An estimated 4.5 million <a href="https://www.endslaverynow.org/learn/slavery-today/sex-trafficking" target="_blank" rel="noopener">people</a> worldwide are victims of forced sexual exploitation.
One in six teenage <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Empowerment_Series_Understanding_Human_B/n9WDDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;dq=%22ONE+IN+SIX+TEENAGE+RUNAWAYS%22+%2B+%22SEX+TRAFFICKING%22+%2B+%22Polaris%22&amp;pg=PA387&amp;printsec=frontcover">runaways</a> become sex trafficking victims. Children, in fact, make up <a href="https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/global-report-on-trafficking-in-persons.html">20%</a> of all trafficking victims.
The statistics are staggering and tragic. They are motivating factors, though, in January being recognized as “Human Trafficking Awareness Month.”
And while awareness is appreciated, it&#8217;s only the first step on the road to reform for a problem whose solution is hiding in plain sight.
The only way to end sex trafficking is deceptively simple: we have to stop those who create the demand in the first place. No buyers, no business. By creating strong deterrents, we can stem the endless flow of sex trafficked victims used to meet the demand buyers create.
In Nevada, legal brothels have been permitted in select counties for 48 years, but tolerated for well over a century. Thus, instead of creating strong deterrents, the state does precisely the opposite: it encourages sex buyers, and thus sex trafficking — a form of slavery prohibited under the 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution — through legalized prostitution in rural locales.
In Nevada, the government is the trafficker, raking in millions of dollars through taxes and licensing fees, not to mention tourism revenue, as a <a href="https://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/PR_Quick-Facts-on-Nevada-Prostitution-Harms_10-06-20_Final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prostitution tourism state</a> it gets paid when women and girls get sold. The other traffickers brag that recruiting in Nevada is the easiest because the laws have already done half of the work for them.
Women such as three survivors of Nevada’s legal prostitution marketplace, who with the help of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) Law Center, are now <a href="https://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/Williams-v.-Sisolak_First-Amended-Complaint_11.10.2021.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suing</a> the state to bring this abuse profiteering to an end, citing the 13th Amendment’s absolute prohibition on all forms of slavery, and on governments enabling it.
In Nevada, women are treated as human sexual chattel with young women in particular in demand. And just as in other marketplaces, supply and demand drives the prices as those who profit from their bodies can charge higher prices. As one <a href="https://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL_Nevada_March2018-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">study</a> by Creighton University noted, “phrases like ‘fresh meat,’ ‘brand new,’ and ‘daddy’s little girl’ are all used to connote the youth of those being sold for sex … The higher profit margins create incentives for traffickers to recruit younger individuals.”
Thus, it is not a coincidence Nevada is among the top ten states for young people, age 20 and younger (including potentially underage), <a href="https://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL_Nevada_March2018-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">engaged</a> in the sex trade. In her <a href="https://prostitutionresearch.com/prostitution-and-trafficking-in-nevada-making-the-connections/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">book</a>, &#8220;Prostitution and Trafficking in Nevada, Making the Connections,&#8221; Melissa Farley cites a survey of 45 women who experienced prostitution in legal Nevada brothels that found 23% self-reported that they were prostituted as a child. The same survey found that 57% of the women gave part or all of their income to their pimp or trafficker.
No woman is safe in a world where other women are for sale. In Nevada, women outside prostitution face disproportionate male violence too. Nevada has consistently ranked <a href="https://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2497/nevada_2019.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first</a> in the nation in domestic violence fatalities, <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/232563/forcible-rape-rate-in-the-us-by-state/">seventh</a> (as of 2020) for rape/sexual assault, and <a href="https://www.nevadacurrent.com/blog/nevada-has-nations-4th-highest-rate-for-intimate-murder-of-women/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fourth</a> for women murdered by men, while being only the 32nd most populous state in the nation.
And to refute the oft-used argument that legalized prostitution in certain areas reduces its presence elsewhere — at least <a href="https://www.stop.or.kr/atchfile/downloadAtchfile.do?vchkcode=e57a2fa6a78e1d93b2608d481087fb1b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">90%</a>  of prostitution in Nevada is estimated to occur outside of the legal brothel system. Prostitution is officially illegal in Las Vegas and Reno, but commonly occurs in legal strip clubs and legal escort agencies. Per-capita <a href="https://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL_Nevada_March2018-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rates</a> for commercial sex, both legal and illegal, are 63% higher in Nevada than the next highest state — New York.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford <a href="https://news3lv.com/news/local/reno-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-attempt-sex-trafficking-and-child-abuse-neglect" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said,</a> “January is human trafficking month and there’s no better time to remind Nevadans victimized by human trafficking that my office is here to help.” We applaud his commitment, however, as long as there are legal brothels in Nevada, efforts to fight human trafficking will be futile. 
That one decision would help end human trafficking in the Silver State, free hundreds of women and girls from its ravages, and restore human dignity. But if the state digs in, it is my hope the NCOSE lawsuit and the federal courts will end this <a href="https://endsexualexploitation.org/nevada-is-not-safe-for-women/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">corrupt and dehumanizing system</a> that — with state backing — presumes women exist for male use.
Christen Price is senior legal counsel for the<a href="http://www.endsexualexploitation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> National Center on Sexual Exploitation</a>, the leading national non-partisan education organization exposing the links between all forms of sexual exploitation such as child sexual abuse, prostitution, sex trafficking and the public health harms of pornography. Twitter: @NCOSE
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/gas-prices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gas prices</a> relative to local incomes are highest in <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada</a> and other states in the western part of the country, according to an <a href="https://www.hiroad.com/how-the-change-in-gas-prices-impacted-the-us-in-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analysis</a> from HiRoad.
The insurance company compared localized fuel price data from GasBuddy with average hourly salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, thereby revealing where Americans are spending the largest portions of their earnings to fill their vehicles. One gallon of gas in Nevada will cost 29.6% of the typical worker’s salary for one hour, according to the analysis. Residents of neighboring Idaho are spending 27.3% of an hour’s salary on each gallon of gas.
“In Nevada, drivers can also expect to spend more annually on gas than drivers in Idaho, despite the fact that Idahoans are expected to have a higher local driving distance per year, on average,” the company said. “Nevadans find themselves again on the wrong end of the gas affordability spectrum.”
Other states with exceedingly high gas prices relative to wages are California, Indiana, Hawaii, and Arizona, while the states with the most affordable gas relative to wages are Massachusetts, Colorado, Virginia, North Dakota, and Minnesota. Oregon, Nevada, Indiana, Alaska, and Washington saw rises in relative gas prices higher than 4% between 2021 and 2022.
Residents of western states also spend the most overall on fuel consumption. The average driver in Wyoming, a “sparsely populated, largely rural state with fewer remote jobs than elsewhere in the country,” will spend an average of $2,233 on gas each year, according to the analysis. Indiana, however, saw the largest increase with respect to total annual expenditures; residents spent an extra $363 on fuel between 2021 and 2022.
More granular local data reveal that localities in California cities spend the greatest share of their hourly earnings on fuel, followed by municipalities in other western states such as Colorado and Idaho.
“Perhaps unsurprisingly, California has the most metro areas where drivers can expect to spend the biggest chunk of their average hourly salary on a gallon of gas,” the analysis said. “In fact, four of the top five spots are taken by Californian metro areas.”
National average gas prices are currently $3.52 per gallon, according to <a href="https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&amp;s=emm_epm0_pte_nus_dpg&amp;f=w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the Energy Information Administration, reflecting a rapid increase from $3.33 per gallon earlier this month and $3.42 per gallon at the same time last year. The current national average price per gallon is 48% higher than the price recorded at the start of the Biden administration. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre nevertheless <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/reporter-presses-biden-official-to-embrace-race-narrative-on-gas-prices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> on Monday that “House Republicans are using their narrow majority to force the American people to pay higher gas prices, just as big oil companies are amassing record profits.”
President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/peter-doocy-asks-for-a-straight-answer-on-keystone-gets-the-runaround-from-jen-psaki" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nixed</a> expansions to the Keystone XL Pipeline upon his entrance into office and has leased less federal land for oil drilling than any of his predecessors over the past several decades. White House officials have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-press-secretary-claims-americans-are-saving-on-gas-under-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> that recent decreases in gas prices from their record highs over the summer are still attributable to policies advanced by the commander-in-chief. “Every month, the typical two-driver family saves about $120 at the pump compared to where we were in mid-June,” Jean-Pierre said in October.

