Vice President Mike Pence campaigned for a pair of Nevada Republicans over the weekend: gubernatorial nominee Adam Laxalt and incumbent U.S. Sen. Dean Heller — and Pence harnessed President Donald Trump's economic triumphs to drive home his message.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks as President Donald Trump sits at his Oval Office desk. (Photo by Ron Sachs - Pool/Getty Images)
"Since Election Day 2016, 4.2 million new jobs and unemployment is at a 50-year low," Pence told the campaign rally crowd at the Carson City Airport on Saturday, KTVN-TV reported.
Laxalt, the state's attorney general, focused his remarks on protecting Nevada if he were to become governor — including protection from crime, taxes, and turning into California, the station said.
"Does anybody want their taxes raised?" Laxalt asked the crowd, KTVN said.
Nevada Republican gubernatorial nominee Adam Laxalt (Image source: KTVN-TV video screenshot)
"No!" the audience members replied.
Heller, noting his love for Nevadans, urged the residents to vote.
"You saw the number of hands of people who participated in early voting already," Heller said during his remarks, the station noted, adding that more hands were raised signifying they voted than not. "We took a look at those that haven't participated. There's a lot of work to do."
Image source: KTVN-TV video screenshot
While Pence also discussed trade, immigration, and federal judges, KTVN said the vice president made sure to bring up the mass murder earlier that day at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
"There's no place in America for violence or anti-Semitism," Pence told the crowd, the station said. "This violence must end."
As for the Republicans' chances in the midterms — traditionally a difficult election for whatever party is in power — Pence reminded onlookers that what's normal has never been an issue for the Trump administration, KTVN said.
"That's the conventional wisdom is it's going to be tough to get the job done on Nov. 6," Pence said, the station reported. "But I think we all know what President Trump thinks of conventional wisdom."
KTVN noted that Wes Duncan — who's running for attorney general — also attended the rally.
