{"id":508774,"date":"2022-11-11T04:18:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T01:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nevada-senate-race-on-knifes-edge-as-majority-hangs-in-the-balance\/"},"modified":"2022-11-11T04:18:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T01:18:38","slug":"nevada-senate-race-on-knifes-edge-as-majority-hangs-in-the-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nevada-senate-race-on-knifes-edge-as-majority-hangs-in-the-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nevada Senate race on knife\u2019s edge as majority hangs in the balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3faecc319b4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3faecc319b4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nevada-senate-race-on-knifes-edge-as-majority-hangs-in-the-balance\/#Nevada_Senate_race_on_knifes_edge_as_majority_hangs_in_the_balance\" >Nevada Senate race on knife\u2019s edge as majority hangs in the balance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nevada_Senate_race_on_knifes_edge_as_majority_hangs_in_the_balance\"><\/span>Nevada Senate race on knife\u2019s edge as majority hangs in the balance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/cortezmastocatherine_laxaltadam_103122ap-see-credits_split_lessons.png?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Republicans and Democrats are on tenterhooks as results from the Nevada Senate race trickle in, with both parties expressing optimism that they\u2019ll prevail in a race that will help determine who holds a narrow majority in the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats feared that a favorable political environment for Republicans, coupled with the ever-present issue of inflation in the tourism-dominated economy, would thwart Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto\u2019s (D-Nev.) chances of reelection. But their mood has shifted as ballots counted in the counties of Clark and Washoe <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear poised to help the senator close the gap with her GOP rival Adam Laxalt. Republicans, meanwhile, remain bullish that Laxalt will eke out a win.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Both parties are now playing the waiting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> after local officials said counting will continue for several days. Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria predicted that by Saturday about 90 percent of ballots there would be counted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on the votes that are left to count, there\u2019s more vote to be counted in the rural areas of the state, there is a lot of Election Day drop box vote to be counted in Clark [County], and Republicans think that when all of it is tallied, Adam Laxalt will come out on top,\u201d said one GOP strategist.<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats and allied groups were similarly hopeful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very optimistic and also proud of ourselves for the work we did throughout the cycle to get Latinos out to vote,\u201d said Cecia Alvarado, Nevada executive director of Somos Votantes, a group that engages Latino voters and who endorsed Cortez Masto\u2019s reelection bid. The group knocked on more than 1 million doors in the state alone.<\/p>\n<p>Cortez Masto is fighting for a second term in the Senate after making history in 2016 as the first Latina senator. A former state attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> and the daughter of a four-term Clark County commissioner, she won her election by just more than 2 percentage points six years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Laxalt, also a former state attorney general and the 2018 GOP gubernatorial nominee who lost to Gov. Steve Sisolak (D), had enjoyed a slew of polls in recent weeks showing him edging out Cortez Masto. Many across the political spectrum agreed the race was a true toss-up, with Republicans holding the edge. But others \u2014 including some Republicans \u2014 said the race was always going to go down to the wire.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI actually found that hard to believe that she was the most vulnerable,\u201d said former Nevada GOP Chairwoman Amy Tarkanian, referring to Cortez Masto. \u201cI completely disagree with that. I think she\u2019s probably one of the most difficult to beat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the reason being is she has strong family roots in the state of Nevada. Her father was a very powerful county commissioner in Clark. She also was an attorney general, she\u2019s very calculated. She doesn\u2019t go off of script, so to speak, she doesn\u2019t do anything crazy to bring attention to herself. And she also had the support of [former Senate Majority Leader] Harry Reid before he passed away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now both campaigns are waiting for the results to come in, which could stretch into early next week given the fact that ballots postmarked by Election Day can be received through Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>At the time of the writing, Laxalt led the senator by just less than 16,000 votes. Cortez Masto was ahead of Laxalt by over 33,000 votes in Clark County and by just over 350 votes in Washoe, though many more still need to be counted.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and political observers alike, however, believe that the senator has a good chance of holding on for a second term after a batch of results from both counties on Wednesday showed Cortez Masto holding comfortable leads over Laxalt. Still, it\u2019s unclear how those margins will hold in future reported batches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking at the numbers that continue to come in &amp; we\u2019re on track to win. CCM has been winning mail ballots 2-1 in Clark, which just cut Laxalt\u2019s lead by 5k votes. There are 57k Dem-heavy votes in Clark County dropboxes + thousands of mail ballots that will come in through Sat,\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jmarcusblank\/status\/1590540749749485568\">tweete<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jmarcusblank\/status\/1590540749749485568\">d\u00a0Cortez Masto campaign spokesperson<\/a> Josh Marcus-Blank on Wednesday, referring to the senator\u2019s initials.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Even political observers like Cook Political Report editor Dave Wasserman <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Redistrict\/status\/1590693791576358912\">sug<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Redistrict\/status\/1590693791576358912\">gested Wednesday\u2019s ballot batches gave Democrats<\/a> reason to be optimistic. He said the party has an \u201cexcellent chance\u201d of heading into the Georgia runoff with a Senate majority already in place.<\/p>\n<p>While the counties of Washoe and Clark went for President Biden in 2020 by 5 and 9 points respectively, the GOP strategist who requested anonymity said he \u201cabsolutely\u201d still felt optimistic\u00a0Laxalt could pull off a win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s actually ran a very impressive campaign. I know both Catherine and Adam, and so Adam is the one politician that had the largest Rolodex that I\u2019ve ever encountered, and he had everything going for him \u2014 financially, endorsement-wise. I mean, he had people who even don\u2019t like each other endorse him. He had both Senator Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump. So I mean, that\u2019s impressive,\u201d Tarkanian, the former state GOP chairwoman, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think at the end of the day, he should be very proud of himself,\u201d she added.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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