The man inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives who died when it exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel on New Year’s Day has been identified as a former Green Beret who had served at the same U.S. Army base as the terrorist who killed at least 15 people in New Orleans the same day.
Law enforcement officials identified the man in the rented Cybertruck as Matthew Livelsberger, a U.S. Army veteran since 2006 who had served in Afghanistan and Ukraine, Tajikistan, Georgia, and Congo. He had served at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, although not at the same time as Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, who rammed his truck into New Year’s revelers in New Orleans’ French Quarter. However, an FBI official at a press conference on Thursday morning said that there was &#8220;no definitive link&#8221; between the two attacks at the current moment as the investigation is still in its preliminary stages.
Fox News <a href="https://x.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1874861794507850017">reported</a> that Livelsberger &#8220;was an active-duty Special Forces operations sergeant who was on leave from Germany where he was serving with the 10th Special Forces Group.&#8221;
&#8220;Master Sgt. Matthew Alan Livelsberger enlisted as an 18X and served in the active duty Army from January 2006 to March 2011,&#8221; an Army spokesperson told Fox. &#8220;Livelsberger then joined the National Guard from March 2011 to July 2012, followed by the Army Reserve from July 2012 to December 2012. He entered the active duty Army in December 2012 and was a U.S. Army Special Operations Soldier. Additionally, U.S. Army Special Operations Command can confirm Livelsberger was assigned to the command and on approved leave at the time of his death.&#8221;
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Army spox tells FOX the suspect in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion was an active-duty Special Forces operations sergeant who was on leave from Germany where he was serving with the 10th Special Forces Group:
&#8220;Master Sgt. Matthew Alan Livelsberger enlisted as an 18X and served…
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1874861794507850017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“Livelsberger was believed to be active on LinkedIn, and often commented on posts from colleagues in the military, according to Newsweek. In a comment on one post about student debt, he apparently responded to a question asking who was responsible for debts, saying, ‘The govt,’” <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/matthew-livelsberger-las-vegas-tesla-cybertruck-explosion-suspect-social-media-2008453" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newsweek</a> reported.
“Authorities know who rented the truck with the Turo app in Colorado, Kevin McMahill, the elected sheriff of Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, said Wednesday. He did not release the person’s ID, however,” AP <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-hotel-explosion-tesla-cybertruck-5c5a8fd13a50e2bcde46370ae926d427" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The Tesla Cybertruck’s construction prevented a greater explosion; Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Goj-dMyceM&amp;list=RDNS-Goj-dMyceM&amp;start_radio=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>, “So those are gasoline canisters; they are camp fuel canisters and large firework mortars. &#8230; It looks like the exterior of that truck is completely intact as it sits there. The fact that this was a Cybertruck, really limited the damage that occurred inside of the valet because it had most of the blast go up through the truck and out. In fact, if you look on that video, you’ll see that the front glass doors at the Trump Hotel were not even broken by that blast.”
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Law Enforcement Officials are claiming that because the Suspect used a Tesla Cybertruck in their Attack earlier today against the Trump Hotel &amp; Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, which has 1.4mm Body Panels and 1.8mm Door Panels, the Explosion only caused Minimal Damage; with even… <a href="https://t.co/3aBWrA8hfC">pic.twitter.com/3aBWrA8hfC</a>
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“We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself.   All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1874579547452269054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1874579547452269054%7Ctwgr%5Eadac1a6677fe7631113ed16d7fa2b322cac11a1b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2Flas-vegas-police-say-cybertruck-exploded-trump-hotel-had-fuel-containers-large-firework-mortars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on X.

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Authorities are investigating potential links between the suspect who is believed to have detonated explosives inside a Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas and the terrorist who killed more than a dozen people in New Orleans on Wednesday.
Denver7 News <a href="https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/suspects-in-vegas-explosion-new-orleans-attack-served-at-same-army-base-sources-tell-denver7-investigates">reported</a> that the suspect in the Cybertruck attack is 37-year-old Colorado Springs resident Matthew Livelsberger.
Authorities were probing the connection between Livelsberger and 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen who converted to Islam and pledged allegiance to ISIS before killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens more in an attack on New Orleans&#8217; French Quarter.
Denver7 News reported that both men &#8220;served at the same military base&#8221; in the U.S. Army.
Both men also rented the trucks used in their attacks through the same company, Turo.
However, an FBI official at a press conference on Thursday morning said that there was &#8220;no definitive link&#8221; between the two attacks at the current moment as the investigation is still in its preliminary stages.
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FBI: There is &#8220;no definitive link&#8221; between Las Vegas attack and New Orleans attack
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-Both vehicles rented through Turo 
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The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said that the Cybertruck that Livelsberger was driving carried &#8220;gasoline tanks, camping fuel, and large firework mortars&#8221; when the explosion happened.
The Cybertruck&#8217;s stainless steel design contained the explosion so well that the glass on the hotel&#8217;s doors, which were mere feet away from the vehicle, did not even crack.
&#8220;The evil knuckleheads picked the wrong vehicle for a terrorist attack,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1874614362612326761">said</a> Tesla CEO Elon Musk. &#8220;Cybertruck actually contained the explosion and directed the blast upwards. Not even the glass doors of the lobby were broken.&#8221;
During the explosion, only Livelsberger was killed. Several other people who were in the near vicinity were injured but appeared to be okay.

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The Biden administration is moving to lock up hundreds of thousands of acres of land weeks before he is set to leave office.