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/tesla" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tesla</a> unveiled intentions to build two more factories and hire thousands of people in the state of <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada</a>.
The company has invested some $6.2 billion in the Silver State over the past nine years, according to a <a href="https://www.tesla.com/blog/continuing-our-investment-nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/electric-vehicles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">electric</a> automaker. The new investment of $3.6 billion will allow for updates to Gigafactory Nevada, one of the world&#8217;s highest volume <a href="https://www.tesla.com/giga-nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plants</a> for electric motors and batteries, as well as a cell factory capable of producing enough batteries for 1.5 million vehicles each year and the first high-volume Tesla Semi factory.
“Thank you to the Tesla team, our supply chain partners and the local community that has made accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy possible at Gigafactory Nevada,” the company’s statement said.
The new facilities will employ an additional 3,000 individuals; Tesla hired 6,500 full-time employees and 17,000 construction workers over the previous decade to build and run Gigafactory Nevada, which currently spans 5.4 million square feet and produces 7.3 billion battery cells per year.
“Nevada is open for business, effective immediately,” Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JosephMLombardo/status/1618046041349316610" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on social media. “This is an incredible investment in our state.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1557236629412007937" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last year that the Tesla Semi, which was unveiled in 2017 and originally scheduled to begin production in 2019, would begin by the end of 2022. The first completed vehicles were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-announces-start-of-tesla-semi-production-will-reach-clients-within-two-months" target="_blank" rel="noopener">delivered</a> to Pepsi in December.
The Tesla Semi can accelerate from a standstill to 60 miles per hour within 20 seconds, according to a <a href="https://www.tesla.com/semi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">webpage</a> from Tesla. Charging the vehicle is considerably cheaper per mile in comparison to diesel alternatives, resulting in an estimated $200,000 in cost savings within the first three years, while fewer moving parts and software updates reduce the need for repairs.
On the other hand, diesel trucks can travel 2,100 miles on a single tank, according to <a href="https://driveknight.com/blog/trucker-lifestyle/fun-facts-about-semi-trucks-the-trucking-industry/#:~:text=How%20Far%20Can%20The%20Average,around%20seven%20miles%20per%20gallon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from Knight Transportation, while the Tesla Semi will have a range of 500 miles. During the launch event six years ago, however, Musk asserted that drivers could recharge while taking periodic breaks already required by law.
Musk recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-makes-bold-predictions-about-tesla-performance-global-recession-twitter-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Tesla has “excellent demand” and expects to “sell every car that we make for as far into the future as we can see.” The company’s third quarter automotive revenue constituted a 55% increase from the previous year, while executives expect to maintain 50% annual growth in vehicle deliveries. “The factories are running at full speed and we’re delivering every car we make, and keeping operating margins strong,” Musk remarked.
The robust performance for the brand comes despite <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-laments-tesla-factories-becoming-gigantic-money-furnaces-thanks-to-supply-chain-issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supply chain bottlenecks</a> and is spurred by new tax incentives for electric vehicle ownership. A recent set of guidelines from the California Air Resources Board mandates that all new cars sold in the state must produce zero emissions by 2035, while the governments of Massachusetts, Washington, and Virginia have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ridiculous-edict-virginia-gov-glenn-youngkin-blasts-californias-gas-car-phase-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enacted legislation</a> adopting the standards. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/energy-sec-granholm-families-should-use-ev-tax-credits-weatherize-their-homes-finance-solar-panels-to-cope-with-inflation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">includes</a> $7,500 tax credits for some new domestically produced electric vehicles and $4,000 tax credits for used electric vehicles.
Musk has nevertheless faced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tesla-investors-are-worried-that-elon-musks-work-with-twitter-could-hurt-automaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pressure</a> from investors and policymakers over his acquisition of social media company Twitter, as some believe the move distracted the billionaire entrepreneur from his work at the publicly traded automaker. The purchase also caused considerable political controversy: net favorability of Tesla among Democrats decreased 20.3% between October and November, the time frame of the acquisition, according to a <a href="https://morningconsult.com/2022/11/17/elon-musks-politically-polarizing-effect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> from Morning Consult, while net favorability among Republicans rose 5.5% over the same period.

