LAS VEGAS — Adam Laxalt, the GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate, is making a play for Hispanic voters in his bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.
On the surface, Ms. Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the Senate, appears to have the upper hand with these voters. Mr. Laxalt and his GOP allies maintain this slice of the electorate is more up for grabs this year thanks to a combination of President Biden’s unpopularity and Democrat-inspired pandemic lockdowns that decimated the service industry.