The Department of the Interior (DOI) <a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-proposes-protections-ruby-mountains" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> on Monday a slate of environmental rules for Nevada’s Ruby Mountains, including banning energy development along a large portion of the range for the next 20 years.
“The Ruby Mountains are cherished by local communities for their scenic value, cultural heritage, numerous wildlife and benefit to the local economy through a thriving outdoor recreation industry,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement. “Today, we are taking an important and sensible step to pause new oil and gas leasing to ensure that we have the science and public input necessary to inform proposed protections of the Ruby Mountains area for future generations.”
The announcement coincided with a notice to the Federal Register that initiates a 90-day public comment period for the proposed withdrawal of 264,000 acres of land from potential geothermal and oil and gas development for 20 years, the maximum length of time the Interior Secretary can lock up land. Permanent bans on federal land require an act of Congress.
The withdrawal notice does not otherwise regulate mining over the area, according to the press release. Nevada is a well-known source of gold deposits, being one of the top-producing regions of gold in the world.
Alongside the Ruby Mountain withdrawal, the DOI also announced the purchase of a 640-acre, equivalent to a square mile, parcel of land from Wyoming within the Grand Teton National Park. The purchase also came with permanent environmental bans over the piece of land.
“Today marks an incredible milestone, decades in the making, to permanently protect an essential wildlife migration corridor and treasured landscape within Grand Teton National Park,” Haaland <a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-permanent-protections-critical-land-and-wildlife" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “This will benefit our public lands and Wyoming’s public school students for generations to come.”

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A wrong-way driver who killed an off-duty police officer earlier this month was under deportation orders from a court, federal officials say.
Fernando Jimenez-Jimenez, 31, drove on the wrong side of the road on I-15 near Las Vegas and hit Las Vegas police officer Colton Pulsipher, 29, head on. Both men died in the crash.
Jimenez, a Mexican national, had been deported from the United States in 2019. He applied to enter the United States in January 2020 in Brownsville, Texas, but never appeared for a hearing in an immigration court scheduled for December 2021. The court placed Jimenez under deportation orders after he missed the hearing, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement authorities told local Las Vegas outlet <a href="https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/12/23/driver-wrong-way-crash-that-killed-las-vegas-officer-had-been-deported-multiple-times-ice-says/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KVVU</a>.
Jimenez’s whereabouts had been unknown for years until the December 12 crash that killed himself and Pulsipher. Officials investigating the crash found alcohol and marijuana in Jimenez’s car at the scene. A toxicology report on the illegal alien driver has yet to be finalized.
Pulsipher was driving home from a shift in his personal vehicle when he was struck by Jimenez. Pulsipher was a husband and father with three children.
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo is one of 26 Republican governors who <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/details-damned-lombardo-pledges-full-225825612.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expressed</a> support for President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plans after years of historic immigration under President Joe Biden. 
“As Republican governors, we stand united in support of President Donald Trump’s unwavering commitment to make America safe again by addressing the illegal immigration crisis and deporting illegal immigrants who pose a threat to our communities and national security,” the Republican governors said in a joint letter.
“Together, we will continue to defend the American people, uphold the rule of law, and ensure our nation remains safe and secure for future generations. We stand ready to utilize every tool at our disposal—whether through state law enforcement or the National Guard — to support President Trump in this vital mission,” the letter says.

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Suspended <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/san-jose-state">San Jose State University</a> women’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/volleyball">volleyball</a> associate head coach <a href="https://sjsuspartans.com/staff/melissa-batie-smoose">Melissa Batie-Smoose</a> said that “safety is being taken away from women” and has continued to speak out against a trans-identifying male, Blaire Fleming, on the team.
&#8220;Safety is being taken away from women,&#8221; Batie-Smoose told Fox News’ “<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/suspended-san-jose-state-coach-embroiled-transgender-controversy-sounds-alarm-womens-sports">America Newsroom</a> on Monday. &#8220;Fair play is taken away from women. We need more and more people to do this and fight this fight because women’s sports, as we know it right now, will be forever changed.&#8221;
Batie-Smoose was suspended indefinitely from her job when she took the side of the women on the team who didn’t want to play with the biological male player, after she filed a Title IX complaint against her school.
In the complaint, the suspended coach alleged that the trans-identifying male player “conspired with an opponent to help the team lose a match and injure teammate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ncaa-volleyball-player-says-coaches-repeatedly-assigned-her-to-room-with-trans-player-at-his-request">Brooke Slusser</a>,&#8220; who has spoken out about the inclusion of trans players in women’s sports, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/05/sports/san-jose-state-players-dont-feel-safe-anymore-in-transgender-drama/">New York Post</a> noted.
After the suspension came down on November 2, SJSU released a statement that the associate head coach of the women’s team “is not with the team at this time, and we will not provide further information on this matter,&#8221; <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/suspended-sjsu-volleyball-coach-batie-smoose-safety-women">OutKick</a> reported.
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Coach Batie-Smoose from SJSU just showed us what true leadership looks like. By risking &amp; ultimately losing her job, she&#8217;s standing up for her athletes &amp; the future of women&#8217;s sports because &#8216;safety &amp; fair play are being taken away for women.&#8217; Her courage should inspire us all!… <a href="https://t.co/HEyoP8yUqk">pic.twitter.com/HEyoP8yUqk</a>
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Batie-Smoose said following news of the discipline, &#8220;This is just another form of what San Jose State has been trying to do – silence people that are speaking up for their First Amendment rights and for what&#8217;s right,” the outlet noted.
