In The News: Department of Political Science
Some Nevadans have received a campaign mailer that is raising eyebrows. The double-sided postcard states, “Who you vote for is private, but whether you vote is a matter of public records. We will be reviewing public records after the election to determine whether or not you joined your neighbors in voting,” along with a reference to the upcoming election on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Observers are expressing increasing alarm over links between Jim Marchant, the Republican Nevada secretary of state candidate, and the radical conspiracy group QAnon, which calls for political violence in America as it circulates wild claims about the nation.
It’s widely known that young voters typically have lower turnout rates compared to other age groups. And that means they’re power is largely untapped at the polls.
Amid a political climate where almost every issue seems to be distilled to Democrats versus Republicans, or conservative versus liberal, Question 3 has emerged to create strange bedfellows in Nevada.
The Democratic political machine the late Sen. Harry Reid built in Nevada during his decades in office may well be on its heels. That is, unless, a key constituency group he leaned on for so many years comes out to the polls as enthusiastically as it has in elections prior: labor unions.
Thanks to mail-in ballots, more Clark County voters participated in the first weekend of early voting this year than in 2018, with Democrats outnumbering Republicans.
Thanks to mail-in ballots, more Clark County voters participated in the first weekend of early voting this year than in 2018, with Democrats outpolling Republicans.
Las Vegas billionaire Robert Bigelow of Budget Suites of America and Bigelow Aerospace has donated at least $47 million during the midterm elections campaign cycle to mostly Republican causes, including closely watched contests for Nevada governor and several of the state’s federal races, according to campaign finance records.
Amid a political climate where almost every issue seems to be distilled to Democrats versus Republicans, or conservative versus liberal, Question 3 has emerged to create strange bedfellows in Nevada.
The Latino vote in Nevada could determine the outcome of the close Senate race there, with the GOP hoping gains made by former president Donald Trump in that community in 2020 will lead to a victory in the 2022 midterms.
Thanks to mail-in ballots, more Clark County voters participated in the first weekend of early voting this year than in 2018, with Democrats outpolling Republicans.
Amid a political climate where almost every issue seems to be distilled to Democrats versus Republicans, or conservative versus liberal, Question 3 has emerged to create strange bedfellows in Nevada.