Nevada in play as swing state in upcoming presidential election

Craig Nigrelli

FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS SCHEDULED TO HOLD A RALLY IN RENO, NEVADA ON FRIDAY NIGHT.  HIS APPEARANCE UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF NEVADA IN THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, NOW LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY. 

NEVADA HAS SIX ELECTORAL VOTES AND IS VIEWED AS ONE OF SEVEN, PERHAPS EIGHT, BATTLEGROUND STATES.  BOTH TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS’S CAMPAIGNS ARE DOING THE MATH AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET TO THE MAGIC NUMBER OF 270 ELECTORAL VOTES TO WIN THE WHITE HOUSE. 

IN 2020, JOE BIDEN DEFEATED DONALD TRUMP IN NEVADA BY LESS THAN THREE PERCENTAGE POINTS.   THE MOST RECENT POLL IN THE STATE, WAS CONDUCTED BY EMERSON COLLEGE OF 900 LIKELY VOTERS. IT HAD KAMALA HARRIS AHEAD OF DONALD TRUMP BY JUST ONE POINT,  48%  TO 47%. 

IN NEVADA, THE ECONOMY IS A KEY ISSUE FOR VOTERS, LARGELY BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS,  NEVADA HAS THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE COUNTRY AT 5-AND-A-HALF PERCENT.  IN LAS VEGAS IT’S CLOSER TO 7 %.    THOSE WHO **DO**HAVE A JOB,, OFTEN RELY ON TIPS.  SO THE ISSUE OF TAXES ON TIPS IS IMPORTANT IN NEVADA. 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE ARE TOP ISSUES AS WELL AND THERE IS AN AMENDMENT ON ABORTION RIGHTS, ON THE STATE BALLOT,  THAT WILL LIKELY AFFECT TURN-OUT.

ANOTHER INTERESTING FACTOR IN NEVADA, IS THE LARGE NUMBER OF REGISTERED NON-PARTISANS.   NUMBERS FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE INDICATE, THERE ARE ABOUT 637-THOUSAND NON-PARTISANS,  COMPARED TO 596-THOUSAND DEMOCRATS AND 560-THOUSAND REPUBLICANS.  AND THAT ALL ADDS UP TO AN INTERESTING ELECTION NIGHT ON NOVEMBER 5TH.  I’M CRAIG NIGRELLI, FOR MORE UNBIASED UPDATES, DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP