'Absolute joke': Republicans 'disappointed' after pro-Trump Nevada GOP primary loser cries fraud

The Nevada Republican Party on Tuesday refuted baseless allegations of voter fraud from losing Republican gubernatorial primary candidate Joey Gilbert. RELATED: Trump-loving Nevada Republican preparing "voter fraud" challenges — 220 days before election The Nevada Republican Party, which is being overrun by election conspiracy theorists in the wake of former President Donald Trump's "Big Lie" grift, stoked baseless allegations of fraud after Trump's 2020 loss and backed his failed lawsuits seeking to overturn the results. The party's voters on Tuesday nominated for Senate former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt, who has been likened by local media to the "Nevada version of Rudy Giuliani" after leading the failed Trump lawsuits and vowing lawsuits in his general election matchup months before anyone votes. "The post-election canvassing process is a key component of how we maintain our high levels of election integrity in New Mexico," she said in a statement, "and the Otero County Commission is flaunting that process by appeasing unfounded conspiracy theories and potentially nullifying the votes of every Otero County voter who participated in the primary."