Slusser later reacted to Batie-Smoose&#8217;s suspension and said the women on the team “aren’t happy and we don’t feel safe anymore,” <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/exclusive-brooke-slusser-sjsu-ruined-volleyball-batie-smoose">OutKick</a> reported. “Melissa was that person that we felt like as long as she was there, we had someone that would stand up for us. And now there’s no one there that will.”
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“I don’t think the school sees how much they just basically ruined this program by taking Melissa away from us,” she added. “So, who knows what’s to come in the future [with regard] to what our team will do or how we will react from this.”
Five schools have forfeited playing SJSU in protest of the biological male star player on the CA team. Those schools include Southern Utah University, Boise State University, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-womens-team-becomes-latest-to-refuse-to-play-against-trans-identifying-male">University of Wyoming</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fourth-university-womens-team-refuses-to-play-against-trans-identifying-male">Utah State</a> University, and the University of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-finally-scraps-match-after-womens-team-refuses-to-play-team-whose-star-player-is-male">Nevada</a>.
UNR was initially resistant to canceling its women’s volleyball match after members of UNR’s women’s team refused to play against SJSU and Fleming.
“We, the University of Nevada Reno women’s volleyball team, forfeit against @SJSU and stand united in solidarity with the volleyball teams of Southern Utah University, Boise State University, the University of Wyoming, &amp; Utah State University,” the statement read in part, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/5th-womens-volleyball-team-nixes-game-against-college-with-trans-identifying-star-player">reported</a>.
Later, the university released its own statement showing it did not support the move by the women’s team.  Backlash ensued against the school, however, and vocal advocates called on the girls to hold the line and refuse to play, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-turns-on-its-womens-team-over-refusal-to-play-against-trans-identifying-athlete">reported</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-turns-on-its-womens-team-over-refusal-to-play-against-trans-identifying-athlete" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University Turns On Its Women’s Team Over Refusal To Play Against Trans-Identifying Athlete</a>

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Last Tuesday, voters in six states decisively rejected ballot measures that would have brought ranked choice voting to future elections. In Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Oregon, RCV <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Results_for_ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)_and_electoral_system_ballot_measures,_2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">went down in flames</a>. National groups spent millions on campaigns promising RCV would enhance democracy and empower the people, angling for an election day triumph. Instead, the voters handed them a rout.
Adding insult to injury, Alaska appears on track to repeal RCV after using it for just two years. Missouri, meanwhile, became the first state to ban it at the ballot box, and the eleventh state overall to bar RCV. In fact, the number of states to <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ban</a> RCV more than doubled this year.
Ranked choice voting, a complex scheme, seems better suited to a laboratory than a voting booth. It eliminates the “one person, one vote” principle and asks voters to rank multiple candidates for each race. If no candidate gets a majority, the one with the fewest votes is eliminated, and their ballots are redistributed to the voter’s next choice. This process repeats until someone claims a majority.
Voting takes longer with RCV. Voters must learn about and rank numerous candidates in multiple contests on each ballot. Counting ballots also takes longer, as final tabulations can’t begin until all ballots are received, and some states allow mail ballots to arrive after Election Day. Some states lack voting systems that can handle this process; Idaho’s secretary of state estimated the cost to replace the state’s <a href="https://idahofreedom.org/a-40-million-drain-on-taxpayers-ranked-choice-voting-comes-at-a-heavy-price-for-idahoans/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">equipment</a> at $40 million.
The results are difficult to audit and just as hard to explain, especially when ranked choice voting catapults candidates who got the second- or third-most votes into office after numerous rounds of elimination. In fact, RCV is so confusing that the wrong winner can be certified. That actually happened in Oakland, California in 2022.
The one thing RCV does reliably is push politics to the left, particularly when this scheme is paired with California-style jungle primaries. That’s the system Alaska uses, and in the special congressional election of 2022, more voters cast ballots for Republicans but Democrat Mary Peltola went to Congress. 
Small wonder, then, that left-wing megadonors decided to push RCV nationwide despite its obvious flaws. They <a href="https://honestelections.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HEP-RCV-Factsheet_v2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">built up an array</a> of organizations to lobby, petition, and ultimately to campaign for ranked choice voting. Those efforts culminated in ballot measures in six states, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Results_for_ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)_and_electoral_system_ballot_measures,_2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fueled</a> by an astonishing $99 million, or nearly $30 for every $1 spent in opposition.
Nearly half of that extraordinary sum came from groups tied to liberal billionaire John Arnold and his wife, Laura. The pair <a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ranked-choice-voting-ballot-measures-election-863d52ff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spent</a> at least $39 million propping up ranked choice voting measures this year alone.
What did these donors get for their millions? Not much. Nearly 70% of Idahoans voted against RCV. Colorado and Oregon, both liberal states, rejected the measures by double-digit margins. And in the presidential battlegrounds of Arizona and Nevada, ranked choice voting went down harder and faster than Kamala Harris.
Meanwhile, nearly 69% of Missourians voted to proactively ban ranked choice voting. In Alaska, the Arnolds and other RCV megadonors poured in almost $15 million to defend the scheme against a repeal effort. Despite that, the repeal vote is winning as ballots continue to come in.
Washington, D.C., was the only bright spot for RCV advocates, where a citywide ballot measure passed by wide margins. That may not be the win proponents imagine. After all, “they use it in the swamp” isn’t much of a rallying cry.
