Sen. Cortez Masto says Dems will "organize our way to victory" in Nevada

Two days earlier Election Day, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Nevada Democrat, said she's "very confident" Democrats will triumph successful her battleground state. 

"I americium optimistic that we are going to win, not only for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, but for Jacky Rosen successful this state," she said connected "Face nan Nation pinch Margaret Brennan."

Around half of Nevada's progressive registered voters person formed ballots, pinch Republicans starring statewide, spurring worry among Democrats heading into Election Day. Nevada is besides nan only authorities wherever Republicans flipped nan governor's mansion successful 2022, though Cortez Masto hung onto her spot by little than 8,000 votes successful that aforesaid election. But Cortez Masto said she's "optimistic" astir Harris' chances successful nan Silver State, citing what she has seen arsenic an awesome crushed crippled and canvassing efforts from Democrats.

"That's virtually what matters here, is making judge that our voters, who are paying attraction now successful a plaything authorities for illustration Nevada, that personification is talking to them," Cortez Masto said. "Now is nan clip for america to link pinch our voters and talk to them astir nan issues that they attraction about."

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto connected "Face nan Nation pinch Margaret Brennan," Nov. 3, 2024. CBS News

With an system based mostly astir tourism and hospitality successful Las Vegas, Nevada is location to a important moving people population. The Trump run has worked to make inroads among nan voting bloc pinch economical policies that whitethorn beryllium particularly salient successful Nevada, wherever nan system was among nan astir impacted by pandemic closures successful 2020, spurring vexation pinch Democrat-led policies.

Cortez Masto said Democrats are engaging pinch nan working-class communities "on nan issues that matter to them," while touting support from organized labor. And she based on that Harris is nan campaigner pinch solutions for affordable lodging and lowering wellness attraction costs, among different issues. 

"That's what's applicable astatine nan extremity of nan day, and really we're going to make this happen," she said. 

Still, nan Nevada Democrat urged that elections are "always close" successful Nevada. And she noted that she won reelection successful 2022 facing a Republican advantage — successful what was nan closest Senate title successful nan state successful nan midterms. 

Cortez Masto pointed to nan state's ample organization of nonpartisan voters who she based on thin Democrat, saying "they leaned my way, and truthful I americium very, very assured that, arsenic we are moving our crushed game, we're going to shape our measurement to triumph here."

A Republican statesmanlike campaigner hasn't won Nevada since 2004, but Democrats' separator of triumph has decreased successful caller years. 

Cortez Masto besides defended President Biden aft he appeared to telephone supporters of erstwhile President Donald Trump "garbage," saying that he had clarified nan remarks arsenic being astir a comedian's rhetoric astatine a Trump rally. And she based on that Harris, whom she worked pinch erstwhile they were some authorities attorneys general, has "made it very clear, moving forward, that she wants to correspond everyone."

"No matter whether you voted for her aliases not, and whoever you ballot for, you shouldn't beryllium criticized for that," Cortez Masto added. 

Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who besides appeared connected "Face nan Nation" connected Sunday, downplayed Trump's relationship to nan comedian's remarks, while arguing that "what's much relevant" is Mr. Biden's comment, which he based on is successful statement pinch "what astir group successful nan Democratic Party and level believe."

"If you're truthful assured astir victory, nan measurement nan Harris group opportunity they are, past why would you beryllium retired location attacking not Donald Trump — attacking anyone who is reasoning astir voting for him," Rubio said. "That doesn't look to beryllium for illustration nan actions of a assured campaign. It seems to maine for illustration nan actions of a frightened one."