In The News: Department of Political Science
Former President Donald Trump’s resounding victory appears buoyed by a key constituency – Latino voters – whose economic concerns may have outweighed his harsh rhetoric surrounding immigration.
In the swing state of Nevada, the U.S. Senate race and most House races were too early to call early Wednesday.
As Nevada voters head to the polls, one key ballot question has stirred contrasting opinions: Question 1, which proposes removing the Board of Regents from the state constitution, granting the legislature more oversight.
In the swing state of Nevada, the U.S. Senate race and most House races were too early to call early Wednesday.
U.S. policy toward Taiwan is mainly affected by how the United States evaluates the following four levels: China's ambitions and capabilities toward Taiwan, China's political and economic development, Taiwan's attitude toward China, and its evaluation of Taiwan's political economy.
As every four years, Democrats and Republicans have remembered the Hispanic vote this fall. It is surprising how two realities coexist in this electorate: on the one hand, it is a voting pool in which both parties can fish and with the potential to determine the outcome of the election.
There are 600 of them, in a room covered in posters celebrating their union’s victories. The Culinary Union casino workers are preparing to go door-to-door for Kamala Harris. The Strip, Nevada’s economic heartland, with its Eiffel Tower, pyramid, Venetian palace, water jets and slot machines that spin night and day, is less than ten minutes away. Another galaxy.
In a presidential swing state where elections are typically intense contests, Nevada’s U.S. Senate race has been unusually sleepy.
Hundreds of millions of dollars poured into the U.S. federal races this election cycle ensures that voters know who’s at the top of the ticket and why they are choosing them. Beyond that top race on the ballot, however, things get murkier.
Retiree Madonna Raffini recently shopped for groceries for herself and her 96-year-old mother. “I went into Walmart, of all places, and looked at the meat — little teeny steaks. Two of them, less than a quarter-inch thick, $18.99. That’s outrageous,” said the former Wells Fargo employee. “We can’t afford to eat beef anymore, or chicken for that matter. So that’s my No. 1 beef” in the 2024 election.
Nevada’s election results could take several days to report, but that’s because the vote counting and certification process is thorough and is meant to ensure every legal voter is able to cast their ballot, and that each of those ballots are verified. Here’s what to know about the vote counting process in Nevada, from beginning to end.
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen appeared poised to win the race early this election cycle, but Republicans saw an opening at the end of the race that inspired a last-minute run by the GOP in the Silver State.
