During the Independence Day weekend, as is tradition for this time of year, Republican candidates for Governor Joe Lombardo and U.S. Senate, Adam Laxalt stopped by Fallon on their way to Yerington and then Tonopah as they swung through rural Nevada meeting with Republican voters and shoring up their base.
Speaking to roughly 100 members of the local Republican party who gathered at the Telegraph Coffee shop, Lombardo said this election was going to be about turnout. “Get off your couch and go vote,” he said. “It is a math problem – there are more registered Democrats than Republicans.” During the primary campaign, he said considerably more Republicans turned out to vote than Democrats. “Turnout increases our chances exponentially.”
He said the state is really trifurcated with different mindsets in the south, the north, and the rurals. “Please communicate with us,” he said. “I was not aware of the issue with the Navy until I was standing in line right here for my coffee, and that is how we know what the state can do for us to be successful as a state. We have to be concerned about the rural communities.”
Laxalt also spoke to the crowd, introducing his wife and children, and thanking District Attorney Art Mallory for introducing him. “There is no one like Art Mallory,” he said. He discussed economic issues and the lack of honest information getting to the people. He asked local Republicans to sign up to be part of the communication network for his campaign to help information get delivered to all voters - like old-time grassroots campaigning.
“These two races, (Senate and Governor) will decide if we will go back to red,” he said. “If we can’t win in this environment we’ll never get back to the majority.”
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