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Jim Hartman: Nevada voters shifting to GOP, poll shows
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Jim Hartman
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Friday, April 22, 2022
The survey performed April 2 to six of 500 possible midterm election voters by the revered Suffolk College Political Analysis Heart in Boston, discovered each U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Gov. Steve Sisolak may sink below the burden of rising fuel costs and inflation.
Inflation was recognized by respondents as by far crucial situation to them in 2022, adopted by jobs and the state of the financial system.
A bleak outlook on the Nevada financial system is a chief reason for voter discontent. Greater than seven in 10 (72%) rated financial circumstances in Nevada as honest or poor, whereas simply 25% indicated they’re glorious or good.
And by a two-to-one margin, 40% of midterm voters say their lifestyle is worse than it was 4 years in the past, whereas 20% indicated it higher and 40% say it has stayed the identical.
Solely 35% of these polled accredited of President Joe Biden’s job efficiency, whereas a whopping 59% disapprove. That’s six factors below Biden’s already dismal nationwide approval score.
Practically half of voters (47%) need their vote this November to alter the course Biden is main the nation, whereas 27% say they need to assist Biden’s course.
Nevada’s voters usually are not apathetic heading into the midterm elections. Practically eight in 10 voters say they’re extraordinarily or very within the U.S. Senate race.
Within the Senate race, incumbent Cortez Masto misplaced in each of the survey’s head-to-head matchups towards two Republicans vying for the seat, Sam Brown and Adam Laxalt.
Brown, a U.S. Military veteran and a Nevada newcomer, led Cortez Masto by lower than 1 % (40%-39%). Laxalt, Nevada’s former lawyer common, was favored by a 3 % margin (43-40).
Within the governor’s race, first-term incumbent Sisolak is underwater towards two of the 5 prime GOP contenders for his job, and manages solely a tie with a 3rd opponent.
Sisolak trails North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee by 3 % (40-37). A current GOP convert, Lee is but to exceed 15% polling assist amongst GOP major voters.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, the longtime marketing campaign finance and polling front-runner with Republican voters for governor, topped Sisolak within the ballot by 2 % (39-37).
Former U.S. Senator Dean Heller tied with Sisolak (39%-39%).
Survey respondents did selected Sisolak when introduced with ex-professional boxer Joey Gilbert, a private harm and felony protection lawyer, because the GOP candidate. Gilbert, thought of a fringe alternative within the Republican discipline, misplaced to Sisolak (39-35).
Sisolak additionally managed a 12-point win when matched towards enterprise capitalist Man Nohra, one other outsider candidate for the nomination (41-29).
In all 5 poll exams, Sisolak polled at or under 41%.
“As a result of they’re established manufacturers, when an incumbent polls below 50%, she or he is deemed weak,” mentioned David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk College Political Analysis Heart.
“Furthermore, when incumbents ballot at or under 40% it’s a lot worse, as a result of it’s very troublesome to persuade undecideds to vote for you after they stay undecided regardless of telling us they’re very focused on voting on this election,” he concluded.
Republicans look positioned for a possible “Crimson Wave” sweep in November – however not so quick.
The Nevada GOP has greater than a decade’s lengthy historical past of political extremism and ineptitude.
With 15 Republicans working for governor and eight for the U.S. Senate within the major election, internecine GOP celebration brawls are sure to happen earlier than the June 14 major.
Republicans might but snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by forming self-destructive “round firing squads,” thereby squandering their big political alternative for November.
Keep tuned.
E mail Jim Hartman at lawdocman1@aol.com.
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Debates don’t tend to have a lasting impact. Could last week’s be different?
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While last week’s debate prompted further concerns about President Joe Biden’s cognitive fitness among pundits and some national Democrats, both Nevada Democrats and Republicans are shying away from the topic on the campaign trail.
Debates and campaign events usually have only temporary effects, according to Dan Lee, a political science professor at UNLV. Polls might change, but the effects dissipate over a couple of weeks, he said. Bigger predictors of election outcomes are partisanship and the state of the economy, he said.
But last week’s debate is different, Lee said. It was not like Biden gave a bad answer; rather, it brought up questions about his ability to be president, he said.
