In The News: Department of Political Science
Gov. Joe Lombardo has one goal this November: “To win.” The Republican governor isn’t up for reelection this year. Instead, he’s referring to nearly a dozen legislative races in which candidates he endorsed seek to protect his veto power during the 2025 legislature — where Democrats are just one seat away from a supermajority in both chambers.
Democrats have rallied behind Vice President Kamala Harris since she announced her presidential run following President Joe Biden's dropout and endorsement Sunday, but it is unclear if she will fare better than her predecessor in the critical swing state of Nevada.
Democrats have rallied behind Vice President Kamala Harris since she announced her presidential run following President Joe Biden’s dropout and endorsement Sunday, but it is unclear if she will fare better than her predecessor in the critical swing state of Nevada.
Former Pres. Donald Trump needs to discard his storied penchant for racist and sexist tropes and nicknames if he wants to win over independent voters in his likely race against Vice Pres. Kamala Harris, say political experts in Nevada, one of a handful of battleground states.
Kamala Harris is “breathing new life” into the presidential election, Las Vegas election experts said, and could help enhance voter participation with a younger generation that was disillusioned with what until this week had been shaping up as a race between the two oldest major-party candidates in American history.
Vice President Kamala Harris has made numerous visits to Nevada, especially here in Las Vegas. As Nevada is a crucial swing state, Vice President Harris' success here could significantly impact the outcome of the 2024 election.
Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination Monday night, as delegates in California and other states backed her White House bid and party leaders and donors coalesced around her candidacy.
Nevada’s Democratic delegates unanimously supported Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination for president, the state party announced Monday. All 49 Nevada delegates met and supported the nomination of Harris, who now has enough delegates to be the nominee.
President Joe Biden is out of the race for president. Vice President Kamala Harris is the presumptive candidate. And of course, the mudslinging has begun. Former President Donald Trump calls Harris a "fake candidate." Experts say there could be be legal challenges to the $250 million campaign war chest collected on behalf of Biden.
The words, handwritten on signs, flashed passing cars. “WASHOE COUNTY ELECTION FRAUD CENTRAL” “WE DEMAND HAND RECOUNT NOW!!” Some drivers honked while others flipped middle fingers at the more than two dozen protesters outside the Washoe County Administration Complex the morning of July 9. The protesters were calling on commissioners in Nevada’s second largest and only swing county to refuse to certify the results of a recount of the June primary.
The political fallout continues Thursday following Joe Biden's COVID diagnosis which has led to more calls for him to step aside as the Democratic nominee for president.
Christine Cloud never thought her life would end up like this. At age 63, she's been forced to move back home to live with her 83-year-old widower father. "I can't afford to pay rent on my own, and he can't afford to make his house payment on his own," she says.