With just nine days before the 2024 election, Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz barnstormed his way across the valley Sunday, from rallies to watch parties.
He started the day on Water Street in Henderson for a rally about abortion rights, denouncing abortion bans that have sprung up in states after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 2022.
“I’ll be damned if I’ll have them [Republican nominees former President Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. JD Vance] make this health care decisions for you,” Walz told the crowd in brief remarks.
Walz later spoke with Channel 13, and we asked him about issues raised by voters who participated in a series of diverse voter panels over the last two months.
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We asked Tim Walz about issues that matter to local Nevadans
Abortion rights were cited by panelists on nearly every panel we convened, from young people to seniors. The issue gained new salience in the wake of the court’s ruling, which led directly to November’s Question 7, which would start the process of amending the state constitution to enshrine abortion rights.