Nevada Could Decide Control Of the Senate
Like so many others across the country, Nevada’s Senate race — between Republican Adam Laxalt and Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto — has largely played out as a tug of war between protecting women’s rights and alleviating economic pain.
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In Nevada, the Senate race between Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican Adam Laxalt is a toss-up that could determine control of the chamber. This race, like so many others across the country, has largely played out as a tug-of-war between protecting reproductive rights and alleviating economic pain.
For Republicans, soaring gas and grocery prices have revitalized decades-old attacks on Democrats’ approach to the economy as a threat to individual prosperity. For Democrats, the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has pushed them to argue that women’s rights could erode further if Republicans gain control of the Senate.
Polling tells us the top issues on voter’s minds are inflation and the economy. But elections aren’t that simple. Candidates matter. Local conditions matter. Turnout matters. I recently spent five days in Nevada, where I saw all of this swirling as one of the tightest races in the country barrels toward the finish line. Nevada, a state where economy was hit hard by the pandemic and whose voters strongly support abortion rights, is a microcosm of the major issues defining this election year. Check out more of what I found here.