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Polybius

(18,094 posts)
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 01:24 PM Nov 9

AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Nevada

Source: PBS

Former President Donald Trump won Nevada on Saturday, returning the state and its six electoral votes to Republicans for the first time since President George W. Bush carried it in 2004.

Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris made multiple campaign stops in the state this year. Most of Nevada’s counties are rural and voted heavily for Trump in 2020. But Democrat Joe Biden that year won the two most populous counties of Washoe and Clark, the latter of which includes Las Vegas and three-quarters of the state’s residents.

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., won reelection to a U.S. Senate seat, fending off a fierce challenge from Republican Sam Brown.

A first-term moderate in a presidential battleground state, Rosen was among the GOP’s top targets. She campaigned on lowering costs for the middle class, defending abortion rights and tackling the climate crisis. Over the summer, she introduced legislation that would allow extreme heat to qualify as a disaster under federal law, pointing to heat waves that have crippled the West.

Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ap-race-call-donald-trump-wins-nevada

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AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Nevada (Original Post) Polybius Nov 9 OP
G.O.P. succors the high rollers BoRaGard Nov 9 #1
Another state where we win the Senate seat but lose the presidency Dennis Donovan Nov 9 #2
I suspect a lot of that was from those so-called uncommitted voters because of the Israeli/Palestinian issue, and if JohnSJ Nov 9 #5
Has the Muslim population already forgotten tsf Muslim ban? And...who came to your rescue? PortTack Nov 9 #15
A decent amount of Trump voters were either new or knew nothing about politics, so here's my theory: Polybius Nov 9 #7
Plenty of people think their individual Senator or Rep. is doing a good job while still blaming the current president MichMan Nov 9 #11
This. orange jar Nov 9 #12
Which is deducible, right? Igel Nov 9 #17
I am glad Jacky Rosen won, but this country is so f**ked up, and anything bad that happens to it as a result of this JohnSJ Nov 9 #3
So Now I Have To Avoid Vegas? SoCalDavidS Nov 9 #4
and I will be avoiding South Lake Tahoe on the Nevada side. JohnSJ Nov 9 #6
Virginia city is a blood red maga part of Nevada kimbutgar Nov 9 #10
Geez. I didn't realize that about Virginia City, then again I mostly JohnSJ Nov 9 #13
60,000 Vote Swing In Wisconsin for Trump versus US Senate Race winagawaukee Nov 9 #8
It could be that they just voted for Trump Polybius Nov 9 #9
I wonder how much of those uncommitted contributed to that? JohnSJ Nov 9 #14
The shift in the national Latino vote is the most likely culprit andym Nov 9 #16

Dennis Donovan

(26,704 posts)
2. Another state where we win the Senate seat but lose the presidency
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 01:28 PM
Nov 9

Make of it what you will. It's just hard for me to believe there were that many ticket-splitters. I guess I don't want to believe it.

JohnSJ

(96,725 posts)
5. I suspect a lot of that was from those so-called uncommitted voters because of the Israeli/Palestinian issue, and if
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 01:33 PM
Nov 9

that is the case, it will be interesting to how they feel about trump's views on the situation.


PortTack

(34,751 posts)
15. Has the Muslim population already forgotten tsf Muslim ban? And...who came to your rescue?
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 03:01 PM
Nov 9

And....do they not get that bibi wants to turn Gaza into a parking lot? Do they know that bibi will get everything he wants when the fool takes office?

This shit happens all the time. The gqp screws everyone and everything up and Dems come to the rescue. Well, let them have what they voted for. No f..ks left to give!

Polybius

(18,094 posts)
7. A decent amount of Trump voters were either new or knew nothing about politics, so here's my theory:
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 01:38 PM
Nov 9

They went in to vote, and checked Trump. They looked at everyone else running and said "who are these people?" So, probably 5% or more only voted for President and skipped the rest.


Democrats were more informed, and voted straight D.

MichMan

(13,374 posts)
11. Plenty of people think their individual Senator or Rep. is doing a good job while still blaming the current president
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:03 PM
Nov 9

The two aren't mutually exclusive. Also, incumbency plays a big role in people voting down ticket.

orange jar

(878 posts)
12. This.
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:07 PM
Nov 9

Not everyone (in fact, I'd assume that most voters who aren't already hyper partisan are like this) votes for a single party all the way down. Someone can like their Democratic senator but not like the Democratic president.

Igel

(36,187 posts)
17. Which is deducible, right?
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 08:16 PM
Nov 9

The sheer number of reps and senators that don't vote in lockstep with the president (when of the same party) ... Because their local constituency isn't in lockstep with the president's views.

It's often a case of "buck the voters and get bucked over by the voters."

JohnSJ

(96,725 posts)
3. I am glad Jacky Rosen won, but this country is so f**ked up, and anything bad that happens to it as a result of this
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 01:29 PM
Nov 9

election will be well deserved.

kimbutgar

(23,456 posts)
10. Virginia city is a blood red maga part of Nevada
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:00 PM
Nov 9

I used to love going there when I visited South Lake Tahoe. But a young African American man I met last year told me he took his family up there to see the old town and got harassed so bad they couldn’t even finish their meal. He said he couldn’t believe how racist the town was that he used to go to as a young kid.

JohnSJ

(96,725 posts)
13. Geez. I didn't realize that about Virginia City, then again I mostly
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:33 PM
Nov 9

went to Tahoe or Reno are for skiing, and didn’t go anywhere else in Nevada.

winagawaukee

(13 posts)
8. 60,000 Vote Swing In Wisconsin for Trump versus US Senate Race
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 01:43 PM
Nov 9

Trump beat Kamala Harris by about 30,000 Votes in Wisconsin. Tammy Baldwin won her U. S. Senate reelection race by about 30,000 votes in Wisconsin. That's a 60,000 vote swing. Most times down ballot candidates get less votes than Presidential candidates. I can't believe conservatives would vote for Trump and then turn around and vote for an openly gay candidate for Senator.

Polybius

(18,094 posts)
9. It could be that they just voted for Trump
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 01:49 PM
Nov 9

Then didn't vote for any other candidates, such as for the Senate.

JohnSJ

(96,725 posts)
14. I wonder how much of those uncommitted contributed to that?
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:35 PM
Nov 9

Let’s see if they protest and heckle Trump like they did Biden and Harris.

andym

(5,707 posts)
16. The shift in the national Latino vote is the most likely culprit
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 03:22 PM
Nov 9

in Nevada which has a large latino population.

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