Friday 11 November 2022 11:20 PM Republican Adam Laxalt 'preparing for to ask for a RECOUNT' in close Nevada ... trends now
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt is weighing asking for a statewide recount as his race against incumbent Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto goes down to the wire, DailyMail.com has learned.
Despite publicly projecting confidence, the former Nevada attorney general’s campaign is ‘bracing for a loss,’ a person currently advising the campaign who is familiar with internal deliberations told DailyMail.com.
As of Friday afternoon, Laxalt is narrowly leading Cortez Masto by less than 10,000 ballots with 90 percent of precincts reporting.
‘There is an internal discussion right now on whether or not to ask for a statewide recount,’ the person said. ‘And that would obviously entail fundraising…so they are working at identifying fundraisers.’
Cortez Masto is one of three Democratic senators left fighting for her seat in close races in Nevada, Georgia and Arizona. As of now, Republicans have scored 49 Senate seats and Democrats won 48 -- meaning a victory in Nevada will likely be pivotal to either side vying for control of the Senate.
‘The mood is not great’ inside the campaign, they added, and staff are looking for someone to blame.
‘I’ll say this, internally, the knives are out,’ the person said.
The main discord within Laxalt’s campaign is reportedly the same one playing out within the broader GOP narrative across the country – between establishment factions led by the likes of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and former President Donald Trump.
Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt is 'bracing for a loss' as he narrowly leads his opponent, Democratic Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, a source told DailyMail.com
Cortez Masto is among three vulnerable Democratic senators whose close races will decide whether Democrats or Republicans control the Senate for the next two years
There's currently been 49 races called for Republicans and 48 called for Democrats - meaning a GOP win in Nevada could help seal their victory
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