Obama to campaign for group of vulnerable Nevada incumbents
2 years, 2 months ago

Obama to campaign for group of vulnerable Nevada incumbents

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — Former President Barack Obama plans to visit southern Nevada on Nov. 1 to rally for vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the state who are seeking to fend off a potential red wave. Steve Sisolak, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, as well as secretary of state candidate Cisco Aguilar’s campaign and two swing House races. And now you need to be there for him.” Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump has made two stops in Nevada to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt and GOP gubernatorial candidate Joe Lombardo. Democrats are hoping to gain back steam in races marked by high inflation, abortion rights, President Joe Biden’s low approval rating and the courting of the state’s working class and Latino voters whose turnout may end up deciding pivotal races.

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Harris' Latino Outreach: A Crucial Battle in the 2024 Election
54 years, 11 months ago

Harris' Latino Outreach: A Crucial Battle in the 2024 Election

CNN  

Two weeks before Election Day, the Latino community is a focal point of the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Trump holds a roundtable with Latino leaders, emphasizing Trump's unfitness for office and focusing on evangelical voters. Harris, meanwhile, focuses on expanding economic opportunity for Latino men in Philadelphia, Detroit, and Milwaukee.

What the campaign feels like in Nevada
2 months, 1 week ago

What the campaign feels like in Nevada

Politico  

What the campaign feels like in Nevada Former President Donald Trump attends a panel on Hispanic voters in Las Vegas on October 12. Nightly Road to 2024 BAILING OUT — Donald Trump canceled a planned interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” according to co-host Joe Kernen. Tim Walz today unveiled his ticket’s plans to improve the lives of rural voters, as …

Obama will campaign with Harris in key swing states next week
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Obama will campaign with Harris in key swing states next week

LA Times  

Former President Obama, shown last month speaking during ceremonies hosted by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, will campaign with Vice President Kamala Harris in swing states. Former President Obama is planning to hit key swing states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the White House, starting Thursday in Pittsburgh. Obama’s presence on the campaign trail will …

Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Democrats make a fresh push for Joe Biden to reconsider 2024 race ahead of convention
5 months ago

Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Democrats make a fresh push for Joe Biden to reconsider 2024 race ahead of convention

The Hindu  

Former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden’s candidacy, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Mr. Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control in the House if he didn’t step away from the race. While the tensions over Mr. Biden’s ability to carry on a winning campaign subsided some, particularly …

Arizona and Nevada make up 3% of the U.S. population — and are vital to picking a president
9 months, 1 week ago

Arizona and Nevada make up 3% of the U.S. population — and are vital to picking a president

LA Times  

When President Biden flies into Nevada on Monday and to Arizona the following day, he’s likely to compliment the West’s natural beauty, pay homage to the unmatched political power of the Culinary Workers Union and nod to local Democratic elected officials. Trump, stopping in Las Vegas before Nevada’s GOP caucuses in early February, slammed Biden’s handling of the mounting number …

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, …

Beyond the primary, Nevada Democrats have to turn policy playbook into actual votes
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Beyond the primary, Nevada Democrats have to turn policy playbook into actual votes

NPR  

Beyond the primary, Nevada Democrats have to turn policy playbook into actual votes Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Nevada Democrats have one job in 2024: motivate voters to turn back out for President Biden in November. "It's not like many people have heard about this and the few that have heard about it, they don't know …

Joe Biden wins the Democratic Presidential primary in Nevada
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Joe Biden wins the Democratic Presidential primary in Nevada

The Hindu  

Nevada's dueling Presidential caucuses and primaries this week are creating confusion among voters, and those who cast ballots in the first contest on February 6 had the option of supporting “none of these candidates.” Nikki Haley ran in Tuesday’s Republican primary, which won’t count for the GOP nomination, while Donald Trump is the only major candidate in Thursday’s Republican caucuses, …

