Nevada’s status as battleground state and fourth-in-the nation for primary voting has been clouded by the GOP’s dueling state primary and party caucus.
Many Republican voters say they’re confused and frustrated by the process. Young conservatives, motivated by issues such as immigration and the economy, say they’ll head to the polls on Tuesday and Thursday.
Conventional wisdom says parties have a hard time turning out young voters — especially for primaries. With 33,000 18- to 24-year-old Nevadans registered to vote as Republicans, this could be a game-changing bloc.
UNLV College Republicans works to organize and energize young conservatives. Senior James Rogers, the club’s president, says the key issue driving him and his peers to the polls is the crisis at the southern border:
“Every single other issue, even on the level of the economy, is impacted by immigration. And it feels like that is really the root issue impacting our country right now.”
College Republicans aim to surpass 2020’s youth turnout of 53%.
