Later, U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown offered another distinction that made Tuesday special: it was Ronald Reagan’s birthday. Nevada Republicans did their best to ignore the state-run primary, in which “none of these candidates” — an option on Nevada ballots — edged out Nikki Haley, the only major candidate participating in the primary.
Several Republican presidential candidates will visit Las Vegas this weekend, speaking at a major donor conference on Saturday. The Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual summit, held at The Venetian in Las Vegas, is anticipating a sharp uptick in attendance and attention following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Eight leading candidates for the GOP presidential nomination are expected to attend, providing an up-close chance to interact with major Republican donors and Nevada political followers.