{"id":2613431,"date":"2026-06-11T15:06:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-amodei-says-trump-backed-nevada-candidate-could-help-democrats\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:06:40","slug":"mark-amodei-says-trump-backed-nevada-candidate-could-help-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-amodei-says-trump-backed-nevada-candidate-could-help-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Amodei says Trump-backed Nevada candidate could help Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmark-amodei-says-trump-backed-nevada-candidate-could-help-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2613431&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) said Thursday that the defeat of his chosen political heir by a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Trump<\/a>-endorsed primary challenger risks imperiling his district\u2019s reliably <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"514\">Republican<\/a> edge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, here we are,\u201d Amodei <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmodeiForNevada\/status\/2065086815371940081\">mused<\/a> on X. \u201cWhile this primary election wasn\u2019t a big turnout, and no Republican in [the second Congressional district] received a majority of the vote, the Republican candidate advancing to the general election faces a well-positioned Democrat opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4604292\/graham-platner-maine-senate-vetting-naomi-lim\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats failed to vet Graham Platner before Senate nomination: Naomi Lim<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4604149\/analysis-senate-race-favor-democrats-north-carolina-ohio-alaska\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>New analysis moves three Senate races in favor of Democrats as possible path to majority<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4603761\/democrats-defenses-graham-platner\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The Democrats\u2019 three defenses of Graham Platner<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amodei\u2019s statement caps off a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4599664\/trump-squares-off-against-nevada-gop-establishment\/\">political saga<\/a> in northern Nevada\u2019s 2nd Congressional District over who could succeed the seven-term GOP congressman, who announced his retirement in February. Amodei endorsed James Settelmeyer, his former colleague in the Nevada state legislature, while President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> opted instead to back <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/air-force\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1212\">Air Force<\/a> veteran David Flippo in a race that further illustrates the president\u2019s sway over Republican primary elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4460164\/trump-endorsement-tracker-gop-2026-election-primaries\/\">TRUMP ENDORSEMENT TRACKER: HERE\u2019S WHO THE PRESIDENT HAS PICKED IN GOP MIDTERM ELECTION PRIMARIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cook Political Report rates the race as \u201cSolid Republican,\u201d though Amodei suggested on X that the district, \u201cfor the first time in its history, isn\u2019t a Republican guarantee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amodei, a moderate Republican, endorsed Settelmeyer shortly after his surprise retirement announcement. Along with much of Nevada\u2019s Republican establishment, Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) also praised Settelmeyer, who was a co-chairman of Trump\u2019s 2020 Nevada campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amodei, meanwhile, has not held back in his criticism of Flippo, who swapped races from the 4th Congressional District in Southern Nevada after the congressman\u2019s retirement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor eight cycles in a row, CD-2 voters have strongly supported conservative values and an absolute laser focus on the issues facing our communities, our families, our state, and our businesses,\u201d Amodei told the <em>Nevada Independent<\/em> in March. \u201cThat laser focus isn\u2019t something that someone gets by taking a crash course in Nevada as it exists north of Indian Springs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the congressman did not mention Flippo by name, Amodei also objected to his habit of questioning his opponents\u2019 Republican credentials.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was labeled a \u2018RINO\u2019 in every primary campaign I ran in CD-2,\u201d Amodei said. \u201cVoters were not fooled then, and you shouldn\u2019t be now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4578764\/trump-war-on-democrats-gop-revenge-tour\/\"><strong>TRUMP READY TO DECLARE WAR ON DEMOCRATS AFTER FINISHING GOP REVENGE TOUR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump emphasized Flippo\u2019s support of his \u201cNo Tax on Tips\u201d proposal, which plays well among Nevada\u2019s hospitality and gaming electorate, in his May endorsement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Democrats, and some of David\u2019s Republican Opponents, would like to end NO TAX ON TIPS,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116659073646327175\">wrote<\/a> on Truth Social. \u201cThat won\u2019t happen with David and I on watch!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flippo, who was declared the winner, leads the primary race against Settelmeyer with 45.9% of the vote as of early Thursday afternoon. He will square off against Teresa Benitez-Thompson, a former state House majority leader, in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) said Thursday that the defeat of his chosen political heir by a Trump-endorsed primary challenger risks imperiling his district\u2019s reliably Republican edge. \u201cWell, here we are,\u201d Amodei mused on X. \u201cWhile this primary election wasn\u2019t a big turnout, and no Republican in [the second Congressional district] received a majority of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4301,"featured_media":2613432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-e4nnwqhak-1781200712327.jpg?1781188519&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2613431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-e4nnwqhak-1781200712327.jpg?1781188519&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2613431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2613432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2613431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2613431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2613431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}