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Actor <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/my-god-hollywood-reacts-to-jeremy-renner-accident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy Renner</a>, 51, was reportedly attempting to dig his car from the deep snow at his home in Reno, Nevada, when the snowcat he was using ran over him and caused extensive injuries.
According to a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/03/jeremy-renner-snowplow-injury-update-to-be-announced-in-presser/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published Tuesday by entertainment website TMZ, <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/marvel-star-in-intensive-care-facing-multiple-surgeries-after-snowplow-accident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Renner</a> was working to get the car out of the snow when he got out of the vehicle to talk to someone — and when the snowcat began to roll, he attempted to get back behind the wheel.
The Washoe County Sheriff&#8217;s Office shared additional information during a press conference on Tuesday.
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Washoe County Sheriff&#39;s Office &#8211; Press Conference Jeremy Renner <a href="https://t.co/oH4BySd35g">https://t.co/oH4BySd35g</a>
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Sheriff Darin Balaam confirmed that they had received a 911 call just before 9 a.m. local time on Sunday, informing them that there had been a crash — &#8220;involving a Snowcat vs. pedestrian.&#8221; He also noted that the three feet of snow that had fallen the day before — along with a number of vehicles that had been abandoned along that stretch of the road — made it difficult for first responders to get to the scene.
Just before 10 a.m. local time, Balaam said that the Life Flight crew was finally able to get to the scene, after which Renner was quickly airlifted out and taken to a nearby hospital.
Balaam went on to describe the details of the accident as best he could, noting that investigators were still speaking to witnesses and filling in gaps in the information they had gathered thus far.
The car that had been stranded, Balaam said, was Renner&#8217;s personal vehicle — &#8220;which was being driven by a family member.&#8221;
He had managed to tow the vehicle from the snow, but once he got it free, he stepped out of the Snowcat to talk to his family member — after which the Snowcat began to roll.
&#8220;In an effort to stop the rolling PistenBully, Mr. Renner tries to get back in the driver&#8217;s seat of the PistenBully. Based on our investigation, it&#8217;s at this point that Mr. Renner is run over by the PistenBully,&#8221; he continued.
&#8220;At this point in the investigation we do not believe Mr. Renner was impaired at all, and we believe this is a tragic accident,&#8221; Balaam concluded. &#8220;The investigation is ongoing, however, we do not suspect any foul play. I&#8217;ll repeat that: We do not suspect any foul play. We believe this was a tragic accident.&#8221;
Renner <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/jeremy-renner-gives-fans-update-with-selfie-from-hospital-bed-following-snowplow-accident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared an update</a> from his hospital bed on Tuesday, saying, &#8220;Thank you all for your kind words. Im [sic] too messed up now to type. But I send love to you all.&#8221;

