Posted on 11/12/2022 6:26:42 PM PST by Coronal
LAS VEGAS — Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the Senate, will hold onto her seat in Nevada after enduring a bruising campaign against Republican Adam Laxalt, who fell short of ousting the Democrat despite severe midterm headwinds, NBC News projects.
The outcome follows days of protracted mail-in ballot counting, with the results resting largely with the state’s most populous county, Clark County, which posted updates once a day since Tuesday. A race long predicted to be within the margin of error was indeed close through the end.
Latino voters here helped power the results after both candidates invested heavily in courting them. Latinos were expected to make up 1 in 5 midterm voters, but the NBC News Exit Poll in the state suggests those expectations fell short, with Latinos making up just 12 percent of Nevada voters. Last month, both parties saw signs of a disaffected electorate that threatened to stay home.
The NBC News Exit Poll also showed that those who did turn out stood by her. Despite predictions from her opponent that she'd struggle with Latinos, 62 percent said they voted for Cortez Masto and 33 percent backed Laxalt, according to the NBC News Exit Poll.
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Covid lockdowns weren’t too popular in the state and the Governor was the one who took the blame.
We are also talking about a state where tourism and casinos are the big industries, which doesn’t really go too well with lockdowns.
Wider margins take greater steps to overcome.
Some targets may be easier than others.
100% agree. And these Trump backed candidates didn’t get the job done.
People may want to do something about the level of crime in Clark County too.
Lombardo being law enforcement, Sheriff, he may have been able to get more votes in Clark County than Laxalt.
Yes, “Fox News Projects”
97% votes in.
That 3% could give the opponent the win?
Lastly high school popularity contest, a race for class President:
Who would win Sisolak or Lombardo who is like the jock here?
Who would win Cortez-Mastro or Laxalt, people voting largely on superficial stuff, appearance?
How much name recognition does Laxalt have compared to the other three? Laxalt has run before and lost, how much more do people know about him?
The mail in ballots have to go. There is zero doubt about that. We also need to face up to the fact that these Trump supported Senate candidates were weak and were there because of his ego and not because they were the best candidates for their respective races.
Agree with your point.
The lady who lost to Oz may have won, but people may not agree with me here.
Even people who would seemingly like to oppose Trump like have stated it is his party.
Who wants to go up against MAGA and the red ocean?
Tech guy at Dominion for the 2020 election was Antifa.
How much more information should people need?
Believe with the level of cheating we have witnessed there isn’t anyone who can “get the job done”.
Why did Nevada and Arizona take the longest to “count” the votes?
Agree that the Senate was the prize.
Some were very good.
Broadbrushing is negative.
The left has many ways to cheat.
You are correct. Trump has a very strong base.
But that’s it.
Outside of a core group of Republican voters, he is not only not popular, but he’s despised. At current levels — unless a lot of Republicans come to their senses — he will win the nomination. But if this election proved anything, he will be pure poison in the general.
Republicans need to stop fantasizing and idol worshipping. If they truly want to win the presidency in ‘24, Trump needs to go.
We will see.
Agree.
Winners win the big games. He lost the Senate. Trump is a loser. It’s time he retired to the golf course.
Great Presidents win the big elections. It’s really that simple. He’s blown 2 in a row. He needs to hang it up and retire to the links.
Exactly!
If they truly want to win the presidency in ‘24, Trump needs to go.
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Yes, with Trump gone, Jeb Bush will finally put things in the right direction.
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