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Is this the end of ranked choice voting? It should be. But with the left, there is no such thing as a permanent defeat. In fact, RCV has endured expensive, high-profile failures before—a $10 million <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_Question_2,_Ranked-Choice_Voting_Initiative_(2020)#Campaign_finance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">loss</a> in Massachusetts in 2020, for instance—only to rebrand the scheme as “instant runoffs” and “open primaries,” and spend 10 times as much this year.
RCV <a href="https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2024/11/election-reformers-try-to-pick-up-the-pieces-00188355" target="_blank" rel="noopener">backers</a> are already <a href="https://x.com/NickTroiano/status/1854313594785018148" target="_blank" rel="noopener">promising</a> they will be back, even <a href="https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2024/11/election-reformers-try-to-pick-up-the-pieces-00188355" target="_blank" rel="noopener">telegraphing</a> they will focus instead on lobbying state legislatures to impose the scheme that voters just decisively rejected. So much for all their talk about “democracy.” Lawmakers would be wise to head that effort off by <a href="https://stoprcv.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banning</a> ranked choice voting next year, instead.
Left-wing billionaires spent millions trying to buy a new form of democracy that would cater to their politics and interests. Fortunately, the American people spoke loud and clear: our election system is not for sale.
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Jason Snead is the executive director of Honest Elections Project Action.
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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Former President Donald J. Trump is projected to win the key swing state of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada</a>, securing the state&#8217;s 6 Electoral College votes, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.
With an estimated 90% of the vote reported, Trump led Vice President Kamala Harris 51.5% to 46.8%. Trump has now secured 286 votes in the Electoral College, surpassing the 270 threshold to be declared the winner.
There are no automatic recounts in the state. Any candidate can request a recount, but they are liable for the cost if they are not successful.
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Polls leading up to the election had shown a tight race between the two candidates with former President Donald Trump leading Vice President Harris in the RealClearPolitics average by 0.6 points headed into Election Day.
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Nevada has seen a dramatic surge in the amount of spending on campaign ads during the 2024 election cycle for all political races in the state when compared to 2020.
In 2020, for all races in the state, the two parties spent $90 million. Now, the two parties have spent $354 million in the state, with Democrats spending $203 million and Republicans spending $111 million.
For the presidential race during the 2024 election cycle, Democrats outspent Republicans $82 million to $36 million.

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Control of the Senate is on the ballot today, and while Republicans have a straightforward path to flipping the upper chamber, Democrats need to pull off some upsets to maintain control.
Fifty-one senators, including four independents, are in the Democratic caucus in the Senate, compared to 49 Republicans. That breakdown will likely change as numerous Senate races are decided on Tuesday night, and possibly in the days after.
Here are 10 races to watch.
<h4>Arizona — Open Seat</h4>
After Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced earlier this year that she was retiring from the Senate, the race for her seat was blown wide open. While Sinema became an independent in 2022, she still caucuses with the Democrats, meaning her seat would be a big flip for Republicans if they can win on Tuesday.
Republican candidate Kari Lake, who lost the gubernatorial election in 2022, is currently trailing in the polls against Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego. Gallego enjoyed a nearly eight-point lead in the <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2024/arizona/lake-vs-gallego" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RealClearPolitics</a> polling average in early October, but Lake has cut into that lead, trailing by less than 3 points as of Tuesday afternoon.
Much of the Arizona Senate race has centered on the border crisis, as Lake has hammered Gallego over his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-arizona-senate-candidate-supported-amnesty-flip-flopped-on-illegal-aliens-voting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">support for amnesty</a> and his vote against House Joint Resolution 24, which sought to prevent illegal immigrants from voting in local elections in Washington, D.C.
Cook Political Report rates the race as <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lean Democrat</a>.
<h4>Maryland — Open Seat</h4>
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is hoping to give the GOP a Senate seat in one of the most unlikely of states as he faces off against Democrat Angela Alsobrooks. Hogan was a popular governor in the blue state, winning two terms as a Republican. He has campaigned as a moderate willing to reach across the aisle, focusing on addressing economic issues and taxes.
Alsobrooks, a former county executive for Prince George County, Maryland, is pushing for pro-abortion policies and a ban on so-called assault weapons, claiming that &#8220;gun violence is the number one killer of children in America.&#8221; The Democrat leads Hogan in almost every recent <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2024/maryland/hogan-vs-alsobrooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a>, and Cook Political Report rates the race as likely Democrat. But if Republicans have a strong night on Tuesday, it could be evidenced by how well Hogan performs in deep-blue Maryland.
<h4>Michigan — Open Seat</h4>
Similar to Arizona, Michigan&#8217;s 2024 Senate race will decide who will replace a retiring senator — in this case, 74-year-old Democrat Debbie Stabenow. Both of Michigan&#8217;s Senate seats have been controlled by Democrats since Republican Spencer Abraham lost his re-election bid to Stabenow in 2000. The party&#8217;s nearly-25 years of controlling Michigan&#8217;s Senate seats, however, is up for grabs as Republican Mike Rogers is running in a tight race against Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin.
Slotkin was the clear favorite to win the race early on, but Rogers has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mi-republican-senate-candidate-gains-ground-on-dem-opponent-new-polls" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cut into</a> the Democrat&#8217;s lead in the polls. Both Slotkin and Rogers have focused heavily on the economy, with Rogers accusing Slotkin of supporting a controversial Chinese-owned electric vehicle plant being built in Big Rapids, Michigan. Slotkin, meanwhile, has attempted to tie Rogers to Big Pharma and has touted her support of abortion.
