David Damore In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal
Gov. Joe Lombardo has one goal this November: “To win.” The Republican governor isn’t up for reelection this year. Instead, he’s referring to nearly a dozen legislative races in which candidates he endorsed seek to protect his veto power during the 2025 legislature — where Democrats are just one seat away from a supermajority in both chambers.
Las Vegas Sun
Both Republicans and Democrats have stressed the paramount importance of Nevada’s role in the upcoming presidential election, but several election watchers are predicting the Silver State’s voter turnout will drop below 70% for November’s general election.
ABC News Australia
Christine Cloud never thought her life would end up like this. At age 63, she's been forced to move back home to live with her 83-year-old widower father. "I can't afford to pay rent on my own, and he can't afford to make his house payment on his own," she says.
The Nevada Independent
Turnout in last week’s state primaries dropped significantly from the 2020 and 2022 primaries, with fewer Nevadans participating across almost all counties. As of Friday morning, about 380,000 votes had been counted in the primary, a decrease of roughly 20 percent from the past two cycles. Despite the dropoff, voting by mail continued to dominate, as a greater share of Democrats and Republicans chose to vote by mail than two years ago, while the share of in-person voting decreased.
The Nevada Independent
Drew Johnson’s victory in the Congressional District 3 Republican primary was a surprise to onlookers in Washington, D.C. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) had language ready for two of his opponents but had not bothered to draft a press release for Johnson winning in advance, two sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed. (The NRCC denied that they did not have a release prepared.)
Las Vegas Review Journal
With the June 11 primary over, all eyes are looking to Nevada as more than just a swing state in the presidential election. Its congressional races could play a major role in determining the balance of power in the U.S. Congress — particularly in what is expected to be a competitive Senate race.
P.B.S.
Executive Director of both Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West David Damore first discusses the results of Nevada’s Primary Election and the biggest takeaways from former President Trump’s Sunset Park rally. Then we discuss the opening of the Silver Copper Crossing Bridge and where other major infrastructure projects in Nevada are at.
The Nevada Independent
In a May poll of voters in swing states, the New York Times / Siena College had two seemingly contradictory findings for the state of Nevada. Republican former President Donald Trump led President Joe Biden, a Democrat, by 12 points in a head-to-head matchup. Yet the poll also showed Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) maintained a 2 percentage point lead on her likely Republican challenger Sam Brown.