, even in pro-abortion rights Nevada. “To preventing a federal abortion ban.” Cortez Masto is one of several Democrats up for reelection who are …

GOP pins hopes on Nevada’s Laxalt to help win Senate control
2 years, 7 months ago

GOP pins hopes on Nevada’s Laxalt to help win Senate control

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The man Republicans hope could be their 51st senator, putting them back in power, took the stage recently at a rowdy country music bar in Las Vegas packed with excited voters. “This election will be focused on inflation, the price of gas and Joe Biden’s first two years in office,” said Jeremy Hughes, a GOP strategist in …

US Sen. Cruz joins Laxalt in Nevada to bash Cortez Masto
2 years, 8 months ago

US Sen. Cruz joins Laxalt in Nevada to bash Cortez Masto

Associated Press  

HENDERSON, Nev. — Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas joined Adam Laxalt, a GOP candidate for Senate from Nevada, in bashing Nevada’s senior Democratic U.S. senator during a campaign rally Friday at an affluent retirement enclave in suburban Las Vegas. “I’m here today because I’m supporting my friend, Adam Laxalt.” Laxalt, who characterizes his bid to unseat Democratic Nevada …

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Faces Tough Reelection Fight
2 years, 8 months ago

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Faces Tough Reelection Fight

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats are on defense in several Senate races amid a challenging political environment this year, and one of their toughest contests might be in Nevada. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who made history in 2016 when she was elected as the first Latina senator, faces strong headwinds in a purple state that has trended blue in recent elections. …

Laxalt paves path in 2022 Senate race with Biden backlash
3 years, 2 months ago

Laxalt paves path in 2022 Senate race with Biden backlash

Associated Press  

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — In a western battleground state that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate, Republican Adam Laxalt has early on targeted those who feel angered and afraid, telling them the stakes of next year’s race against Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto are no less than existential. “Disillusionment with the promises that the party in power made maybe stimulates …

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