NEW from me: New poll from Republican pollsters shows Harris +6 in NV -- Democrats' best poll of the cycle
In the House, Amodei's lead in NV-02 is surprisingly narrow (with a lot of undecideds) and NV-04, rather than swingy NV-03, polled the closest
Inbox: Teamsters in NV (and CA/HI/Guam) are endorsing Kamala Harris
Comes as the national org announced plans not to endorse -- a blow to Harris. Teamsters president Sean O'Brien spoke at the RNC this summe.
NEW from me: Inside the momentum of the Harris campaign in Nevada, which recruited over 600 volunteers yesterday
Campaign staff say there's a new energy -- unburdened by what has been
SCOOP: Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) will be joining VP Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz at their Las Vegas rally Saturday
Rosen did not appear with Biden at a campaign event in June when he was the nominee
And per a spokesperson, Rosen will not be attending the DNC later this month
Since this is blowing up, I would note:
- This is good news for Harris
- Nevada is very difficult to poll -- and as the pollster notes in the story, it's pre-Labor Day
- I'm legally obligated to say that the only way to know who wins NV is to wait for
@RalstonReports
to tell you
NEW from me: New poll from Republican pollsters shows Harris +6 in NV -- Democrats' best poll of the cycle
In the House, Amodei's lead in NV-02 is surprisingly narrow (with a lot of undecideds) and NV-04, rather than swingy NV-03, polled the closest
in my last policy story for
@voxdotcom
, I dove deep into solutions for American cities’ reliance on cars and came up with 3 implementable ideas: improving connectivity, ending single-family zoning, and increasing the costs of parking.
Both Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen join all Democrats and 12 Republicans to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, overturning DOMA and codifying federal recognition of same-sex marriages. The amended bill now goes back to the House to pass again, and then on to Biden
Scoop from the WH on Biden’s trip: the President will go to Las Vegas on March 14, and then host a public event on March 15 to discuss lowering prescription drug costs
NEW from the Justin Clark transcript from Jan. 6 Committee -- Team Trump considered holding a press conference in Nevada to make fraud accusations in Nov 8 emails.
"My understanding of our Nevada strategy is to cause as much chaos as possible," Stephen Miller wrote.
so I’m flying back to Chicago for school and there are multiple people on the plane openly discussing their participation in Wednesday’s insurrection. one guy is showing the people behind him a book he picked up from the floor of the Capitol.
really proud to share a personal essay on why I support the effort to introduce missing middle housing in my hometown of Arlington, VA -- and why you should support YIMBY policies in your hometowns too
NEW from me: a deep dive into the Arizona Secretary of State race, whose outcome could be one of the single most critical determinants of whether we'll have a functioning democracy in 2024
NEW: Department of Transportation awards $3 billion to Brightline West, the high-speed rail project linking Las Vegas with Southern California
Big get for Rosen, who had led the delegation’s efforts to get a federal grant.
Brightline had asked for $3.75B
This morning I participated in a walkout for gun control, not knowing that within 5 hours I would be hiding in my room from an active shooter.
@SpeakerRyan
, I demand gun control now!! Value my life more than a check from the NRA!!
#GunControl
#Northwestern
Several Nevadans are listed on a letter from Bush/McCain/Romney alumni announcing their support for Harris, including:
Joe Brezny (NV state director, Romney '08)
Greg Brower (US attorney for District of NV)
Daniel Stewart (Nevada legal counsel, Romney '12)
really excited to announce that I'm now the DC Correspondent for
@TheNVIndy
! feel free to add me to your press lists, send tips, reach out, etc at gabby (at) theinvindy (dot) com. excited to get to work!
SCOOP: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) will be speaking on the DNC stage in the 8pm CT hour on Wednesday night
Primetime slot for Nevada's senior senator
🚨 New CNN poll in Nevada of likely voters finds:
Harris 48%
Trump 47%
Harris +20 with Hispanic voters
Trump +14 with white voters
Harris +15 with voters under 35
Harris +16 with women
Senate:
Rosen 50%
Brown 40%
SCOOP: After guilty verdict in political corruption trial, Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) calls on Senate to expel Menendez if he does not resign:
“As I’ve already called for, I believe he should resign immediately from the U.S. Senate. If he refuses to resign, he should be expelled.”
New poll from
@Bloomberg
shows Biden and Trump TIED in head-to-head in NV (47%-47%)
This comes after NYT poll two weeks ago had Trump up double digits, and shows NV as closer than the swing state average, which has Trump +4
SCOOP: Heidi Kasama (R) is suspending her congressional candidacy for NV-03, saying she’ll re-file in AD2 instead to support Gov. Lombardo in the Legislature.
