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The Ultimate Test for the Reid Machine

Kamala Harris speaks Las Vegas.
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Today’s notice: Democrats are predicting precinct vote counts in Nevada. We got a peek at JD Vance’s spin room lineup. And this spooky season, Democrats want Project 2025 to haunt even more races.


Rumbles of the Reid Machine

“I mean, he comes down to 10 votes a precinct, right?” Rep. Susie Lee told me in the back of Teamsters Local 14 union hall in Las Vegas Saturday. She was breaking down a potential Donald Trump win here to specific blocks, individual houses. The Reid machine is rumbling to life. “Like I said, this will be a turnout election,” she said.