ICYMI: Democratic Groups Spend Millions To Meddle In GOP Governor Primary 

May 17, 2022

In case you missed it, today The Nevada Independent reported on how national and state Democrats are spending millions to interfere in the Nevada Republican gubernatorial primary. More specifically, they reported on how Democrats are spending millions directly against Sheriff Joe Lombardo ahead of the Republican primary in June.

The Nevada Independent reported on two Democrat-led attempts to hurt Sheriff Lombardo’s campaign ahead of the Republican primary. One anti-Lombardo effort is led by the Democratic Governors Association’s “A Stronger Nevada” PAC, while another anti-Lombardo PAC is led by Truman Fleming, the partner of Democratic State Representative Sandra Jauregui. 

Bottom Line: Democrats are terrified of Steve Sisolak having to face Sheriff Lombardo in November – so terrified that national and state Democrats are spending millions in an attempt to prevent Sheriff Lombardo from winning the Republican primary. These transparent and coordinated attacks on Sheriff Lombardo and the Republican primary are pathetic, and Republican voters will not be swayed. 

Democratic groups spend millions to meddle in GOP governor primary 

Riley Snyder

The Nevada Independent 

“They call him slick Joe Lombardo,” are the first words of a new statewide television ad campaign attacking the Republican gubernatorial frontrunner for being “more worried about his public image than his public safety.”

But the 30-second spot isn’t paid for by one of Lombardo’s 14 opponents in the state’s competitive Republican primary for governor. It’s funded by a new political action committee called “A Stronger Nevada,” a group linked to the Democratic Governors Association and registered with the state less than two months ago — filed in a window that helps them avoid disclosing their donors before the primary.

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It’s part of a national trend by Democratic groups to meddle in Republican primaries ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, aiming to knock presumed frontrunners down a peg ahead of what’s likely to be a difficult election year for Democrats. 

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“A Stronger Nevada” isn’t the only group attempting to meddle in the final weeks of the Republican primary. Another PAC from an individual with ties to a pro-gun control lawmaker appears to be trying reverse psychology to convince Republican primary voters that Lombardo is weak on the Second Amendment. 

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Titled the “2022 Nevada Voter Guide on Gun Rights,” the mailer is paid for a group called Patriot Freedom Fund.

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The PAC’s only listed officer is Truman Fleming, a Las Vegas-based real estate agent linked to Democratic Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui — a survivor of the 1 October mass shooting who has become one of the Legislature’s most prominent gun control advocates. Jauregui said in a text message after this story was published that she was unaware of the PAC and its political activities.

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Meddling in another party’s primary is not a new trend. Former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s campaign successfully brought down more moderate Republican Sue Lowden to clear the way for the more radical Sharron Angle in the 2010 primary, and the 2018 U.S. Senate race saw a Democratic Super PAC launch last-minute digital ads attacking then-Sen. Dean Heller for insufficient conservative bonafides.

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Read the full piece here.