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Reno, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nevada">Nevada</a>, Mayor Hillary Schieve, an independent, sued a private investigator after discovering a GPS tracking device on her vehicle.
The lawsuit, filed last week, alleges that the investigator trespassed onto her property to install the device without the mayor&#8217;s consent. She claims she was unaware it was attached to her vehicle until it was discovered by a mechanic.
“The tracking and surveillance of Schieve caused her, as it would cause any reasonable person, significant fear and distress,” the <a href="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/2news.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/d3/bd3684ac-7cc4-11ed-b57a-9f8d91fe3f65/639b9a9405d37.pdf.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a> reads.
“In a time of heightened political tumult, the recent revelation of Defendants’ actions still managed to shock the conscience,” the complaint added.
The lawsuit named David McNeely as the private investigator and 5 Alpha Industries as the company involved. McNeely reportedly worked on behalf of an unnamed third party.
The suit was filed in Washoe County’s Second Judicial Court. The mayor is seeking restitution for invasion of privacy, trespassing, civil conspiracy, negligence, and attorneys’ costs to the amount of $15,000. It also aims to discover the identity of the third party that allegedly hired the company to track her.
Schieve was re-elected last month to her third term as mayor, leading the city since 2014.
In a <a href="https://www.2news.com/news/lawsuit-alleges-investigator-tracked-reno-mayor-schieves-personal-car/article_f7892576-7cc2-11ed-b29b-73b0b716dc5d.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> released to 2 News Reno, the mayor noted that the discovery was made before the November election.
&#8220;Before the election, I found out that someone had been stalking me. A high-end GPS tracker was discovered on my personal vehicle. I went immediately to Sparks PD to investigate,&#8221; Schieve wrote.
&#8220;I am publicly announcing this now, and did not make any public statements at the time when it was discovered, to make clear that this is about one thing, and one thing only: it is not ok to stalk people. We have good reason to believe that other members of our community were stalked with this same GPS device. This is about standing up to the rampant harassment of our civil servants and community leaders, and saying, this is NOT ok,&#8221; she added.
The statement also vowed to fight back against those involved.
&#8220;I truly cannot believe how ugly certain people have made our public discourse, and I will do everything in my power to push back. I am proud to have run a Clean Campaign, and I am also proud to be the one to take a stand with this lawsuit to say that stalking people is wrong.&#8221;
Schieve, who <a href="https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/schieve-on-track-to-win-third-term-as-reno-mayor-other-northern-nevada-incumbents-ahead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> her re-election by about 16,000 votes over independent Eddie Lorton, secured 59% of the votes. She previously served as an at-large council member before becoming mayor eight years ago.

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County officials in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nevada">Nevada</a> over the weekend confirmed that cameras live-streaming vote-counting areas on Wednesday night and Thursday morning went dark for a total of eight hours.
&#8220;We know that our election livestream cameras went dark overnight. We investigated what happened and how to prevent it happening again,&#8221; Washoe County&#8217;s Twitter account posted Thursday afternoon.
Unsurprisingly, the tweet went viral, racking up thousands of reactions, which included questions concerning election integrity.
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&mdash; Washoe County (@washoecounty) <a href="https://twitter.com/washoecounty/status/1590781388902785024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The livestream computer application lost connection with the courtesy cameras at 11:24 p.m. the evening of November 9,&#8221; the county <a href="https://washoelife.washoecounty.gov/washoe-county/registrar-of-voters-livestream-cameras/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on its website. &#8220;All staff had left for the night about 60 minutes earlier and did not arrive back at the office until 7 a.m. Connection was restored at 7:53 a.m. the morning of November 10.&#8221; 
&#8220;The courtesy cameras are connected to a computer application designed for livestream events,&#8221; the county site continued. &#8220;They intermittently lose connection with the application. When this has happened before, such as on Election Night when one camera went dark, staff was able to see the disruption and restore it.&#8221;
Security footage was also reviewed, the county said. &#8220;According to the Washoe County security administrator, that footage shows the parking garage, the hallway between the garage, and the entry doors to the Registrar’s Office. He has affirmed that no one entered the ballot room or Registrar’s Office during the time that the courtesy livestream was down.&#8221;
Notably, a U.S. Senate race in Nevada was called for the Democrats on Saturday, which meant the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-republicans-fail-to-take-back-the-senate-from-democrats-projection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republicans had failed to gain enough seats to take back the majority</a>, since ties are broken by the vice president.
The GOP was hopeful former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a Republican, would flip the blue seat by ousting incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto. Despite Laxalt leading in prior polling, the Republican failed to best the Democrat.
The GOP thought the race was locked up. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC), during a National Republican Senatorial Committee <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/11/republicans-redirect-hopes-for-senate-majority-on-georgia-runoff-00066517" target="_blank" rel="noopener">phone call</a> Friday, went as far as to say, “There is no mathematical way Laxalt loses. If he does, then it’s a lie.”
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Lindsey Graham suggested on NRSC call yesterday that fraud in NV would be the only way GOP loses.
“There is no mathematical way Laxalt loses,” Graham said. “If he does, then it’s a lie.” <a href="https://t.co/g4u15f6n7l">https://t.co/g4u15f6n7l</a>
&mdash; Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) <a href="https://twitter.com/natalie_allison/status/1591121110959022080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Questions over election integrity from both sides of the political aisle have dominated news cycles in recent years. One main issue is certainly the influx of vote-by-mail initiatives that lead to vote-counts lingering for days or even weeks after Election Day.
Politico in October <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2022/10/28/how-election-day-became-election-month-00064088" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acknowledged</a> the shift, declaring, &#8220;Election Day is dead. Long live election month.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-republicans-fail-to-take-back-the-senate-from-democrats-projection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republicans Fail To Take Back The Senate From Democrats</a>

