Trump To Campaign For Heller, Address Nevada GOP Convention

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarkd during a signing ceremony for the Veterans Affairs Mission Act in the Rose Garden June 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. The new law continues funding for the Veterans Choice Program for an additional year, extends comprehensive caregiver benefits to veterans injured and ill prior to September 11, 2001, and funds development of a plan to modernize the Department of Veterans Affair's health care infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 06: U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) (L) listens to U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a signing ceremony for the Veterans Affairs Mission Act in the Rose Garden at the White House... WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 06: U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) (L) listens to U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a signing ceremony for the Veterans Affairs Mission Act in the Rose Garden at the White House on June 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. The new law continues funding for the Veterans Choice Program for an additional year, extends comprehensive caregiver benefits to veterans injured and ill prior to September 11, 2001, and funds development of a plan to modernize the Department of Veterans Affair's health care infrastructure. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is headed to Nevada to help Sen. Dean Heller raise money.

Heller is the only Republican senator seeking re-election in a state that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in 2016.

Trump is going to Las Vegas on Saturday to headline a fundraiser for Heller. He’s also delivering the keynote address at the Nevada GOP convention and holding a separate event to promote tax cuts he signed into law six months ago.

Heller’s race is one of the most consequential Senate races of the year as Republicans seek to expand their slim 51-49 majority in November’s elections.

Trump recently has picked up the pace of his political travel. He campaigned in Minnesota earlier this week, and he plans stops next week in South Carolina and North Dakota.

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  1. I’ve met Jacky Rosen. She is the right candidate to beat Heller. She’s thoughtful, a good communicator and connects with average folks. Her primary election performance was very good, getting more votes than Heller overall and left me confident that latino participation rates are going to be high and for her. With independent voters leaning Democratic across the nation, I expect that trend to be the same in NV, which means that Rosen will likely win that race by 4-7 points.

  2. Yeah, that’s a plan.
    Hey, Heller. Too bad Jeffrey Dahmer isn’t still alive. You could have hired him to do the catering.

  3. Heller tried to play it both ways on ACA repeal, but he caved in the end.

    Everything Trump touches dies.

    As Elton John almost said: Hold him closer, tiny dotard.

  4. Who’s paying for this trip, President Moneybags?

    Or are you claiming “the separate event to promote tax cuts” is an educational event and not a political one?

  5. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    I would hope people don’t let Trump forget his morally abominable family separation policies wherever he goes, to the point he becomes a drag on Republican candidates.

    Latino voters, in particular, in Nevada and beyond should be highly motivated to vote. We need to tie Heller to Trump on this issue.

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