No. I haven't understood this dynamic either. Laxalt is not just every bit, even more, right wing than Brown, but he's an utterly toxic asshole widely reviled by entire swaths of his own state's Republican party apparatus and activists. Cortez Masto had won twice, easily as Attorney General and won the race to succeed Reid by outrunning Hillary to boot. She was a very well-established politician, more so than Rosen, and politically there is little difference between the two. Why did she have the race of her life that winning by less than 1% was considered upset win and Rosen is running away with hers?
The difference is that the GOP agenda and Project 25 have unfolded to be more right wing than even back in 2022.
The 2022 midterms were just a few months from the Dobbs decision. It certainly impacted that election but itтАЩs become an even bigger liability to the GOP these days than it used to be.
Rosen is also not considered a vulnerable Senator.
Worse overall election climate. Lingering pandemic fallout. We LOST 3 statewide races in NV in 2022. Laxalt was a recent statewide elected, Brown has never held office. Brown lost the primary to Laxalt 56-34 in 2022.
Brown is more vocal whereas Laxalt was more reserved in the NV-SEN race back in 2022 in his approach regarding abortion.
Also, polling was closer in that race than it is now. As far as I recall, Catherine Cortez-Masto was considered a more vulnerable Democratic Senator.
I think Democrats since 2022 have become better at messaging than they used to be regarding the abortion issue. It also helps that Harris, a woman POTUS candidate, is running, as it can empower more women to turnout in high numbers.
Is Brown further right than Adam Laxalt two years ago? Who kept the race so close?
No. I haven't understood this dynamic either. Laxalt is not just every bit, even more, right wing than Brown, but he's an utterly toxic asshole widely reviled by entire swaths of his own state's Republican party apparatus and activists. Cortez Masto had won twice, easily as Attorney General and won the race to succeed Reid by outrunning Hillary to boot. She was a very well-established politician, more so than Rosen, and politically there is little difference between the two. Why did she have the race of her life that winning by less than 1% was considered upset win and Rosen is running away with hers?
The difference is that the GOP agenda and Project 25 have unfolded to be more right wing than even back in 2022.
The 2022 midterms were just a few months from the Dobbs decision. It certainly impacted that election but itтАЩs become an even bigger liability to the GOP these days than it used to be.
Rosen is also not considered a vulnerable Senator.
Worse overall election climate. Lingering pandemic fallout. We LOST 3 statewide races in NV in 2022. Laxalt was a recent statewide elected, Brown has never held office. Brown lost the primary to Laxalt 56-34 in 2022.
Brown is more vocal whereas Laxalt was more reserved in the NV-SEN race back in 2022 in his approach regarding abortion.
Also, polling was closer in that race than it is now. As far as I recall, Catherine Cortez-Masto was considered a more vulnerable Democratic Senator.
I think Democrats since 2022 have become better at messaging than they used to be regarding the abortion issue. It also helps that Harris, a woman POTUS candidate, is running, as it can empower more women to turnout in high numbers.