Today, Adam Laxalt welcomed Rick Scott to the campaign trail, doubling down on plans to overturn the 2022 election if the results don’t go his way. In June, Scott committed to helping Laxalt “organize lawyers” to respond to voting behavior. 

The “face of” the Big Lie in Nevada, Laxalt started raising doubts about the 2022 election just weeks after he announced his campaign for Senate. The New York Times later reported he was “laying detailed groundwork” for lawsuits to contest the election months before a single ballot was cast. 

Laxalt was the co-chair of Trump’s 2020 campaign and orchestrated failed lawsuit after failed lawsuit to stop a peaceful transfer of power. He has centered his campaign around his allegiance to Trump and old lies about the 2020 election and employs an insurrectionist as a senior campaign operative.

Statement from Nevada Democratic Victory Spokesperson Olivia Davis:

“On the first day of early vote, Laxalt is making it crystal clear to Nevadans that he will do anything to gain power, even if it means breaking the rules. Campaigning with Rick Scott is a reminder that Laxalt cannot be trusted to respect the will of voters.” 

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