Slotkin currently leads in the RealClearPolitics average by 2.3 points, and Cook Political Report rates the race as a toss-up.
<h4>Montana — Democrat Seat</h4>
Longtime Democrat Sen. Jon Tester is in an uphill battle to keep his Senate seat, which he&#8217;s held since 2007. Republican candidate Tim Sheehy, a retired Navy SEAL, is challenging Tester, focusing on the border crisis that has exploded under the Biden-Harris administration.
Montana represents one of the Republican Party&#8217;s best chances to flip a seat in the Senate with Cook Political Report rating the race lean Republican. Tester winning re-election could be vital to the Democratic Party&#8217;s narrow path to keeping control of the Senate. Polling on the Montana race has shown Sheehy leading Tester by nearly 8 points on average, according to <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2024/montana/sheehy-vs-tester" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RealClearPolitics</a>.
<h4>Nebraska — Republican Seat</h4>
Republican Sen. Deb Fischer is running for re-election against independent candidate Dan Osborn, a Navy veteran. Fischer has served in the Senate since 2013 and has won each of her elections by wide margins. But polling from this year&#8217;s race shows a much closer contest than what Fischer is used to.
Osborn reportedly asked the Democratic Party to keep a candidate off the ballot to form a coalition behind him, but then said he would <a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/05/15/dan-osborn-spurns-democrats-other-parties-whose-help-he-sought-in-senate-race/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not accept</a> the Democratic Party&#8217;s endorsement following the primaries. While an Osborn upset in Nebraska wouldn&#8217;t help push the Democrats closer to a majority, it could potentially hurt the GOP&#8217;s numbers and its path to taking control of the Senate.
Fischer leads in the polls by just over 2 points, according to FiveThirtyEight&#8217;s average. Cook Political Report rates the race as lean Republican.
<h4>Nevada — Democrat Seat</h4>
Nevada Democrat Sen. Jacky Rosen is in a close race against Republican Sam Brown in what would be a huge pick-up for Republicans if Brown can pull off the upset. Rosen won her first term as senator in the 2018 election after serving as a congresswoman from Nevada&#8217;s 3rd District for one term.
Brown, a U.S. Army veteran who was wounded while serving in Afghanistan in 2008, a political outsider is hoping to burst onto the scene with a victory over Rosen. An upset for Brown seemed far from reach just two months ago when Rosen led in the <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2024/nevada/brown-vs-rosen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RCP average</a> by 10 points, but Brown has chipped away at the Democrat&#8217;s lead, now trailing by just four points. In one recent poll, Brown was tied with Rosen, and in another, he was leading by 1 point.
Cook Political Report rates the race as lean Democrat.
<h4>Ohio — Democrat Seat</h4>
In what Cook Political Report is rating as another toss-up race, Democrat Sherrod Brown has been <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2024/ohio/brown-vs-moreno" target="_blank" rel="noopener">losing ground</a> in the polls against Republican Bernie Moreno. Brown, who has been in office since 2007, has attempted to present himself as a moderate, especially on energy, vowing that he “will not turn my back on Ohio’s rural electric co-ops, Ohio energy workers, and Ohio families whose energy bills are already too high.” In September, however, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ohio-dem-senator-to-hold-event-with-group-pushing-to-close-states-largest-coal-plant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">participated in a campaign event</a> alongside a radical environmentalist group pushing to close the state’s largest coal plant.
Moreno, a Colombian-born businessman, supports stronger border security and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bernie-moreno-touts-historically-powerful-trump-endorsement-after-ohio-primary-win-previews-day-1-agenda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that &#8220;energy dominance&#8221; will be one of his top issues if he is elected. Moreno has also pushed to abolish the Department of Education, arguing that it has a &#8220;stranglehold on our kids.&#8221;
Moreno leads by just 1.7 points in the RealClearPolitics average.
<h4>Pennsylvania — Democrat Seat</h4>
In Pennsylvania, Democrat Sen. Bob Casey is running for his fourth term against Republican businessman Dave McCormick. The battleground state Senate race is another chance for Republicans to steal a seat from the Democrats. McCormick has recently surged in the polls, saying that Pennsylvanians “can see now it’s between a seventh-generation Pennsylvanian, an outsider, a business guy, someone who went to West Point and served in combat, versus a guy who’s been in elected office for 30 years and has been weak in a 99% vote for these liberal policies.&#8221;
In recent weeks, Casey has attempted to tie himself to former President Donald Trump, dropping a campaign that says “Casey bucked Biden to protect fracking and he sided with Trump to end NAFTA and put tariffs on China to stop them from cheating.”
Casey leads McCormick by <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2024/pennsylvania/mccormick-vs-casey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1.8 points</a> in the RCP average of polls, and Cook Political Report rates the race as a toss-up.
<h4>Texas — Republican Seat</h4>
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is seeking to fend off an upset bid from Democrat Rep. Colin Allred and keep the Texas Senate seat in the GOP&#8217;s hands. Allred, a former NFL linebacker, has gone along with the Biden-Harris agenda <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/colin-allred/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">100%</a> of the time. During a recent debate, Cruz <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ted-cruz-blasts-his-dem-opponents-radical-and-extreme-record-during-debate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blasted</a> Allred&#8217;s &#8220;radical and extreme&#8221; record, pointing out that the Democrat voted in favor of the leftist “Equality Act,” a bill that prohibited discrimination based on “sexual orientation” or “gender identity.”
