The rally is set to take place in Minden, Nevada, at 7 p.m. PDT at Minden-Tahoe Airport. The former president is expected to show his support for Clark County Sheriff Lombardo, the GOP candidate who is running for Nevada governor against incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak.
Trump’s busy weekend also includes another rally in Mesa, Arizona, on Sunday to show support for the GOP gubernatorial candidate for Arizona, Kari Lake, Senate hopeful Blake Masters, and Republican candidate for secretary of state, Representative Mark Finchem.
The rallies come amid an ongoing investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) into Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents which the FBI retrieved from his Mar-a-Lago residence in August. Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in regard to the documents, and said that any classified documents that he took from the White House when he left last year had been declassified.
Still, Trump’s rallies this weekend are a continued effort by the former president’s “unprecedented effort to advance the MAGA agenda by energizing voters and highlighting America First candidates and causes,” according to a statement by the “Save America” super political action committee.
How to Watch the Minden, Nevada, Rally
Rally coverage can be watched on Newsmax starting at 9 p.m. ET, with the conservative news outlet vowing to provide a livestream of the event.
“Former President Trump wants to continue his support of candidates and causes that further the MAGA agenda and accomplishments of his presidency,” Newsmax said on its website. “Most major cable news channels including Fox News have restricted or censored live coverage of these Trump rallies. Newsmax will air these rallies live!”
Guest speakers, including Lombardo and Laxalt, are expected to deliver speeches at 4 p.m. PDT, while Trump is set to deliver remarks at 7 p.m. PDT, according to the “Save America” event agenda.
What Polls Show
A poll, which was carried out by WPA Intelligence for the pro-Republican Club for Growth PAC from June 4 to 6, revealed that Lombardo, who won Nevada’s GOP primary in June following a Trump endorsement, has a slim lead of 1 percent in the upcoming race. The GOP candidate came in at 48 percent support from Nevadans compared to 47 percent who back Sisolak. The survey included 502 likely voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percent.
The former president is also expected to show support for Laxalt, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Nevada who is running against incumbent Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto.
One recent poll, conducted by SSRS for CNN, showed that Cortez Masto is ahead of her Republican rival with the support of 47 percent of registered voters compared to 44 percent to Laxalt. The survey was carried out between September 26 and October 2 “using a combination of online and telephone interviews,” with 926 voters in the state. The survey has a margin of error of 4.7 percent.
Another poll from the Nevada Independent, however, released on October 2 found that Laxalt led Cortez Masto 45 to 43 percent, while Lombardo led Sisolak 45 to 42 percent. The poll had a margin of error of 3.6 percent and surveyed 741 likely voters.
“These polls capture what we are seeing on the ground here in Nevada. Between surging inflation, rising violent crime, the effects of an open border, and record-high gas prices, Nevadans are fed up with Cortez Masto being a 95% rubber stamp vote for Joe Biden,” Laxalt told Newsweek in an email on Saturday. “I’m a former Navy and Iraq veteran and law enforcement-endorsed top cop of the State. Nevadans of all political parties are backing my race because they know I will always put them first. We look forward to Cortez Masto’s campaign conceding defeat in November.”
Newsweek reached out to Trump’s media office and Lombardo’s campaign for comment.
Update [10/9/2022] 5:50 p.m. ET: This article has been updated to include comments from Adam Laxalt.