It’s a battleground district currently represented by Rep. Susie Lee (D)
Story to come
@TheNVIndy
so northwestern is refusing to test freshmen and sophomores bc they don’t have the capacity to do so, has not yet announced plans to mass test juniors and seniors past the initial wildcat wellness test, but football players are going to get daily rapid tests...
Per
@politico
, included on a panel of Harris confidantes involved in the VP selection process: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
If Harris wins, CCM would be key ally to serve as her eyes and ears in the Senate
Evanston’s police budget is currently $56,402,108 — 18% of the 2020 adopted budget. “Parks, Rec and Community services” gets $11,661,451 (4%), “community development” gets $9,974,961 (3%) and “Health” is $5,321,404 (2%). For every $100 paid in income taxes, $18.55 goes to police
Latest poll from
@YouGov
in NV shows:
Harris 49%
Trump 46%
n=800, recontacts of same respondents interviewed in July. In July, YouGov polling showed Trump +2
It is time for Democrats to unite behind
@KamalaHarris
as our nominee. She is a proven fighter for women’s reproductive freedoms and protecting democracy. I look forward to helping her stop Donald Trump and Project 2025 this November.
EXCLUSIVE: Rosen will vote against the nomination of Adeel Mangi to be a federal appeals judge
“Given the concerns I’ve heard from law enforcement in Nevada, I am not planning to vote to confirm this nominee,” Rosen said in statement
For
@thehill
, I went long on the relationship between Gen Z and the Democratic Party -- what they're looking for, what they're not getting and the effects it could have on long-term party identification formation
Rosen kept up the heat on Vance at Senate mics today
"For us, the carnage created by bump stocks is very real, so shame on anyone who says it's a fake problem."
NEW: Nevada senator erupts after Sen. JD Vance's bump stock remarks
VANCE: “are we legislating in a way that solves fake problems? Or solves real problems?”
ROSEN: “Shame on him. Shame on him for disrespecting the dead.”
Story tonight with
@frankthorp
:
NEW Nevada POLL from
@NatPubAffairs
shows
@RealDonaldTrump
leading
@JoeBiden
by 10 points.
Presidential
Trump 49%
Biden 39%
Undecided 12%
Senate
Rosen 41%
Brown 33%
None of these candidates 8%
Undecided 18%
Topline & Methodology:
The National Press Foundation has selected 20 journalists for the 2024 class of the Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship. They now join a storied journalism program that has spanned 35 years and counting. Congratulations!
Dems are bringing out the coordinated playbook on this one
CCM, Rosen and Harry Reid's right hand Rebecca Lambe have all shared the Sam Brown Yucca story today
Senator Reid & so many others fought against nuclear waste in NV for decades because it's an existential threat to our state's economy & environment.
Being pro-Yucca is a real liability & a reminder of what a flawed candidate Sam Brown is for this race.
Northeastern University has dismissed 11 first-year students after they were caught violating social distancing rules, the school announced Friday. Their $36,500 tuition for the semester will not be refunded.
i just find it interesting how s*j gave a national award to an op-ed tearing down my friends by suggesting we don’t have a place in professional journalism when they’re ostensibly supposed to be the professional organization dedicated to helping college journalists 🙃🙃
New six-figure digital ad buy from Think Big America, IL Gov. JB Pritzker's abortion rights group, is launching in NV today
Ad features a woman scrolling through headlines about women being denied abortion care as she waits for a pregnancy test result
NEW: Alana Mounce announced as Biden campaign's political director.
Big moves for a former NV Dems executive director! Mounce ran the state party, was the Nevada state director for Biden-Harris in 2020, worked at the WH, and was previously the campaign's ballot access director
Ben’s a fellow regional reporter who does a great job informing readers in NJ about what their elected officials are up to in DC. As regional reporters, we serve the same people that representatives do — people in the state. Members who stonewall the press do us all a disservice
I'm a reporter who covers New Jersey's delegation to Congress.
Almost daily, I am on Capitol Hill, interviewing New Jersey lawmakers for the public.
Despite many attempts, Tom Kean has never spoken with me.
This video I took yesterday shows how things typically go.
Breakups suck but have you ever had an incredibly thoughtful, lengthy interview with an important source and then you look down and realize your recording cut out at the 5-minute mark?
More Horsford:
"It's vile. It's the type of rhetoric that continues to divide people against each other. We have Haitian and Haitian Americans who are literally under threat. They are fearing for their safety."
Says he plans to bring the censure resolution back up in Nov
Just talked to Rep. Horsford. He said he asked Rep. Higgins to take down the tweet and was told no.
Higgins eventually took it down after talking to Republicans
In 2023, I was 9 months pregnant, waiting to meet VP Harris alongside members of the first female majority legislature in the country. We gathered backstage to get a chance to speak with her and take a photo. (A little 🧵)
why do international airports offer much better experiences? how come being in Dulles or Newark airports makes me feel an indescribable rage? and what can the new infrastructure bill do to improve your time at the airport? my latest for
@voxdotcom
:
how i think i come off now that i'm two hours into my new job as an associate editor
@monthly
...please send pitches/tips/ideas for how to decorate an office to gbirenbaum
@washingtonmonthly
.com !
