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ICYMI – Sun Editorial: Laxalt takes self-serving approach to Republican primary

In case you missed it, the Las Vegas Sun Editorial Board slammed Adam Laxalt for trying to get two of his opponents removed from the only GOP gubernatorial debate before the primary. Throughout the campaign, Laxalt has tried to hide from voters, press, and anyone else who might be critical of him. From donor protection…

Laxalt Gets No Love From Sandoval

Shorter Sandoval: Stop Trying To Gut Education, Roll Back Women’s Health, and Break Up Nevada Families…. More than 100 days ago, Adam Laxalt told Nevadans he was actively seeking the support of Governor Sandoval. Today, he is still seeking that support. What’s the hold up? For starters, Laxalt’s commitment to gut education funding signed into…

Las Vegas Sun Editorial: Laxalt is ‘a Wind-Up Toy for the NRA’

In case you missed it, the Las Vegas Sun editorial board excoriated Adam Laxalt today for his failure to act to protect Nevadans from gun violence. Laxalt infamously failed to implement a voter approved measure to expand background checks in Nevada. Now as Nevada lawmakers grapple with the issue of school safety, Laxalt is unlikely…

DGA Statement on Adam Laxalt Filing for Governor

Today DGA Deputy Communications Director David Turner released the following statement on Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt filing to run for governor: “Adam Laxalt is a right-wing ideologue who used his office to push a radical agenda and drag Nevada to the right. Instead of looking out for the people of Nevada, Laxalt only answers…

GOP Civil War: Laxalt and Sandoval Do Battle Again

Sandoval Calls Laxalt’s School Safety Summit “Redundant” Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is once again clashing with Attorney General Adam Laxalt after he found out Laxalt plans to host a competing school safety summit. Sandoval effectively called Laxalt’s event a waste of time saying, “I would imagine that much if not all of that is redundant…

DGA Memo: The Nevada GOP’s Commitment to Losing

In 2016, Nevada Republicans succumbed to the siren song of far right policies, culture wars, and divisive rhetoric. The results were abysmal. Democrats swept every targeted race, from electing Senator Cortez-Masto to winning 3 of the four congressional seats to taking back both houses in the state legislature, the Republican playbook was an epic failure.…

Nevada Named DGA “Unrig the Map” Target for 2018

DGA Announces $20 Million to Elect Democratic Governor in 8 Key Redistricting States Today, the Democratic Governors Association revealed that Nevada will be one of its 8 Unrig the Map targets for the 2018 election cycle. The DGA also announced an initial $20 million investment in these races—the largest-ever Democratic electoral investment in redistricting. At…

ICYMI: GOP Treasurer Schwartz Calls for Laxalt to Step Down as AG

Schwartz: ‘There’s been enormous conflict of interest throughout’ In case you missed it, Nevada Treasurer and Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Schwartz called for Attorney General Adam Laxalt to either step down from his current post or drop out of the governor’s race. Schwartz pointed to several instances where Laxalt’s behavior as Attorney General was directly…

AUDIO: Laxalt Caught Using State Office to Fight Coverage of Controversial Pardon

In case you missed it, the Reno Gazette Journal published a tape of Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt instructing his state office to fight stories about a controversial and politically charged pardon. The recording raises ethics questions surrounding Laxalt’s use of taxpayer funding to advance his own personal political interests, a potential violation of state…

Campaign Launch FAIL: Adam Laxalt Stumbles Out of the Gate

Laxalt Angers Reporters, Republicans, Local Leaders – All in 2 Weeks! Between reporters, his fellow Republicans, and local leaders, there aren’t too many Nevadans left for Adam Laxalt to alienate—and he’s only been on the campaign trail for two weeks! Nevada Independent reporter Jon Ralston recently blasted Laxalt for his “stunning ignorance,” dodging questions from reporters…

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