But again, is Lake more toxic than Trump? How does one reconcile being okay with Trump but finding Lake to be a bridge too far? In less polarizing times, I'd be more convinced by Rosen's apparent firm grasp on Nevada as sometimes first-term Senators are given an unusual amount of bipartisan grace when running for their second term, but w…
But again, is Lake more toxic than Trump? How does one reconcile being okay with Trump but finding Lake to be a bridge too far? In less polarizing times, I'd be more convinced by Rosen's apparent firm grasp on Nevada as sometimes first-term Senators are given an unusual amount of bipartisan grace when running for their second term, but why is her standing so much stronger than Catherine Cortez Masto's standing was two years ago when her political resume was so similar?
I think a lot of it may just be that people reject Lake because she sounds unhinged, but are willing to ignore when Trump acts just as bad because they've already voted for him at least once and don't want to admit to themselves that they were wrong about him or (worse) got played by him.
This. These are right-leaning swing voters who internalized being part of the tribe of Trump voters, and having held their nose to do it are defiantly standing by their choice. Lake is just another crazy Republican, they aren't invested.
I’ve said this before, but the fact she’s a woman I think creates an added electoral penalty to already being “crazy, extreme” etc.
Also, Adam Laxalt was a former statewide elected Republican in Nevada, so we shouldn’t have been surprised he put up such a tough challenge. He was mostly considered a “normal” Republican, which we all know swing voters LOVE to vote for. Sam Brown is a much weaker opponent, he’s never won a race before.
Pretty much every “Trump, but not Trump” candidate has crashed and burned and Trump himself has only won 1 election with 46% of the vote, so he’s not exactly an electoral powerhouse either. So Lake flaming out trying to do that isn’t surprising.
TLDR: NV-Sen 2024 is not the same race as NV-Sen 2022. That’s why there’s a difference.
But again, is Lake more toxic than Trump? How does one reconcile being okay with Trump but finding Lake to be a bridge too far? In less polarizing times, I'd be more convinced by Rosen's apparent firm grasp on Nevada as sometimes first-term Senators are given an unusual amount of bipartisan grace when running for their second term, but why is her standing so much stronger than Catherine Cortez Masto's standing was two years ago when her political resume was so similar?
I think a lot of it may just be that people reject Lake because she sounds unhinged, but are willing to ignore when Trump acts just as bad because they've already voted for him at least once and don't want to admit to themselves that they were wrong about him or (worse) got played by him.
This. These are right-leaning swing voters who internalized being part of the tribe of Trump voters, and having held their nose to do it are defiantly standing by their choice. Lake is just another crazy Republican, they aren't invested.
I’ve said this before, but the fact she’s a woman I think creates an added electoral penalty to already being “crazy, extreme” etc.
Also, Adam Laxalt was a former statewide elected Republican in Nevada, so we shouldn’t have been surprised he put up such a tough challenge. He was mostly considered a “normal” Republican, which we all know swing voters LOVE to vote for. Sam Brown is a much weaker opponent, he’s never won a race before.
Pretty much every “Trump, but not Trump” candidate has crashed and burned and Trump himself has only won 1 election with 46% of the vote, so he’s not exactly an electoral powerhouse either. So Lake flaming out trying to do that isn’t surprising.
TLDR: NV-Sen 2024 is not the same race as NV-Sen 2022. That’s why there’s a difference.