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Democratic incumbent Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has narrowly defeated Republican challenger Adam Laxalt in the race for Nevada Senate, according to <a href="https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Decision Desk</a>. With 98% of the vote counted, Cortez Masto holds 48.7% of the vote to Laxalt’s 48.2%.
Cortez Masto’s Saturday evening victory comes after a lengthy ballot count process in the state.
Laxalt, the former state attorney general and grandson of a one-time Silver State governor, led in polls heading into Election Day as Cortez Masto struggled against headwinds throughout the campaign. President Joe Biden’s sagging popularity, soaring inflation, and crime put the vulnerable senator in a tough race even with the benefit of incumbency.
Cortez Masto jumped on the issue of abortion access following the overturning of Roe v. Wade over the summer. Following the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization, Cortez Masto <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/17/abortion-is-central-issue-arizona-nevada-senate-races/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leaned</a> into the abortion issue to draw a contrast with the pro-life Laxalt.
In the final days of the campaign, Cortez Masto and her fellow Nevada Democrat, Governor Steve Sisolak, held a rally with former President Barack Obama in a bid to boost Democratic turnout before the election.
Although the GOP held an apparent advantage in voter enthusiasm heading into the final days of the contest — a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/02/politics/cnn-poll-gop-congressional-election/index.html">CNN/SSRS</a> poll had 38% of Republican voters feeling “extremely enthusiastic” compared to just 24% of Democrats — the race came down to just under 5,000 votes.
Laxalt’s grandfather was former Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt, who was an early backer of President Ronald Reagan. Adam Laxalt, widely seen as the frontrunner in his Republican primary race, beat former Army captain Sam Brown to receive the nod to challenge Cortez Masto.
After winning the primary, the GOP pinned its hopes on Laxalt to pull off an upset and flip a Democratic-held seat in the U.S. Senate, which was deadlocked at 50-50. Laxalt ran a competitive campaign and overtook Cortez Masto in the <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2022/senate/nv/nevada_senate_laxalt_vs_cortez_masto-7392.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RealClearPolitics</a> polling average in the last month of the race. Laxalt’s campaign focused largely on the economy and crime while attempting to tie Cortez Masto to Biden and his record.
“Think how much life has changed for Americans in just the past two years. Families today are seeing the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/economy/inflation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">worst inflation in four decades</a>, record prices at the pump, fentanyl flooding across an open border, and violent crime sweeping our nation,” Laxalt wrote in a final pitch <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/adam-laxalt-nevadas-vote-midterm-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">op-ed</a> for Fox News last week. “This transformation is regrettable but should come as no surprise. It is a direct result of the sweeping liberal agenda imposed on our nation by Joe Biden, and his rubber stamp in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/elections/senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Senate</a>, Catherine Cortez Masto.”
His campaign hit a few bumps, however. In mid-October, 14 members of Laxalt’s family publicly <a href="https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2022/10/12/adam-laxalt-relatives-endorse-catherine-cortez-masto-nevada-senate-race/10480519002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed</a> Cortez Masto. The blow was reminiscent of a similar late-stage family split that took place four years ago during Laxalt’s failed gubernatorial campaign. Many of the family members who signed on to the Cortez Masto endorsement are Democrats.

Catherine Cortez Masto/Adam Laxalt

Dem Incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto Wins Nevada Senate Race: Projection

2022 Midterms

Republican Party

Decision Desk has <a href="https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/2022/general/states/Nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the Nevada gubernatorial race for Republican Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, who received 49.24% of the vote to Democrat incumbent Steve Sisolak’s 46.99% as of this reporting.
Although Sisolak faced headwinds — President Joe Biden’s poor approval ratings, high inflation, and a crime wave, which hurt Democrats’ polling numbers throughout the summer and fall — following Tuesday’s initial results, things looked as though they might improve for the Democrat.
After a slow ballot count, however, Sisolak was defeated by a moderate margin.
Additionally, 68-year-old Sisolak faced numerous charges of corruption from Republicans after a ProPublica investigation revealed in May that Sisolak’s administration had fast-tracked a lab license and awarded several COVID testing contracts to Northshore Clinical Labs. Northshore is closely <a href="https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/25/sisolak-slams-despicable-company-missed-96-covid-cases/9913339002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">linked</a> with the family of Peter Palivos, a well-known Nevada political contributor who has <a href="https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/10/28/nevadas-sisolak-lombardo-clash-bombshell-donor-probe-covid-testing-northshore-clinical-labs/10624241002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">donated</a> tens of thousands of dollars to Sisolak’s campaigns over more than a decade.
After Northshore was awarded five testing agreements with government entities, their testing kits were found to miss 96% of COVID cases. The revelation set off a series of circular finger-pointing among Sisolak and others involved in the scandal.
“The day the state was made aware of Northshore’s deficiencies in January we ordered them to stop their PCR testing operation, opened an investigation, and worked to correct the testing issues,” Sisolak said in May. “We believe Nevada was the first state where Northshore operations were suspended due to the state’s inquiries into the reported deficiencies.”
Sisolak seized on abortion access after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this summer. In June, he signed an executive order barring state employees from assisting any other state seeking to prosecute someone for receiving an abortion. He also attempted to paint Lombardo as an extremist on the issue, <a href="https://mynews4.com/news/local/nevada-governor-democrat-steve-sisolak-highlights-abortion-access-in-race-against-pro-life-gop-lombardo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claiming</a> that the sheriff would try to ban contraceptives, an allegation that Lombardo has denied.
Lombardo, 60, ran a campaign focused largely on economic issues, education, and crime, especially the prevalence of black market fentanyl in the state. The longtime law enforcement officer has portrayed himself as a moderate on other issues, such as abortion, consistently downplaying what he could do to limit abortion as governor.
The Clark County sheriff also shifted on his support for former President Donald Trump during the campaign. During a debate with Sisolak in early October, Lombardo backed off when asked if he considered Trump, who endorsed Lombardo, to have been a “great president.”
“I wouldn’t say great,” Lombardo <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-health-las-vegas-donald-trump-0e1fcd02b332b05bcc129ee42a0585b1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “I think he was a sound president.”
After the debate, Lombardo’s campaign sent out a statement <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeLombardoNV/status/1576781780849348609" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calling</a> the former president “a great president” and claiming that “his accomplishments are some of the most impactful in American history.” The statement went on to tie Sisolak to Biden and accuse the Nevada governor of weakening the state’s elections through mail ballots, “ballot harvesting,” and opposition to voter ID.

