LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – One of the closely contested races bringing voters to the polls is the race between incumbent Democratic Senator, Jacky Rosen and her challenger, Republican Sam Brown.
“I know it’s my name on the signs, my name on the ballot, but this is not really my campaign,” Brown said. “This is our campaign.”
“We are at our best when we’re working towards something, a positive goal,” Rosen said.
Voters in the battleground state of Nevada have these two candidates to choose from to represent the Silver State on a national level.
Retired Army captain, Sam Brown, and politician, Jacky Rosen.
Each candidate had a lot to say about the other.
“I’d much rather be in our position than in Senator Rosen’s position,” Brown said. “We have got the momentum. The issues are on our side.”
“He is trying to cover up his extreme positions because on his third run for office, he will do or say anything,” Senator Rosen said of Brown.
The tough talk only escalated on both sides when the candidates discussed top issues for voters like immigration and health care.
Senator Rosen says Sam Brown is bad for your pocketbook.
Sam Brown says Rosen is bad for your backyard.
“Senator Rosen has been a disappointment. It’s disappointing when her neighborhood has more security with guards, fences and gates than our border,” Brown said.
“He’ll gut your Social Security and Medicare benefits in a skinny minute,” Rosen said. “That’s why this election is so crucial.”
But there was common ground.
“Republicans and Democrats tend to disagree on certain policy ideas, but largely speaking, I’m running for all Nevadans,” Brown said.
“Our nature is that we are at our best when we’re building towards something not tearing something down,” Rosen said.
There were also lighter moments, like when both started their speeches.
“One of the challenges of running for Senate and being 6′4″ is sometimes I run into a mic that’s way too small,” Brown said.
Senator Rosen was given a pair of boxing gloves to start her speech, to which she responded, “We are the boxing capital of the world.”
Nevadans have until Friday, November 1st to vote early.
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