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Will he or won’t he? That’s what has the pundits and players buzzing. After his shocking defeat in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District (NV-04), outgoing Rep. Steven Horsford (D-North Las Vegas) is already signaling he may not want to stay out of Congress for too long. After being approached by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee about a 2016 NV-04 rematch with incoming Rep. Cresent Hardy (R-Mesquite), Horsford is now saying he’s open to a rematch.
Last week, we looked under the hood of the campaign in NV-04 and uncovered some eye-popping truths. Democrats currently have a 10.96% voter registration advantage in the district. Horsford consistently outraised Hardy throughout the year. Yet because both Horsford’s campaign and the Nevada State Democratic Party failed to put together a robust field program before the ugly early voting numbers started trickling in, they ceded the field to Hardy. And because there was no compelling “top of the ticket” message for many base Democratic voters, they just didn’t vote.
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