Why is the president enjoying a lead in a state with the country’s worst economic data (and especially considering that — at least anecdotally — he’s not particularly popular in Las Vegas)?
In general, both sides agree that Obama has made inroads out West, and that it’s in Romney’s interest to concentrate instead on the shifting Midwestern and Eastern seaboard electorates. But in Nevada, the president seems to be benefiting from a triple threat: remarks Romney made about foreclosures having to run their course, which the Obama campaign has used against him; demographics that are trending Democrats’ way; and a state GOP that has been in shambles for several years.
Just as the Romney-Ryan approach to Medicare reform could hurt him with seniors in Florida, the former Massachusetts governor’s foreclosure comments could spell trouble with hard-hit Nevadans…
Of course, Romney isn’t as well known or as defined as his opponent in many states. But he has spent ample time in Nevada, having campaigned there several times in his previous run for president.
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