For Democrats to maintain control of the Senate, they would likely have to pull off a win in Montana or a major upset over Cruz in Texas. Cook Political Report rates the Cruz-Allred race as lean Republican.
<h4>Wisconsin — Democrat Seat</h4>
The fourth and final Senate toss-up race, according to Cook Political Report, is the Wisconsin contest between incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde. Baldwin, a senator since 2013, has seen the <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2024/wisconsin/hovde-vs-baldwin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polls</a> grow closer in recent weeks. Hovde, like many Republicans, is focused on immigration and the economy and is hoping to ride some momentum from Trump, who has been focusing on the battleground state.
Baldwin leads Hovde by just 1.8 points, according to the RealClearPolitics average.
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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) would not answer a question on Sunday when pressed about whether her party has a problem with talking down to voters.
The moment came during an interview on CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face The Nation&#8221; when host Margaret Brennan asked her about President Joe Biden&#8217;s &#8220;garbage&#8221; insult against Republican voters last week.
&#8220;We played what the current president, Joe Biden, said about Trump supporters, and some have compared that, Republicans have compared that to what Hillary Clinton said about a &#8216;basket of deplorables,&#8221; Brennan said.
&#8220;Does your party have a disdain problem in talking down to working class voters in particular?&#8221; she asked.
Cortez Masto did not directly answer the question and instead claimed that Biden corrected himself.
&#8220;Well, I can tell you here in Nevada in general – first of all, let&#8217;s just say, but – we know this, that President Biden clarified his statement, and Kamala Harris has made it very clear she wants to represent everyone,&#8221; she claimed.
&#8220;Kamala Harris made it very clear moving forward that she wants to represent everyone, right, no matter whether you voted for her or not,&#8221; she continued.
&#8220;And whoever you vote for, you shouldn&#8217;t be criticized for that,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And she&#8217;s made that very clear.&#8221;
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When asked if the Democratic Party has an issue with talking down to working class voters, after Republicans accused President Biden of calling Trump supporters &#8220;garbage,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/SenCortezMasto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenCortezMasto</a> (D-NV) says, &#8220;Kamala Harris made it very clear, moving forward, that she wants to represent… <a href="https://t.co/0EAA24NgRX">pic.twitter.com/0EAA24NgRX</a>
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Nevada counts for just six of the 270 electoral votes a presidential candidate needs to win, but with a Republican governor and two Democratic senators, the purple state is likely to play an outsized role in picking the next administration.
Nevada is the smallest toss-up, and yet has <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2024/10/15/what-the-campaign-feels-like-in-nevada-00183798">attracted</a> over $250 million-worth of election ad spending this cycle.
The GOP is fighting for influence against a powerful Democratic machine built over decades by Harry Reid, former U.S. Senate majority leader, with outside led by tech titan Elon Musk attempting to balance the field for Republicans.
Here’s everything you need to know about Nevada.
Polling
Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are running essentially even in Nevada. <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/nevada/">FiveThirtyEight</a>’s polling average has the race in a dead heat. <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/nevada/trump-vs-harris">Real Clear Politics</a> is slightly more favorable for Trump, giving him a 0.5-point lead over Harris in its polling average.
Nevadans’ top issue is the economy. Roughly a third of likely voters in the state <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/17/us/elections/times-siena-poll-nevada-likely-electorate.html">pointed</a> to the economy or inflation as their top issue for this year’s election, according to an August New York Times/Sienna poll. The next two issues of abortion and immigration were named by 14 percent of voters each.
How Nevada Has Voted In The Past
In over a century, Nevada’s choice for president has <a href="https://www.270towin.com/states/Nevada">only twice</a> not won the White House: in 1976 when the state chose Republican Gerald Ford over Democrat Jimmy Carter, and in 2016 when Nevadans chose Hillary Clinton over Trump.
In recent history, the state has leaned Democratic in presidential elections; 2004 was the last year Nevada voted for a Republican for president. In 2016, Clinton won the state by 2.4 points. In 2020, Biden <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-nevada.html">beat</a> Trump by roughly the same margin, a difference of less than 34,000 votes in a state with roughly 3.2 million people.
Nevada has recently <a href="https://www.nga.org/former-governors/nevada/">favored</a> Republican executives on the state level. Since 1999, a Republican governor has presided over Nevada for all but four years. Democrat Steve Sisolak held the office from 2019 to 2023. Sisolak lost to Nevada’s current governor, Republican Joe Lombardo, in 2022.
What The Candidates Are Saying
While both Harris and Trump have prioritized other swing states over Nevada, each has made several passes through the southwestern state. Harris has campaigned in Nevada three times so far this year, while Trump has paid four trips to the state, according to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/26/trump-harris-campaign-schedules-swing-states">Axios</a>.
Nevada’s largest economic drivers are tourism and gambling industries that are worth billions of dollars every year and support the state’s robust hospitality sector, which, as the state’s largest employer, accounts for about a quarter of Nevada’s workforce. Trump and Harris’ targeted campaigns for those voters have resulted in a rare example of agreement: a pledge to exclude tipped income from federal taxes.
Trump was first to make the “No Tax On Tips” pledge, announcing it during a rally in Las Vegas in June. He even credited a waitress at his Las Vegas hotel with giving him the idea. Harris, who effectively took over the Democratic nomination after President Joe Biden dropped out in July, announced her own version of Trump’s policy in an August Las Vegas rally.
