Nevada, The Most Interesting Senate Race You Haven't Heard About?

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🗓️ 2 November 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto, the first Latina U.S. senator, is in an extremely close race against Republican Adam Laxalt, Nevada's former Attorney General. Flagging enthusiasm and shrinking support among the state's Latino voters could cost Cortez Masto reelection — and cost Democrats control of the chamber.

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, poltical correspondent Susan Davis, and political reporter Barbara Sprunt.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Denise Agosto in Belorizanchi, Brazil.
0:04.3	Last week I taught my first class about disinformation at the Federal University of Minas
0:09.2	Shodais.
0:10.2	I'm here for the semester as a full-bright scholar from my home school, Drexel University
0:15.0	in Philadelphia.
0:16.0	A shout out to you, sir.
0:17.0	Yes, what cast was recorded at?
0:19.5	146 pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.
0:25.0	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:27.3	OK, here's the show.
0:30.3	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:34.6	I must mahale that I cover the White House.
0:36.6	I'm Susan Davis, I cover politics.
0:38.3	I'm Barbara Sprent, I cover politics.
0:40.7	And today on the show, we're going to talk about Nevada.
0:43.0	In the final days of this election year, there is probably no state that is more competitive
0:48.0	between Republicans and Democrats than the state of Nevada.
0:51.7	Republican candidates are running competitively against Democratic incumbents like Governor
0:55.2	Steve Sysselac.
0:56.2	He's facing a challenge from Sheriff Joe Lombardo.
0:59.2	And then in the Senate contest, Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto is facing a
1:03.7	tough fight against former Attorney General Adam Lacksall.
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