Steve Sisolak/Joe Lombardo

Republican Joe Lombardo Wins Nevada Governorship: Projection

The ex of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ocasio-cortez-appears-to-think-that-democrats-have-lost-their-majority-in-the-house-of-representatives/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democrat congressman</a> unleashed on the politician Sunday morning after he and his attorney allegedly tried to get her to keep quiet about his bad behavior during their marriage.
Sonya Douglass, a professor and director of the Black Education Research Center at Columbia University Teachers College, accused ex-husband <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-silent-as-non-partisan-group-calls-for-investigation-into-democrat-steven-horsfords-sex-scandal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Steven Horsford</a> (D-NV) of trying to strongarm her into silence in a devastating tweet thread.
“I was just minding my business until Steven and his attorney demanded I sign an NDA that would ban me from speaking about my 22-year marriage, his 10-year affair, and our divorce FOREVER,” Douglass wrote. “It includes $10,000 fines for each remark or social post. Even to a therapist! Y’all!
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I was just minding my business 💅🏼 until Steven and his attorney demanded I sign an NDA that would ban me from speaking about my 22-year marriage, his 10-year affair, and our divorce FOREVER. It includes $10,000 fines for each remark or social post. Even to a therapist! Y’all! 😂
&mdash; Sonya Douglass, EdD (@drsonyadouglass) <a href="https://twitter.com/drsonyadouglass/status/1586710113603272704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“I had no intention of posting anything and kept quiet the entire campaign,” she continued. “To think I would even want to mention his name is ridiculous. Who looks through the trash after you’ve taken it out? But I don’t respond well to bullying or intimidation so here we are.”
The pair married in 2000, and it is not clear if they are now officially divorced. On Saturday, Douglass <a href="https://twitter.com/drsonyadouglass/status/1586369939811622912" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> that she would be released &#8220;from this never-ending nightmare&#8221; as soon as Horsford signs the divorce papers. In 2020, Horsford, who is seeking a third term representing parts of Las Vegas in the upcoming election, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-congressman-steven-horsford-admits-sex-scandal-with-ex-senate-intern-resignation-calls-grow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admitted to a more than a decade-long extramarital affair</a> with Gabriela Linder, a former intern of the late Democrat Senate Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid.
<a href="https://www.rollcall.com/2020/05/21/horsfords-extramarital-affair-with-former-senate-staffer-shows-how-narrow-house-rules-are/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Linder claimed</a> Horsford &#8220;offered her financial support, introduced her to political connections and filmed a segment for her young son&#8217;s YouTube show using his congressional staff.&#8221; Horsford admitted paying Linder with funds from a company he controlled.
Horsford, a member of the House Congressional Progressive Caucus, is currently running against Republican challenger Sam Peters, a retired Air Force major and Bronze Star recipient. Pollsters currently categorize the race as “lean Democrat,” but with Republicans building momentum around the nation and a potential “red wave” taking shape, the devastating claim by Douglass comes at a bad time for Horsford.
In the Silver State, incumbent Governor Steve Sisolak is trailing Republican challenger Joe Lombardo and current Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat, is behind in the polls to Republican challenger Adam Laxalt.
“The only thing Steven Horsford does well is lie,” Peters’ campaign tweeted days before Douglass came forward.
Douglass alluded to a possible loss by Horsford in a subsequent tweet that also hinted Horsford had been violent.
“And he’s already blaming me should he lose his race,” she wrote. “Refuses to take responsibility for his own actions. He had hundreds of chances to do the right thing but he chose violence.”
Douglass finished the extraordinary unburdening by assuring followers she is coping with the personal turmoil from her broken marriage.
“But through it all, I am stronger, wiser, and happier than I’ve ever been in my entire adult life,” she wrote. “I pray my journey encourages others to trust God and accept nothing less than the peace, respect, and love we all deserve.”

Rep. Steven Horsford

READ IT: Dem Rep’s Ex Unleashes After He Allegedly Tries To Silence Her Over Affair

READ IT: Dem Rep's Ex Unleashes After He Allegedly Tries To Silence Her Over Affair

