Kamala Harris hosts Las Vegas rally in tight battle over Nevada voters: We have to be a little afraid

LAS VEGAS — Kamala Harris brought her “greatest hits” stump speech into Las Vegas Sunday night, aiming to capture swing state voters in an inflation-ravaged Nevada that hasn’t fully recovered from the COVID-era recession.“I pledge to you as president, I will fight for all Americans and we will build a better future together,” she told the crowd, repeating her litany of accomplishments as California attorney general in securing settlements from banks and for-profit colleges.Wearing a brown pantsuit, a chocolate colored blazer and a gold necklace, Harris pledged a $50,00 tax cut for small businesses, stating that “Latina small businesses” are the backbone of the area’s economy.To a massive chorus of cheers, Harris promised a $25,000 grant to first time home buyers and to construct 3 million new homes and a $6,000 tax credit for a child’s first year of life.In what could become a first, Harris said she would drop a college-degree requirement for many federal jobs, “and I challenge you in the private sector to do the same.”She blasted what she described as a Trump plan to cut Social Security and Medicare, leading the audience in a chant of “Not Going Back.”Harris has one of her slimmest leads in Nevada, a mere 1.5% over former President Donald Trump, 48% versus 46.5%.That tight margin may alarm Democrats, whose candidates won the state’s six Electoral College votes in the last four Presidential contests.“We have reason for hope,” Rep.

Dina Titus (D-Nev.) told a crowd of what a Democratic Party spokesman said was “more than 7,500” packed into several sections of the World Expo Center here.“But we have to be a little afraid,” she added, given the closeness of this year’s contest.That turnout might also be a signal of why Titus spoke of being “a little afraid.” Almost exactly two weeks ago, ex-Prez Trump drew more than 6,000 to this same venue, and the crowd waited patiently to hear the Republican nominee speak even as he ...