Nevada Verdict: ‘None of these candidates' option wins GOP primary, Nikki Haley faces embarrassing loss
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Nevada Verdict: ‘None of these candidates' option wins GOP primary, Nikki Haley faces embarrassing loss

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden has won the Nevada democratic presidential primary election. The former U.N. ambassador, Nikki Haley, decided to participate in Nevada's state-run primary election on Tuesday instead of the party's presidential caucuses, which is the only contest in the state contributing delegates toward the nomination. Notably, former President Donald Trump is the sole major candidate competing in the …

Biden plans to hold a March fundraiser with former Presidents Obama and Clinton in New York
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden plans to hold a March fundraiser with former Presidents Obama and Clinton in New York

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is teaming up with predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton next month for a New York fundraiser aimed at powering up donations for his reelection campaign. The campaign said that last month’s haul was buoyed by a write-in campaign that won Biden New Hampshire’s unsanctioned Democratic primary on Jan. 23. Biden deputy campaign manager Rob …

Biden plans to hold a March fundraiser with former Presidents Obama and Clinton in New York
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden plans to hold a March fundraiser with former Presidents Obama and Clinton in New York

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is teaming up with predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton next month for a New York fundraiser aimed at powering up donations for his reelection campaign. The campaign said that last month’s haul was buoyed by a write-in campaign that won Biden New Hampshire’s unsanctioned Democratic primary on Jan. 23. Biden deputy campaign manager Rob …

In Nevada, split contests have caused confusion. But there's little uncertainty about results
10 months, 2 weeks ago

In Nevada, split contests have caused confusion. But there's little uncertainty about results

Hindustan Times  

LAS VEGAS — The presidential primary campaign has headed west to Nevada, where dueling caucuses and primaries are creating confusion among voters but little uncertainty about the expected results. Jeff Turner, 65, came to the Reno Town Mall with a ballot checked off for “none of these candidates” — an option Nevada lawmakers decades ago added in all statewide races, …

Biden warns of a ‘nightmare’ future for the country if Trump should win again, and lists reasons why
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden warns of a ‘nightmare’ future for the country if Trump should win again, and lists reasons why

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — President Joe Biden on Sunday ticked through a list of reasons he says a second Donald Trump presidency would be a “nightmare” for the country as he urged Nevada Democrats to vote for him in the state’s presidential primary this week and for his party at large in November. Then it was on to a community center …

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nevada’s presidential primary and caucuses
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nevada’s presidential primary and caucuses

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Here’s a look at what to expect in Nevada: PRIMARY AND CAUCUS NIGHT Nevada’s state-run Democratic and Republican presidential primaries will be held Tuesday. The Republican primary ballot includes Haley, who’s a former U.N. ambassador and former South Carolina governor, along with former primary candidates Mike Pence and Tim Scott …

The campaign spotlight this weekend is on Nevada, where dueling elections could confuse GOP voters
1 year, 1 month ago

The campaign spotlight this weekend is on Nevada, where dueling elections could confuse GOP voters

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Though Nevada is a pivotal early state on the 2024 election calendar, it’s gotten much less attention than leadoff Iowa and New Hampshire. Former President Donald Trump followed a speech for that group with a rally one mile south of the Strip, his first visit to Nevada since the state party voted on rules for a caucus …

Donald Trump commits to Nevada caucus as state GOP approves rules rivals see as helping his campaign
1 year, 3 months ago

Donald Trump commits to Nevada caucus as state GOP approves rules rivals see as helping his campaign

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — Former President Donald Trump ‘s campaign committed to running in Nevada’s caucus as the state party approved rules that rival campaigns say tilt the state’s nominating process in his favor. The moves reflect Trump’s influence on many state parties and his status as the frontrunner, particularly in Nevada, where the state GOP is run by allies of …

No 'path' for Trump to win in Nevada: Former state campaign chair
1 year, 6 months ago

