In The News: Department of Political Science
Right-wing Republican candidates won a majority of statewide races in the Nevada primary Tuesday, many of whom have embraced election conspiracies. But that doesn’t mean that a red wave is coming in November, some experts say.
Dr. Rebecca Gill, a UNLV assistant professor of political science, analyzes what allegations of election fraud will mean going into the November election.
Adam Laxalt is one of Nevada's most prominent Republicans, someone who has already won statewide office and attracted support from both former President Donald Trump and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
Though Laxalt is still considered the favorite to win, both candidates are expected to have a similar chance in November at defeating Cortez Masto.
Gov. Steve Sisolak, with about 40% of state votes tallied, took 89.9% of the vote against former Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins in the Democratic gubernatorial primary to advance to the November election, where he is expected to face a stiff Republican challenge from Joe Lombardo, who received 39% of the vote statewide . In Clark County, Sisolak picked up 79.6% of votes and Lombardo got 47.9%.
Marjorie Bleam considers herself a moderate voter who doesn’t always have a “home” in either major political party, so leading up to the primary election, she switched her voter registration from Democrat to Republican.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to overturn the landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks.
Leading Republicans in Nevada, many of whom are promoting false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, weren’t commenting on findings revealed Thursday by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
What typically have been quiet races centering on competency and efficiency have heated up over the issue of election integrity.
One television ad proclaims this candidate will keep Nevada safe and get the state “back on track.” At the end of the advertisement, there is notice saying the message is not from the candidate, but an outside group not affiliated with the candidate.
China should not interfere with commercial dealings between Taiwan and the European Union especially when increased economic resilience between the two sides contribute to the benefit of the global economy, a senior Taiwan minister told CNBC.
Nevada, a longtime presidential battleground state, is hosting another key race in 2022 — the fight to control one of the state’s two seats in the U.S. Senate.