So, scrambling for every electorate vote, Republicans decided to conjure three from thin air — thin desert air. Nine days before the election, the Republican-controlled Congress made Nevada a state (although Gen. Sherman’s Sept. 2 capture of Atlanta probably guaranteed Lincoln’s victory). On election night 2016, the nation’s attention might be focused on Nevada, where Republicans have their most promising, and probably their only realistic, chance to capture a Democratic Senate seat. Heck notes that Trump’s candidacy has energized Nevada Republicans. Which is another reason the nation will be watching Nevada late on Nov. 8.

Source: Washington Post August 12, 2016 23:37 UTC