“Debates tend not to have lasting effects, but because this debate was more, you know, highlighting his perceived shortcomings in terms of his cognitive capabilities, that’s kind of something that could stick and what Democrats are worried about,” Lee said.
Voters have long expressed their concerns about both presidential candidates’ ages and ambivalence over the rematch. The debate heightened those concerns. A recent CBS News poll, for instance, found that 72 percent of 1,130 registered voters surveyed — including many Democrats — do not think Biden has the mental and cognitive health to serve as president. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.
Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett became the first Democratic lawmaker to publicly call on Biden to withdraw from the 2024 election. He cited multiple polls showing Biden running substantially behind Democratic senators in key states.
“I had hoped that the debate would provide some momentum to change that,” he said in a statement Tuesday. “It did not. Instead of reassuring voters, the President failed to effectively defend his many accomplishments and expose Trump’s many lies.”
Nevada campaigning to shy away from cognitive concerns
Nevada Democrats, however, are sticking with the president — though Sen. Jacky Rosen and other candidates have been maintaining a distance from the president, who has not polled well in Nevada — and the Nevada Republican Party does not plan to focus on Biden’s health as a top campaign strategy.
The state’s Democrats have been focusing on the actions the Biden administration has taken, from investing in affordable housing and infrastructure and trying to lower health care costs.
Democratic Rep. Dina Titus, who has campaigned for Biden and was named to his re-election advisory board, stands by the president.
“I’ve known him, I’ve supported him, I’ve worked with him for a long time,” Titus said. “And do I wish he’d have been stronger? Of course. Do I wish he’d have called out the lies better? Yes. Do I wish he’d focused on all the good things the Democrats have done under his leadership? Yes. But you’ve got to remember, you can’t just focus on the superficial.”
Instead, you have to focus on the substance, she said.
“You play the hand you’re dealt, and that’s what we’re going to do,” she said. Democrats’ goal is to show Nevadans who Biden really is and what he’s accomplished.
A spokesperson for Sen. Jacky Rosen’s campaign painted the election as a choice between an administration “focused on lowering costs, growing the middle class, and restoring reproductive freedom” and “Trump’s MAGA agenda,” while distancing her from the president.
“Senator Rosen is focused on her own reelection campaign and continuing her track record as one of the most bipartisan, independent, and effective Senators,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
‘Feel sorry’
Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald told the Review-Journal he felt sorry for Biden.
“I know he had a bad night, but I think it’s deeper than that,” he said Monday. “I feel sorry for his family. It’s a major concern of who is running the country right now.”
That said, the Republican Party won’t focus on those cognitive concerns at a state level, said McDonald, who took on the role as senior campaign adviser for the Trump campaign.
Rather, McDonald said, the party will push on Trump’s record of helping working people and will highlight his plans and outlook for the future.
“We’re going to show the difference between the two,” he said.
Contact Jessica Hill at jehill@reviewjournal.com. Follow @jess_hillyeah on X.
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Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada hosting back to school vaccine clinic
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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada will be hosting a series of back-to-school vaccine clinics in the month of July.
The clinic will be for kids over the age of five, but under the age of 19.
“Our commitment to keeping our clients and their communities healthy includes ensuring everyone has access to health and wellness resources, including vaccines,” said Marie Baxter, CEO of Catholic Charites of Northern Nevada.
The clinics will be held at these locations, dates and times:
- Moana Neighborhood Center – Saturday, July 6 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Moana Neighborhood Center located at 480 E. Moana Lane.
- North Valleys Neighborhood Center – Monday, July 8 from 1 to 4 pm at the North Valleys Neighborhood Center located at 440 E. Golden Valley Road.
- Sun Valley Neighborhood Center – Friday, July 12 from 1 to 4 pm at the Sun Valley Neighborhood Center located at 130 West Gepford Parkway.
- Fernley Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows – Saturday, July 20 from 9 am to 12 pm at the Fernley Boys & Girls Club located at 396 US Highway 95a South, Suite 401.
Qualifying criteria include children ages 5-19 who are eligible for the VFC program if they are uninsured, Medicaid-eligible or Medicaid-enrolled, American Indian or Alaska Native, or underinsured. Parents must be present and, if possible, provide shot record information.
Out-of-state residents must show proof of vaccination to qualify.
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