Trump had a pitch for November on caucus day
“What is wrong with the state of Nevada, and why is it all about November”: An archivist’s perspective on a “horrible situation” in Clark County
It would be so sad for the country if it were represented by someone who had been accused of a crime. she said, after voting in the Democratic primary. You only have one vote.
“If we only look at statewide registration as a whole, we see how Democrats are doing in Clark County and you know how bad it can be,” said Moyle, who formerly served as the Republican state party executive director.
He points to registration trends among Republicans, the Latino vote and the ongoing concerns about the local economy as reasons why Trump has a good opportunity to win the state in 2024.
Parked one row over at the grocery store, Denise Caballero, 54, would prefer not to vote for Trump either, but she’s resigned to do so if it’s between the former and current president.
She said she’s exactly who they want. The Republican’s target is a woman from the middle class. They’ll say anything that they can to get me to vote for them.
“I’m not gonna get rich, but I’m going to win”: Donald Trump’s plan to win Nevada in the 2024 swing state
“I’m coming out of the grocery store pissed. “I’m not happy about the grocery bill, I used to owned a medical spa,” saidHarper, who is a mom. A pack of chicken is going for $22. This is America. This is crazy.”
On a rainy day in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Danielle Harper, 39, says she’s already looking past the nominating contests to the November election.
While many are fixated on the upcoming battle between Trump and Haley in South Carolina, the former president is turning to his next opponent: President Biden.
“We’re not going to have a lot of competition, but it doesn’t matter,” Trump told a rowdy crowd at a recent Las Vegas rally. “We want to get a great, beautiful mandate. We will win the swing state of Nevada in November.
Assured a victory, Trump is looking ahead and testing out some general-election material for a crucial audience in one of the most pivotal states in the 2024 race.
His top rival, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, wasn’t even on the ballot – opting instead for the more symbolic Republican primary election on Tuesday.
Donald Trump will likely return to Nevada for Thursday’s caucuses, where he is virtually guaranteed to win the state’s delegates.
Beyond the primary: Nevada Democrats have to turn policy playbook into actual votes – Alicia Timmons, who voted for Biden in 2020
Two years after landmark infrastructure and climate bills were signed into law by President Biden, dollars and projects are beginning to break ground across the Silver State. Progressive organizers are off to the races to convince voters that not only are these dollars reaching their communities, but they will personally benefit, too.
“It’s rent, for seniors. It’s just ridiculous out there. Who wants to pay $2,000 for a one-bedroom apartment?” said Veronica Ybarra, a Las Vegas resident who voted for Biden last time. I’ve always been a Democrat. But I don’t know about this year right now. The primary? Didn’t even. I will [wait] and see what happens. Something has to give.
She is not the only one. Timmons, who has lived in Vegas for about seven years, voted for Biden in 2020. He is concerned about the lack of job opportunities.
“This year might be like the first time I don’t vote cause this is looking terrible,” Timmons said, adding that he is disappointed that the student loan cancellation efforts were stalled.
Source: Beyond the primary, Nevada Democrats have to turn policy playbook into actual votes
Beyond the primary, Nevada Democrats have to turn policy playbook into actual votes: A panel discussion with Nevada Mayor Victorius Saavedra
“It’s easy for us on paper to say ‘look at all this investment that’s coming to Nevada,’ but it’s hard for people to really grasp it until they start to see it,” Clark said. Democrats must take credit where it’s due and organizations like ours must own it.
Due to new federal funding, Las Vegas will soon break ground on a rail project that will connect Vegas to southern California.
The union members are slowly getting it. I think that to get them to understand the infrastructure piece, they get it for sure,” said Vince Saavedra, executive secretary treasurer at the Southern Nevada Building Trades union.
The support was identical to it when Biden won the election in 2020, according to Saavedra. “He has the votes and probably gained a little bit more.”
Homeowners who upgrade their home’s energy efficiency can get tax breaks to help them lower their utility costs. Many of the residents in the neighborhoods most affected by rising temperatures are renters, according to Moore.
Moore said that few people have heard about it, and they don’t know what it is. “They don’t know the benefits or what that even means for Nevada.”
Cinthia Moore, coordinator with the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition, has been talking to voters in Las Vegas neighborhoods hardest hit by increasingly hot temperatures. Almost all of the Vegas residents that the group talked to had never heard of Biden’s legislative packages.
Doñate, who serves in the state legislature, is a health care administrator. He said he tries to communicate how new prescription drug caps, from the Inflation Reduction Act, can help make medications for seniors more affordable. And in recent roundtables with small Latino-owned businesses, Donate said he informed owners of potential clean energy programs for the first time.
“People feel frustrated about their own personal issues,” said Doate, chair of the Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus. It is hard to be positive in this day and age when you are dealing with rising rents and health care costs.
Source: Beyond the primary, Nevada Democrats have to turn policy playbook into actual votes
What Have We Done Recently to Save Biden’s State? A Grassroots Perspective on the Future of Voter Engagement in Nevada
Biden won the state’s Democratic primary easily. Despite the lack of acontested primary, the Democrats intend to use all of the data from the election to mobilize into November.
Donna West, National Mobilization director of Grassroots Women for Biden-Harris, said that they still have a lot to do when it comes to talking to voters. I’ll be excited to talk to voters as we start knocking on doors, asking what keeps them up at night and how Biden has helped them.
Not every resident benefits from this money in the short term and that is a problem for the Democrats. The Oval Office is on the line. In 2020, Biden won Nevada with just less than 3% of the vote, making it a closely watched swing state in 2024.
Nevada has a high rate of union participation. That, coupled with its economy’s dependence on tourism makes it ripe for the kinds of projects the federal government plans to invest in. The progressive group Climate Power estimates new clean energy projects have already spurred $12.19 billion in investment and created or moved forward 15,580 clean energy jobs, both among the highest in the nation.