What Early Voting Shows
Early voting in Nevada <a href="https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/election-information/2024-election-information">began</a> on October 19 and runs through November 1. Republicans showed strong in early numbers and have kept their advantage, posting leads in both Clark and Washoe counties over Democrats by roughly 2,000 votes and 300 votes, respectively, by October 27, according to <a href="https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/the-early-voting-blog-2024">The Nevada Independent</a>’s Jon Ralston.
When Can We Expect A Result?
Election results for Nevada will begin rolling in the night of, with preliminary results beginning to be posted depending on when polling places close. The outcomes in most races are expected to be known on the night of November 5. For close races, mail-in ballots counted in the days following November 5 may mean the difference between two candidates. By state law, all mail-in counting must be completed within four days of election day.
What Counties To Watch
Clark and Washoe are Nevada’s most populous counties. Strong showings in both by either party could signal success on election night. Nevada has a sizable independent voter base that could swing outcomes, however.
Voting Issues From 2020 To Now
The Nevada Supreme Court delivered an opinion on Monday that spelled defeat for Republicans in the state and the Republican National Committee. The court <a href="https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-supreme-court-rules-non-postmarked-ballots-can-be-counted-within-3-days-of-election">ruled</a> that non-postmarked ballots received by election day can be counted up to three days after election day.
Nevada’s mail-in ballot operation exploded in 2020 after the state loosened election laws because of the COVID-19 pandemic. State law holds that ballots postmarked by election day may continue to be counted up to four days after the election.
Other Races To Watch
In the battle over Nevada’s Senate seat, the Democratic incumbent Rosen is polling ahead of Brown. <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2024/nevada/brown-vs-rosen">Real Clear Politics</a>’ polling average places Rosen 4.6 points ahead of the Republican challenger. In six polls tracked by <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2024/nevada/">FiveThirtyEight</a> prior to October 28, five show Rosen leading by four to 15 points. One survey, an OnMessage poll taken on October 19-22 and funded by the GOP-aligned Senate Opportunity Fund, shows Brown and Rosen tied.
Nevada’s Senate race was identified early as a potential Republican pickup. Nevada’s other senator, Catherine Cortez-Masto, narrowly won her reelection in 2022 by fewer than 8,000 votes.
Brown is running behind Trump in the purple state in part due to facing an opponent who is better established and better financed. If Brown wins, this would be his first role in elected office. Rosen has successfully leveraged her network of donors and the state’s Democratic machine, <a href="https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/rosen-raises-12-1-million-in-third-quarter-of-senate-race-her-best-haul-yet">posting</a> higher fundraising numbers than Brown every quarter of this cycle.
Brown’s campaign has focused on tying Rosen to the Biden administration, under which Nevada’s economy has suffered severe blows. Nevada <a href="https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm">posted</a> the highest unemployment rate of any state at 5.6% in September. It has also <a href="https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/state-inflation-tracker">experienced</a> one of the highest rates of inflation since January 2021.
In April, The Cook Political Report moved Nevada from “Lean Dem” to “Toss Up,” which Brown <a href="https://x.com/CaptainSamBrown/status/1775559906781008325">said</a> at the time was “because Jacky Rosen is a rubber stamp for Joe Biden and has made things worse for Nevadans, from high prices to the open border.” He has struggled to effectively hang the current economic malaise on Rosen, however.
Rosen has leaned into the issue of abortion and campaigned as a moderate dealmaker despite her progressive track record. Heritage Action for America’s conservative scorecard has <a href="https://heritageaction.com/scorecard/members/R000608">given</a> Rosen a lifetime score of 4% when the average Senate Democratic score is 11%. Alternatively, the liberal scorecard Progressive Punch has <a href="https://progressivepunch.org/scores.htm?house=senate">given</a> Rosen an “A” grade for her commitment to pushing progressive priorities while representing a swing district.
The Senate Leadership Fund, a GOP-aligned PAC that focuses on U.S. Senate races, has made a last-minute entry into the Nevada race, banking that a strong showing from Trump in the state could pull Brown to victory despite his polling deficit. The PAC will <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republican-super-pac-makes-last-ditch-push-swing-nevada-senate-race-rcna177071">invest</a> $6.2 million on TV, radio, and digital ads in the closing days of the race to narrow the spending gap between Rosen and Brown.
Outside of the candidates, this year’s Nevada ballot <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Question_6,_Right_to_Abortion_Initiative_(2024)">features</a> an initiative on enshrining a right to an abortion in the state’s constitution. The measure could boost turnout for Democrats who are more favorable to abortion. But Nevada is well-known as a state of ticket-splitters who lack loyalty to a political party.
The measure, if passed, would create a woman’s right to an abortion until her baby can live outside the womb, typically around 24 weeks. After the point of viability, abortion would be regulated by the state.

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Pop star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> is speaking at a “When We Vote We Win” rally for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a> in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/las-vegas">Las Vegas</a> on Thursday as the countdown to Election Day winds down.
The singer will deliver a speech while the Mexican musical group Maná is scheduled to perform, per <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4960048-jennifer-lopez-harris-rally-las-vegas-nevada-puerto-rico/">The Hill</a>. According to the Harris campaign, Lopez’s speech will focus on “the importance of voting, what’s at stake for the country with this election and why she is endorsing.”