Las Vegas

U.S. House of Representatives

A Las Vegas woman who reportedly left a restaurant without paying in August, then claimed she was arrested because “officers were perverts and were trying to rape her” as she was so pretty is now accused of murdering her mother.
In August, Hend Bustami, 28, was arrested at the Harry Reid International Airport after reportedly leaving a Chili’s restaurant without paying her bill. After a search, police were notified by TSA that a woman matching the description of the suspect was sleeping near the security checkpoint. The police discovered Bustami in the baggage claim area.
According to the police report, Bustami stated that she was arrested because of her good looks, <a href="https://ktla.com/news/las-vegas-police-woman-tells-officers-she-was-under-arrest-due-to-good-looks/">KTLA</a> reported. She declared “that she was going to spit on all [the officers] and that officers were perverts and were trying to rape her because they [had] never seen anyone as good looking.”
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Arrested Beauty: A woman who skipped out on a restaurant bill in Las Vegas says she was arrested because she’s so good looking. Hend Bustami was found sleeping near an airport security checkpoint. She has an outstanding warrant from Las Vegas. MORE: <a href="https://t.co/sAYBFfSbuw">https://t.co/sAYBFfSbuw</a> <a href="https://t.co/3tx3LT0MEt">pic.twitter.com/3tx3LT0MEt</a>
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At roughly 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Bustami’s 62-year-old mother’s body was found with “deep lacerations” in a home. Hend Bustami was apprehended at roughly 5 a.m. in Barstow, California.
The Las Vegas Metro Police stated that the department had received a call from someone claiming a person was injured in the residence. When the officers arrived at the scene, they found an unresponsive female “suffering from multiple lacerations.” The police’s homicide department investigated and stated an apparent verbal dispute between Bustami and her mother had occurred.
“Bustami will be charged with open murder and extradited back to Clark County,” the police statement said.
Bustami worked as a DJ under the name Afrodyte. On her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/afrodytemusic/">Facebook page</a>, she wrote in July:
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The choices we make in life, can often lead us down an interesting windy road. A road we often didn’t think we would find ourself walking down alone. It is not a reflection of who you are solely but the places you’ve been and the people you’ve encountered along the way. There’s a lesson in everything we do and often times we must endure the impossible and the most painful of situations even when we feel like we cannot at the moment or aren’t strong enough to withstand yet another blow.
Find confidence in your struggles and let them empower you. Embrace your resilience. You may cry or scream or be in the pain the whole time, just don’t forget to keep going. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/keepswimming?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUbPiP6BDwEAOeMK-amcW5AN6vuAw78U1C8ykxo898VmEWR14keNhGazV-QSUzkkwY9j3sQ0A2suNbauL0On7GfFGQTMKoae5pizery69aiv3aVG1T8aIeVnz72Yury5i9a1OcmHiUHBHp4ziUEmgRdLdeKz36-WRu5-W6el9dmkKN5w5_Chg3WuxGuQw5OgxCUjWuSoxYbjVvJxpk6OYrf&amp;__tn__=*NK-R">#keepswimming</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/myfishes?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUbPiP6BDwEAOeMK-amcW5AN6vuAw78U1C8ykxo898VmEWR14keNhGazV-QSUzkkwY9j3sQ0A2suNbauL0On7GfFGQTMKoae5pizery69aiv3aVG1T8aIeVnz72Yury5i9a1OcmHiUHBHp4ziUEmgRdLdeKz36-WRu5-W6el9dmkKN5w5_Chg3WuxGuQw5OgxCUjWuSoxYbjVvJxpk6OYrf&amp;__tn__=*NK-R">#myfishes</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/todaysanotherday?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUbPiP6BDwEAOeMK-amcW5AN6vuAw78U1C8ykxo898VmEWR14keNhGazV-QSUzkkwY9j3sQ0A2suNbauL0On7GfFGQTMKoae5pizery69aiv3aVG1T8aIeVnz72Yury5i9a1OcmHiUHBHp4ziUEmgRdLdeKz36-WRu5-W6el9dmkKN5w5_Chg3WuxGuQw5OgxCUjWuSoxYbjVvJxpk6OYrf&amp;__tn__=*NK-R">#todaysanotherday</a>
any day above ground is a day to be thankful for. Please keep ya chin up.
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Bustami graduated from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with a degree in Hospitality Administration and Management, her LinkedIn account claims, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11361085/Woman-said-arrested-good-looking-facing-MURDER-charge-killing-mother.html">The Daily Mail</a> reported.
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28-year-old Hend Bustami was arrested in Barstow after officers discovered her mother dead early this morning near Cactus and Jones. Click here for more: <a href="https://t.co/Cp9EXGibsC">https://t.co/Cp9EXGibsC</a> <a href="https://t.co/3nfz3KOTe0">pic.twitter.com/3nfz3KOTe0</a>
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Young Woman Claims She Was Arrested For Her Good Looks. Two Months Later, She’s Accused Of Murdering Her Mother.

Young Woman Claims She Was Arrested For Her Good Looks. One Month Later, She's Accused Of Murdering Her Mother.

Murder

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada</a> Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak is trailing his GOP opponent by nearly six points in a new InsiderAdvantage/American Greatness poll almost two weeks out from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2022-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Election</a> Day.
Sisolak has struggled to overcome significant Democratic headwinds in the final weeks of his campaign for re-election. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, his Republican opponent, has run even with or beaten Sisolak in every poll since August, according to a tracker by <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/governor/2022/nevada/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FiveThirtyEight</a>. The election analysis outlet has Lombardo leading Sisolak 46% to 44.4% in its polling average.
The InsiderAdvantage/American Greatness <a href="https://amgreatness.com/2022/10/23/poll-republicans-lexalt-and-lombardo-leading-democrats-in-nevada-senate-and-gubernatorial-races/">poll</a> released Sunday is a survey of 550 likely voters. The survey was conducted on October 20 and has a margin of error of 4.2 points. The poll measured Lombardo’s support at 48.5% and Sisolak’s at 42.8%. An additional 4.1% of likely voters support the Libertarian, Brandon Davis, and 4.6% of likely voters are undecided.
The poll also contained bad news for Nevada’s incumbent Democratic U.S. senator, Catherine Cortez Masto. She is trailing former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt, the Republican in the race, by about 2 points: 48.2% to 46.3%. While the race for U.S. Senate is polling more competitively, Cortez Masto is suffering the same headwinds that are pulling down Sisolak. Cortez Masto is trailing in four consecutive polls tracked by <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2022/nevada/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FiveThirtyEight</a>.
Democrats’ abortion bump following the overturning of Roe v. Wade this summer appears to have all but disappeared as voters prioritize issues such as the economy and crime over abortion access. Inflation has hit Nevada particularly hard. The state’s inflation rate is one of the worst in the nation, measured at 16% by one <a href="https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/state-inflation-tracker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tracker</a>.
The trend of voters in Nevada is part of a larger shift across the U.S. as Election Day nears. A New York Times/Siena College <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/us/politics/republicans-economy-nyt-siena-poll.html">poll</a> released last week showed the GOP with a 4-point edge over Democrats on the generic congressional ballot. According to the survey, 49% of likely voters plan to vote for a Republican for Congress compared to 45% who plan to vote for a Democrat.
Concerns over the economic environment have surged eight points since a July NYT/Siena from 36% to 44%. The economy measured far higher among voter concerns than any other issue.

