What eight last-minute trips to Nevada reveal about the 2028 presidential race

NORTH LAS VEGAS — Inside the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas, roughly 200 attendees buzzed in anticipation. Even Attorney General Aaron Ford (D), locked in one of the tightest gubernatorial races in the country, made a surprise appearance. He called the rally's special guest "a great American." He appeared to be having a blast. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-NY) star power was obvious — whether she'll turn it into a presidential bid is anyone's guess. If she does, she'll fit right in here. "Whenever I'm here in Las Vegas, I feel it's so personal to me because not only are we working people, but we do a lot of similar kinds of work," she said, invoking her bartender past. "When someone tells me that everyday working people don't understand politics, I tell them that actually the working class understands it better than almost anyone in this country." Ocasio-Cortez was one of eight potential Democratic presidential candidates to visit Nevada in the two weeks before the midterms.

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