Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto's massive lead among Latino voters could help secure her reelection

Latino voters could again be the deciding factor in Nevada, where Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto holds a slim lead over Republican challenger and Big Lie proponent, Adam Laxalt. 

In 2016, Cortez Masto was swept into office thanks to energized Latino and immigrant voters organized by the fierce Culinary Workers union and other groups on the ground. The first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate, it was a bright moment in an otherwise bleak 2016 election. Flash forward to 2022, new polling from Univision, BSP Research, Shaw & Associates, and University of Texas this week shows Latino voters could once again determine the outcome.

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