Nevada’s 1st Congressional District Democrat incumbent Dina Titus says she is feeling vulnerable for her re-election and that she hates her new district lines.
Titus clearly feels that the race for her seat is highly competitive.
Titus has strong words for the Democrat-controlled redistricting process, saying “I totally got f****d by the Legislature on my district,” she said in December when the new boundaries were announced. “I’m sorry to say it like that, but I don’t know any other way to say it.”
Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight gave NV-1 a partisan rating of R+1 prior to redistricting and currently gives the seat a D+4 rating.
Titus also said the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee agreed with her assessment and “were stunned” by the results of redistricting. “They couldn’t believe a Democratic Legislature and governor would do this to themselves.” she said. “They could have created two safe seats for themselves and one swing. That would have been smart. (U.S. Rep.) Steven (Horsford) and mine and then a swing. No, no, we have to have three that are very likely going down.”
Titus continued, saying that that she expects Republicans to have a higher turnout than Democrats in her district. “Republicans are going to turn out, and they are excited.” she said. “Democrats are kind of ‘meh, I have to pay more gas prices.’ Hispanics aren’t going to want to turn out if we don’t get something for immigration. I mean, why would they?”
The New York Times previously reported that she was seeking an ambassadorship from the Biden administration but didn’t get one because “Democrats can’t risk losing her seat.” The NRCC says running for re-election was Titus’ second choice.
NRCC Spokeswoman Torunn Sinclair said of Titus, “All her years in Congress have turned Dina Titus into a self-serving, entitled politician. Nevadans deserve a member of Congress who will fight for them, not expect to ‘breeze’ into re-election.”
Titus was first elected to the U.S. House in 2013. As of March 9, Titus has been a rubber-stamp for the Biden agenda, voting with the administration 100% of the time.
According to FEC records, Titus has shown lackluster fundraising for a longtime incumbent. She has raised $669,377.81 for her re-election and has $838,192.90 on hand in the bank as of the December 31, 2021 deadline. The next FEC reporting deadline is March 31, with the results likely becoming public in mid-April.
The fundraising competition in the NV-1 Republican field is led by financial planner Mark Robertson. He has raised $313,382.29 and has $172,444.97 on hand. Other candidates in the GOP primary race include activist David Brog, activist Carolina Serrano, businessman Morgan Sholty, podcast host Jessie Turner, and retired district judge Cynthia Dianne Steel. Their respective viabilities should become clear after the March 31, 2022 fundraising reports are released.
The primary is scheduled to occur on June 14.
Prominent Republican campaign consultants tell The Star News Network that they consider the race to be a toss-up and worthy of a lot of attention. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is targeting Titus for defeat and she appears to be well to be well aware of her vulnerability in the November election.
– – –
Aaron Gulbransen is a reporter at The Star News Network. Email tips to [email protected]. Follow Aaron on GETTR, Twitter, and Parler.
Photo “Dina Titus” by U.S. House Office of Photography. Background Photo “United States Capitol” by David Maiolo. CC BY-SA 3.0.
