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riversedge

(70,055 posts)
Wed Jun 15, 2022, 08:55 AM Jun 2022

Prominent Election Denier Adam Laxalt Wins Nevada GOP Senate Primary

Source: huff post



Laxalt will take on incumbent Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in one of the most closely watched races this year.

Jun 15, 2022, 01:03 AM EDT
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Adam Laxalt, a Donald Trump-endorsed “Big Lie” purveyor, cruised to victory in the Nevada GOP Senate primary on Tuesday.

Laxalt, who easily beat Army veteran Sam Brown for the Republican nomination, is hoping to unseat incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, one of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats this cycle. A GOP pickup in Nevada would severely endanger Democratic control of the Senate next year.


Since the 2020 election, Laxalt has emerged as a champion of Trump’s election fraud lies, especially among Republican senate hopefuls. A former Nevada attorney general who served as Trump’s campaign co-chair, Laxalt filed several lawsuits on behalf of Trump allies seeking to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory.

Laxalt has suggested he may challenge the results of his own race if he loses in November.

“With me at the top of the ticket, we’re going to be able to get everybody at the table and come up with a full plan, do our best to try to secure this election, get as many observers as we can, and file lawsuits early, if there are lawsuits we can file to try to tighten up the election,” Laxalt told a local radio host in August...................................................

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-laxalt-nevada-primary_n_62a8cd2de4b0cf43c84f5aff



I am really fearful of losing the Senate come November. This inflation factor is helping along my fear.







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Prominent Election Denier Adam Laxalt Wins Nevada GOP Senate Primary (Original Post) riversedge Jun 2022 OP
They have given up on all pretense of convincing people to vote for them Walleye Jun 2022 #1
Did he win his election fairly? ck4829 Jun 2022 #2
Paul Laxalt's Son? Lil Liberal Laura Jun 2022 #3
This is bad news bears for the likelihood of democracy surviving. ColinC Jun 2022 #4

Walleye

(30,935 posts)
1. They have given up on all pretense of convincing people to vote for them
Wed Jun 15, 2022, 08:58 AM
Jun 2022

No it’s all about manipulating the mechanics of the election. This is what we have come to

ColinC

(8,277 posts)
4. This is bad news bears for the likelihood of democracy surviving.
Wed Jun 15, 2022, 12:50 PM
Jun 2022

But good news bears for an at least slightly less electable candidate for that seat.

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