No 'path' for Trump to win in Nevada: Former state campaign chair

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has no chance to win the swing state of Nevada, according to a two-time Trump campaign chair who now backs Gov. But if Trump is the nominee, there is no "path" for that to happen, according to former Nevada state Attorney General Adam Laxalt. "'Trump hasn’t won Nevada the last two go-arounds,' said former state Attorney General Adam …

Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada running for reelection
1 year, 8 months ago

Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada running for reelection

The Independent  

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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 …

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, …

Nevada: What to expect on election night
2 years, 1 month ago

Nevada: What to expect on election night

Associated Press  

Nevada is home to one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate races in the country as Democrats play defense to hold onto Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s seat in her contest against Republican Adam Laxalt. The AP will not call down-ballot races on election night if the margin between the top two candidates is less than 2% or if the …

Biden 'avoiding battleground states' with just eight days to go until the midterms
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden 'avoiding battleground states' with just eight days to go until the midterms

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden will avoid several of the battleground states that helped elect him president and, instead, focus on shoring up Democratic-areas in the runup to the November 8 midterm election. President Joe Biden will avoid several of the battleground states that helped elect him president - such as Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan and Wisconsin Barack Obama, however, was in …

Obama to campaign for group of vulnerable Nevada incumbents
2 years, 2 months ago

Obama to campaign for group of vulnerable Nevada incumbents

LA Times  

Former President Obama gestures as he casts his ballot at an early vote venue on Monday in Chicago. Former President Obama plans to visit southern Nevada on Nov. 1 to rally for vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the state who are seeking to fend off a potential red wave. “While some folks are trying to roll back voting rights and a …

Democrats feel pressure to 'save the republic' in campaigns to run state election systems
2 years, 3 months ago

Democrats feel pressure to 'save the republic' in campaigns to run state election systems

Raw Story  

Adrian Fontes is tired of responding to the outrageous claims of Mark Finchem, a Trump-backed Republican election denier with ties to QAnon. As Fontes put it, “It’s a great deal of pressure knowing you’re running in a political contest to save the republic.” The stakes are just as high in Nevada, where Democrat Cisco Aguilar is looking to defeat Jim …

Election skeptic wins GOP race for Nevada secretary of state
2 years, 6 months ago

Election skeptic wins GOP race for Nevada secretary of state

Associated Press  

RENO, Nevada — A former state lawmaker who has been repeating the false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump won the Republican nomination Tuesday for Nevada secretary of state, the office that oversees elections in the perennial presidential battleground. In April 2021, Nevada’s Republican Party voted to censure the current secretary of state, Barbara …

Sen. Tom Cotton: Laxalt key to GOP flipping the U.S. Senate
3 years, 4 months ago

Sen. Tom Cotton: Laxalt key to GOP flipping the U.S. Senate

The Independent  

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Early states’ GOP opposes Nevada as 1st presidential primary
3 years, 6 months ago

Early states’ GOP opposes Nevada as 1st presidential primary

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Republicans in the four early presidential nominating states on Tuesday jointly opposed a Democratic push in Nevada to make the Western state the first to hold a primary. GOP chairs Jeff Kaufmann of Iowa, Stephen Stepanek of New Hampshire, Michael McDonald of Nevada and Drew McKissick of South Carolina said in a statement they want to preserve …

Nevada jockeys to be first on presidential primary calendar
3 years, 10 months ago

Nevada jockeys to be first on presidential primary calendar

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Democrats in Nevada are making a play to bump Iowa and New Hampshire from their early spots on the presidential primary calendar. The behind-the-scenes lobbying, led by former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, seeks to capitalize on the party’s discontent with Iowa’s and New Hampshire’s performances last year. Despite Biden’s lackluster performance in Iowa and New Hampshire, …

Biden win over Trump in Nevada made official by court
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden win over Trump in Nevada made official by court

