A year after taking back the helm, “DMM” has overseen the rebuilding of the state party through the hiring of permanent staffers, the implementation of quarterly weekends of service to engage volunteers and the all-important task of raising money. Her leadership has marked a return to the practices that former Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and the eponymous Machine he implemented and ran for nearly two decades.

The Iowa caucuses are known for establishing a narrative. Whoever wins the Hawkeye State gets a bump going into New Hampshire’s primary, which then offers a bump going into Nevada. Momentum in the four early states, rounded out by South Carolina, collectively sets the tone going into Super Tuesday. But that narrative was muddled coming out of Monday night’s caucus.

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The formula for winning Las Vegas — and the other quarter of the state’s residents in northern and rural Nevada — is straightforward: Get here early, build connections with the community, maybe persuade a politically powerful union to endorse them and send out foot soldiers on their behalf and, above all else, hold those house parties, knock those doors and make those phone calls.

Good morning, and welcome to the first iteration of Indy 2020, a biweekly newsletter focused on the  2020 presidential election in Nevada. We’ll also occasionally touch on other election news, including what’s going on in Nevada’s competitive House races and the battle for control of the Legislature.