Reporter Forced To Leave Caucus Site, Called A Spy

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The Associated Press reports:

A Los Angeles Times reporter was forced to leave a southern Nevada caucus location Saturday after some Republican voters accused her of being a spy.

Reporter Ashley Powers said she was thrown out of a community center in suburban Sun City Anthem outside Las Vegas after a Republican volunteer mistakenly told the crowd of voters that members of the media didn’t have permission to observe balloting.

Powers said the crowd of elderly voters then booed her. She said she was told security would be called if she didn’t leave, so she left the room. When she later tried to re-enter, an elderly man grabbed her arm and pushed her.

Powers said Clark County GOP spokeswoman Bobbie Haseley called her to apologize for the misunderstanding.

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