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Supreme Court made Joe Biden’s win in the state official on Tuesday, approving the state’s final canvass of the Nov. 3 election. The court action drew extra scrutiny amid legal efforts by the state GOP and Trump campaign to prevent sending vote-by-mail ballots to all 1.82 million active registered voters and then to stop the …

Campaign attorney: Trump won Nevada, despite Biden results
4 years, 1 month ago

Campaign attorney: Trump won Nevada, despite Biden results

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A Donald Trump campaign attorney declared the Republican president won in Nevada, not Joe Biden, despite results showing the Democratic former vice president drew 33,596 more votes in the battleground state. With lawsuits flying in Nevada, Binnall castigated Clark County election officials; declared the campaign and state Republican Party can prove 40,000 tainted votes, or enough to …

Biden wins Nevada, keeping battleground in Democrats’ column
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden wins Nevada, keeping battleground in Democrats’ column

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Joe Biden has won Nevada, continuing a 16-year trend of Democrats picking up the Western battleground state. His victory four days after Election Day gives him Nevada’s six Electoral College votes and denies President Donald Trump a state he hoped to pick up this year after a narrow loss in 2016. Election officials in Nevada’s Clark County, …

US Election 2020: Biden leads in Nevada by more than 20,000 votes
4 years, 1 month ago

US Election 2020: Biden leads in Nevada by more than 20,000 votes

Daily Mail  

Biden's lead doubled to 20,000 in Nevada overnight as the count there dragged on with at least another 130,000 votes left to count. Joe Biden is leading in Nevada by more than 11,000 votes as President Donald Trump's campaign filed a federal lawsuit late Thursday in the state, alleging that ineligible votes were cast in the Las Vegas area Your …

Barack Obama to campaign for Biden and Kamala Harris
4 years, 2 months ago

Barack Obama to campaign for Biden and Kamala Harris

India TV News  

Former US president Barack Obama will campaign for Democratic party presidential candidate Joe Biden in Pennsylvania next week, the Biden campaign has said. "On Wednesday, October 21, president Obama will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to campaign on behalf of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris," the Biden campaign said in a statement on Friday afternoon. A day earlier, the Democratic National …

Barack Obama to campaign for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
4 years, 2 months ago

Barack Obama to campaign for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Barack Obama will campaign for Democratic party presidential candidate Joe Biden in Pennsylvania next week, the Biden campaign has said. While Mr. Obama has endorsed Mr. Biden and his running mate and India-origin Senator Kamala Harris by making online campaigns for them, this would be the first time that the 59-year-old former President would be campaigning in …

US elections: Barack Obama to campaign for Biden and Kamala Harris
4 years, 2 months ago

US elections: Barack Obama to campaign for Biden and Kamala Harris

Live Mint  

Former US president Barack Obama will campaign for Democratic party presidential candidate Joe Biden in Pennsylvania next week, the Biden campaign has said. While Obama has endorsed Biden and his running mate and India-origin Senator Kamala Harris by making online campaigns for them, this would be the first time that the 59-year-old former president would be campaigning in person. "On …

Biden supporters flock from other states to door-knock in Arizona, where it matters
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden supporters flock from other states to door-knock in Arizona, where it matters

LA Times  

Alex Rosado, a member of Unite Here Local 11 in Los Angeles, is hitting the streets as a canvasser in Phoenix. “I want to make sure that I’m one of the people responsible for getting out of office.” Alex Rosado hasn’t hugged his father in months, and he blames President Trump. “We’ve had people who haven’t just come from this …

US: Trump campaign sues Nevada over ‘inevitable voter fraud’
4 years, 4 months ago

US: Trump campaign sues Nevada over ‘inevitable voter fraud’

Al Jazeera  

The presidential campaign of Donald Trump, who has voted by mail, claims that mail-in ballots pose a risk to elections. President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and the national Republican Party have sued Nevada to block a new law that will send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter ahead of November’s United States national election. The lawsuit, filed in federal …

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