Steve Sisolak

Nevada’s Democratic Gov Down 6 Points In Latest Poll

2022 Election

We&#8217;re less than three weeks away from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2022-midterms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Election Day</a>, and while much of the focus has been on the potential red wave in the United States House and Senate, Republicans could also see a handful of pick-ups in gubernatorial races as well.
As evidenced by powerhouse Republican governors such as Ron DeSantis (FL), Greg Abbott (TX), and Glenn Youngkin (VA), conservatives at the state executive level have the power to change national discourse.
Here&#8217;s a brief rundown of some of the latest polling averages for Oregon, Nevada, and New York.
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For this week&#8217;s Midterm Exam Part Two, we&#8217;ll take a look at Michigan and Wisconsin.
Oregon
Perhaps most surprisingly, Oregon could see a Republican back in the governor&#8217;s office for the first time since 1987.
Oregon’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan is currently leading her Democratic opponent Tina Kotek by 0.4 percentage points, 37.8% to 37.4%, <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/governor/2022/nevada/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to FiveThirtyEight&#8217;s polling average.
A third-party candidate, Betsy Johnson, could siphon votes away from Kotek and give Drazan the victory on Election Day.
The candidates had their final debate this week, giving voters one last chance to see all three women matched up against each other.
&#8220;The stakes are really high, in part because there&#8217;s a large number of undecided voters in Oregon,&#8221; Christopher Stout, associate professor of political science at Oregon State University, <a href="https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/elections/oregon-governor-debate-drazan-johnson-kotek-voters/283-a3a80635-be11-4ac7-bf2d-38717db702bb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> KGW 8. &#8220;I think in almost any election, people have already decided who they&#8217;re going to vote for. But in this case, because we have three really qualified candidates, a lot of voters are trying to make their final decision.&#8221;
Stout noted that Drazan &#8220;set the tone&#8221; of the debate early on in the night.
&#8220;Her response was that we need to show compassion and understand what they&#8217;re going through,&#8221; Stout said about Drazan&#8217;s response to a question about homelessness, noting it was evident Drazan was courting independent voters. &#8220;This kind of hearkens back to an idea of a &#8216;compassionate conservative&#8217; that we saw in the early 2000s with George W. Bush.&#8221;
More information on this race can be found <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/oregon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Nevada
Democratic incumbent Governor Steve Sisolak is facing a strong challenge from GOP nominee Joe Lombardo.
According to FiveThirtyEight&#8217;s <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/governor/2022/nevada/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polling average</a>, Lombardo leads Sisolak by a margin of 45% to 44.8%.
Crime <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/here-are-issues-nevada-voters-care-about-most" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is a top issue</a> in Nevada, and just this week Nevada&#8217;s Police Union (NPU) announced a vote of &#8220;no confidence&#8221; in Sisolak.
“It has become clear that our members believe public safety is not a priority of this governor and that is why they have overwhelmingly declared no confidence in Governor Sisolak to ever address these critical issues,” NPU President Dan Gordon <a href="https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-police-union-declares-no-confidence-in-sisolak" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement regarding Nevada&#8217;s depleted police force.
Lombardo, for his part, has earned endorsements from former President Donald J. Trump as well as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) founder Dana White.
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Thank you so much for your endorsement and support, <a href="https://twitter.com/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@danawhite</a>! 
Let&#39;s take back our state this November. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lombardo22?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Lombardo22</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nvgov?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#nvgov</a> <a href="https://t.co/ymFdN2HZZu">pic.twitter.com/ymFdN2HZZu</a>
&mdash; Joe Lombardo (@JoeLombardoNV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeLombardoNV/status/1583190596205756416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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New York
Don&#8217;t look now, but Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) is surging in his bid against incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul.
Per FiveThirtyEight&#8217;s polling average, Hochul is leading Zeldin 50.1% to 42.5%. So, this race may not be as close as Nevada or Oregon, but that doesn&#8217;t mean that Republicans should throw in the towel.
On October 18, Quinnipiac University released a poll showing Hochul with a 50-46% lead over Zeldin. That&#8217;s the closest QU&#8217;s poll has been all cycle, <a href="https://www.gothamgazette.com/state/11630-what-polls-say-new-york-governor-race-zeldin-hochul" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Gotham Gazette.
“In the blue state of New York, the race for governor is competitive,” Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Mary Snow said in a statement. “Democrats have cruised to victory in gubernatorial races since 2006, but Governor Hochul&#8217;s narrow edge puts Republican Lee Zeldin well within striking distance of her.”
Writing for Daily Wire+, columnist Dave Marcus outright predicted that Zeldin would win given the prominence of issues such as crime and inflation in the race.
Marcus concluded:
<blockquote>In politics as in life, many things seem absolutely certain right up until they don’t. That’s where the governor’s race has arrived in New York. A once unthinkable Zeldin win isn’t just being thought of now, it’s become more likely than not to occur. For a city and state crippled by crime, which went through some of the harshest Covid lockdowns, thanks in part to Hochul, and has bled citizens to Florida like they are following Moses, a new dawn seems to be cracking the horizon. You heard it here first, Lee Zeldin is going to win.</blockquote>
Marcus&#8217;s entire column can be read <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-lee-zeldin-will-win-in-new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Tune in for the next midterm exam, where we&#8217;ll go ever the latest polling out of the Wolverine State and the Badger State.

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