Upstart candidates hope to send political shockwaves in Nev.
By Ramona Giwargis, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Going against the “political establishment” is a risky move in Nevada, a purple state where every hard-fought election could shift control of the Statehouse and on Capitol Hill.
Yet some Nevada candidates are running grass-roots campaigns against opponents with much deeper pockets.
State Sen. Patricia “Pat” Spearman is one of five Democratic candidates in the 4th Congressional District, where former Rep. Steven Horsford has plenty of campaign cash and the backing of Nevada’s largest union.