Indy Elections: (Re)live, (Re)laugh and (Re)love the primary
Indy Elections is The Nevada Independent’s newsletter devoted to comprehensive and accessible coverage of the 2024 elections, from the race for the White House to the bid to take control of the Legislature.
In today’s edition: We quickly recap some coverage of the primary that ran over the weekend and have updates about the launch of a new “Seniors for Biden-Harris” campaign in Reno.
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By the Numbers:
- 0 days since we got enough sleep
- 140 days until the general election
- 230 days until the 2025 legislative session begins
The primary is over
By Tabitha Mueller
Last week was extremely busy (visit thenevadaindependent.com for evidence), as we not only reported the primary election results but also explained what they mean heading into the general election.
As we recover this week, be sure to check out our 2024 Nevada primary post-election recap show.
Looking for more election content? Here are some stories you may want to peruse:
Analysis: Nevada primary turnout down, but mail voting again reigns supreme by Eric Neugeboren
About 90,000 fewer voters cast ballots compared with the 2022 primary, while more Democrats and Republicans voted by mail.
After surprise primary win, can Drew Johnson flip Nevada's swingiest House seat? by Gabby Birenbaum
After prevailing in a crowded four-way primary, Republican Drew Johnson will face Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV).
After bitter primary, Culinary Union, legislative Democrats not singing kumbaya — yet by Tabitha Mueller and Howard Stutz
The union’s attempt to unseat an incumbent legislator over a room cleaning mandate failed. But lasting disunity could have repercussions for Democrats.
Here are the winners in Southern Nevada’s local government primaries by Carly Sauvageu and Eric Neugeboren
A large field of Las Vegas mayoral hopefuls is down to two political veterans, and a battle for an open Clark County Commission seat is set to heat up.
Beadles-backed candidates come up short in Washoe down-ballot primary races by Carly Sauvageau
Three candidates who received Beadles' support while vying for county and city seats made it past the primary, but others lost.
Nevada Democrats sue to block Green Party from 2024 ballot by Eric Neugeboren
The party alleges that many of the signatures gathered by the Green Party did not meet the state’s requirements, though it has not seen not all the signatures.
First lady Jill Biden, Jane Fonda launch Seniors for Biden-Harris in Reno
First lady Jill Biden told seniors gathered in Reno on Friday that this election is “certainly not about age” but is rather about the “character of the person leading our country.”
The event, held before a crowd of about 200 at the Plumas Park Gym, featured celebrity guest Jane Fonda and marked the launch of a new Seniors for Biden-Harris initiative that will involve events, running advertisements on TV programs that are popular among seniors, and providing resources and opportunities to support the campaign.
It comes as age is considered a big liability for both presidential candidates — one poll from February found that 86 percent of Americans believe Biden, who is 81, is too old to serve another term, and 59 percent believe both Biden and former President Donald Trump, who is 78, are too old to serve again.
Cathi Tuni, chair for the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony and a breast cancer survivor, said that “because of Joe Biden, I’m able to afford medication that I rely on every day.” Tuni also says that her mother is on Medicaid, and that because of President Biden, she too can afford quality care.
Several speakers asserted that Trump wants to take away Social Security benefits, while Biden continues to push for health care-related benefits such as capping insulin sales at $35 per month.
Fonda, 86, said that throughout her years of activism, she has never been asked to participate in a campaign for president, but that she is excited because she will “do anything to get Joe Biden re-elected.”
“While Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are fighting to ensure that every American can live and retire with dignity, [Trump] is helping the super rich,” Fonda said, adding that Trump called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” and said that he “will always prioritize corporate interests and himself over the interests of average American people.”
Jill Biden described her husband as “a man of great kindness, integrity, and character” who’s “willing to get to work every day to make our future better.”
— Kelsea Frobes
And to ease you into the week, a few “posts” to “X” that caught our eye:
- The motivation we deserve, not the one we need.
- What could be better than this?
- I guess we can hand out a participation trophy…
We’ll see you next week.
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