Nevada in Play for Republicans in Key Midterm Races Over Inflation Issue
Polls show GOP hopefuls running strong in governor, Senate and House contests as economic worries weigh on the state’s Democrats
Control of Congress is up for grabs and candidates are eager to sway voters heading into November. WSJ’s Joshua Jamerson explains how Republicans and Democrats are framing the debate around key issues like the economy, abortion, gun violence, immigration and student loan forgiveness. Photo illustration: Laura Kammermann
By Jim Carlton
and Siobhan Hughes
Oct. 26, 2022 5:30 am ET
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LAS VEGAS—Nevada Republicans stand in their strongest position in years, as polls show them with a solid chance to win multiple midterm races in a state where high prices on everything from gasoline to rent are driving voters away from Democrats.
The state’s top Democrats, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Gov. Steve Sisolak, are essentially tied with their respective GOP challengers, Adam Laxalt and Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo, according to FiveThirtyEight’s poll averages. Multiple recent surveys of the state show the two Republicans with leads in the low single digits, and Ms. Cortez Masto is considered by strategists in both parties to be the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent in the 50-50 Senate.
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