Rosen is now the eighth Senate Democrat to call for Menendez's resignation. She joins Sens. Fetterman, Brown, Welch, Baldwin, Tester, Casey, and Warren
Today was my last day
@thehill
, and I’m feeling really grateful for the opportunity to learn from some of the best and cover a time in politics that was truly (*say it with me now*) unprecedented. I got to tell some really interesting stories and interview some fascinating people
In what’s likely my last ever for The Daily...for those who have always wondered what an endowment actually is and does but are too scared to ask, I feel you and I asked
Northwestern increased its endowment payout rate to 6%. But considering endowment law changes, the size of its nest egg and its very mission, some say NU needs to be spending more
Speaking on the floor: Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), discussing the 1 October mass shooting
Without using his name, Rosen is going after Vance for referring to bump stock ban as addressing a “fake problem”
“Should we tell the families who lost a loved one…that it’s a fake problem?”
The Harris campaign has rolled out a policy/issues page on their website, and this might be a new Harris proposal 👀
Harris will push to end the federal tipped minimum wage, which has stood at $2.13/hr since ‘91
interesting thread to follow -- Womack, Simpson, Diaz-Balart are all appropriations cardinals who voted against Jordan. Appropriations chair Kay Granger did the same.
Cardinals have to work with Dems and understand need to fund the govt
Amodei, of course, is a cardinal
@TheNVIndy
According to McDonald's texts, he spoke to then-President Trump, Eric Trump, Mark Meadows, and Rudy Giuliani on the morning of Nov 4th, the day after Election Day and long before the race had been called.
"They want full attack mode," McDonald texted.
INBOX: Culinary Union calls on NV Dems Chair Judith Whitmer to resign or immediately reinstate the 200+ people the party removed from its Central Committee
today's my last day
@voxdotcom
, an incredible place to work where I grew immeasurably as a journalist and was encouraged to pursue huge features that both challenged and excited me. i got to develop an interest in transportation, write a daily newsletter and work w amazing people
being vaccinated does NOT mean you can invite three strangers to your island wedding in the hopes of figuring out which one is your biological father while participating in a group dance to the ABBA song voulez-vous
SCOOP: Nevada Dems, including delegates, are meeting tonight on a call to discuss how to proceed and what the DNC's guidance is for moving forward
Harris pledge could come tonight or later, but momentum seems headed in her favor
deleting dating apps so I can meet someone the old-fashioned way (going downstairs and locking eyes with Harry styles’ glassy blue orbs as my mom tells me that one direction are my new owners)
SCOOP from me: In audio we obtained, Sam Brown says NV’s abortion ballot measure would change the law — and he’s not for changing existing law
Brown hasn’t answered when asked how he’s voting
flying back from DC, in case that wasn’t clear. we’re about to take off but it’s wild to me that these people were involved in a violent coup attempt, had insane levels of COVID exposure and are just...flying home
in talking to
@JeffSpeckFAICP
,
@BrianJencek
and others, it crystallized for me that transportation policy = climate policy = housing policy = so much more. if cities can be labs for democracy, then these solutions can be a fix for so many urgent problems.
Morty says that plans for "commitments to social justice" have been delayed due to the pandemic. This is a deflection. The commitments are empty and meaningless.
Exclusive: Cortez Masto joins Rosen’s call to freeze $6B to Iran, breaking with Biden admin
“The United States should freeze the $6 billion in Iranian assets in response to Iran’s support for Hamas. We must continue to stand with Israel after this terrorist attack.”
Just talked to Rep. Horsford. He said he asked Rep. Higgins to take down the tweet and was told no.
Higgins eventually took it down after talking to Republicans
This has been a devastating day for our newsroom. We’re losing colleagues who have put their everything into telling Nevada’s stories with creativity and sensitivity.
They’re incredible journalists and people and any organization would be lucky to have them.
"I am committed as I ever have been, and I know the staff is, too. I have never believed in anything more than I do in The Indy, the people who make it what it is and the mission we all have embraced." Via
@RalstonReports
Excited to announce a new series called 'Coronavirus Consequences', in which I'll be looking at the long-term impacts of the virus on Gen Z. First up is this story on what our current recession could mean for us (hint: it's not great):
This is going to be critical. If RFK Jr loses the case, he’ll likely miss the deadline to collect enough ballot signatures — there’s just over a month left to get those in
SCOOP: RFK Jr. is moving forward with a lawsuit against the Nevada SOS’s office, about two months after learning it would have to start the petition process over again in the state.