Lopez, who is Puerto Rican, shared a clip on her Instagram Stories on Sunday. The clip included Harris scolding Trump about a joke made by a comedian at his Madison Square Garden rally in New York over the weekend. In the clip, Harris said Trump had “abandoned the island” during his presidency and “tried to block aid” after hurricanes. Lopez shared the post with her 250 million Instagram followers alongside a clapping emoji and the Puerto Rican flag.
The “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer has dabbled in the political realm before when she performed at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021 and also recited part of the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish during the event.
Recent Harris campaign events have included musicians such as Beyoncé, Pink, and Bruce Springsteen. Artists such as Taylor Swift and Lizzo have publicly endorsed the candidate.
Fans were disappointed when Beyoncé only gave a short speech at a Kamala rally in Houston after several outlets hinted she would be performing there. 
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“I’m here as a mother, a mother who cares about the world our children live in, a world where we have the freedom to control our bodies, a world where we are not divided, our past or present or future,” the singer said at the rally last weekend.
Instead of hearing Beyoncé sing, fans were treated to a concert by 81-year-old country artist Willie Nelson.
The Harris campaign explained their tactic of using high-profile musicians to promote their candidate, writing that they are “trusted voices for millions of Americans, who listen to their music, follow them on social media, or otherwise are inspired by them,” per a statement. 
&#8220;The Harris-Walz campaign believes that by using their voices to lay out the stakes of this election, it will further encourage and mobilize people to go vote.&#8221;

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University of Nevada Reno finally canceled a women’s volleyball match after members refused to play against a team with a trans-identifying male player.
“Due to not having enough players to compete, the University of Nevada women’s volleyball team will not play its scheduled Mountain West Conference match at San José State,” a <a href="https://nevadawolfpack.com/news/2024/10/24/womens-volleyball-statement-from-nevada-athletics-regarding-volleyball.aspx?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2rd7vbzNb7_rj1tGG0XY-MEW1Pp-5Y_ZUZ-I_z6hWW3K0nZwgaPCfzsVQ_aem_2pyx3TNkWGggLgc8iPiU5w">statement</a> from UNR read, ahead of the match on Tuesday, October 29. “Per Mountain West Conference policy, the match will be recorded as a loss for Nevada.&#8221;
The game was originally set to take place on Oct. 26th, but both schools had agreed to move the game to the 29th and to the Spartans&#8217; home “in the best interest of both programs,” after UNR’s women’s team refused to play against SJSU and its trans-identifying male player.
Initially, the UNR women’s volleyball team released a statement making it the fifth school to forfeit a match against the SJSU women’s volleyball team because the star player is a male.
“We, the University of Nevada Reno women’s volleyball team, forfeit against @SJSU and stand united in solidarity with the volleyball teams of Southern Utah University, Boise State University, the University of Wyoming, &amp; Utah State University,” the statement read in part, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/5th-womens-volleyball-team-nixes-game-against-college-with-trans-identifying-star-player">reported</a>.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a> introduces the brave members of the University of Nevada women’s volleyball team at the “Women’s Sports Are For Women Only” event.<a href="https://twitter.com/SiaLiilii?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SiaLiilii</a> and the team drew a huge reaction from a packed house. <a href="https://twitter.com/icons_women?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@icons_women</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TulsiGabbard</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CaptainSamBrown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CaptainSamBrown</a> <a href="https://t.co/S5UZb5pDpZ">pic.twitter.com/S5UZb5pDpZ</a>
— Alejandro Avila (@AlejandroAveela) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlejandroAveela/status/1850271133209333936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
Also included in their statement was the girls&#8217; demand “that our right to safety and fair competition on the court be upheld. We refuse to participate in any match that advances injustice against female athletes.”
Later, the university released its own statement showing it did not support the move by the women’s team, saying that the school was about “providing an inclusive and supportive environment” and claiming that the prior statement was made “independently and without consultation” with the school.
The university also claimed that the school was governed by a law protecting “the equality of rights under the law” — which includes things like race, sexual orientation, and “gender identity or expression.” It ended with a statement that the match on October 26 would still proceed as planned but that those girls who wished not to play could do so without any disciplinary action.
Backlash ensued against the school, however, and vocal advocates called on the girls to hold the line and refuse to play, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-turns-on-its-womens-team-over-refusal-to-play-against-trans-identifying-athlete" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Last week, volleyball captain Sia Liilii promoted a &#8220;Women&#8217;s Sports Are For Women Only&#8221; event to be held on the campus on Saturday, the day of the initially scheduled game, The Las Vegas Review-Journal <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/unlv/other-sports/unr-cancels-volleyball-match-amid-transgender-controversy-3196043/amp/">noted</a>.
&#8220;I feel in that meeting that we had where our university told us that we would have to play it,&#8221; Liilii said <a href="https://www.outkick.com/sports/riley-gaines-leads-rally-university-nevadas-captain-sia-liilii-protect-sports-women">after the event</a>. &#8220;I felt like I just had no air, like I was being actively silenced.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;re not backing down,” she added. “We&#8217;re fighting for this because it affects not only us. It&#8217;s bigger than just listening to this woman&#8217;s voice.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-turns-on-its-womens-team-over-refusal-to-play-against-trans-identifying-athlete" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University Turns On Its Women’s Team Over Refusal To Play Against Trans-Identifying Athlete</a>

University Finally Scraps Match After Women’s Team Refuses To Play Team Whose Star Player Is Male

University Finally Scraps Match After Women's Team Refuses To Play Team Whose Star Player Is Male

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