Nevada becomes a failure for the Democrats

Alireza Sarfarazi
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Nevada becomes a failure for the Democrats

Nevada is becoming a failure for the Democrats.

One of the states where the Senate race will cost heavily for the Democrats is Nevada. Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is facing a Republican rival who has secured his party’s nomination in the Nevada Senate race with the support of Donald Trump.

A state like Nevada has always had sensitive and closely contested elections, but the intense competitive pressure for the Democrats in this year’s elections is unexpected. Adam Laxalt is a Trump-backed candidate who gained fame during the uncertainty surrounding the 2022 election results and continues to appeal to Republicans with Trump-like divisive slogans.

Beyond the state’s economic situation and the various problems facing the tourism and hospitality industry, many Nevada residents have become disillusioned with the Democrats. The impacts of the community and economic shutdown have been detrimental to business owners, employees, and workers in this state, which is known for Las Vegas, gambling, tours, and entertainment, due to the COVID crisis.

Senator Cortez Masto has become the first choice in speculations to step down from the Senate, and she is trailing behind her Trumpian rival in the polls. The high gasoline prices in this state have made things worse for the senator.

Regarding this particular competition and the state of Nevada, it is worth mentioning a special fact that we will explain in detail in the future. The Latinx support for Democrats, which used to be the long-standing electoral powerhouse of this party, has significantly diminished. This fact is seriously evident in the case of the Democratic senator from Nevada, who is the first Latina to make it to the Senate. She has garnered a very weak majority of Nevada’s Latinx population, which is astonishing in itself.


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