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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Politics
Freddy Brewster

Nevada Democrats in tight races turn to a trusted ally, the ‘Reid machine’

LAS VEGAS — Nevada Democrats have found themselves in a bit of trouble.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has trailed her Republican challenger, Adam Laxalt, in recent polls. Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak is also trailing his challenger, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo. And the Democratic candidate for secretary of state, Cisco Aguilar, is in a close race with Republican Jim Marchant, a 2020 election denier who is linked to the QAnon conspiracy movement.

But in Las Vegas, the Democrats may have an ace up their sleeve: They have the backing of the highly motivated and influential Culinary Workers Union Local 226, a 60,000-member organization of Las Vegas hotel staff that has a strong history of canvassing and turning elections in their favor.

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