Nevada could decide the presidential election. Trump hopes to woo its divided voters

A political debate is breaking out at a farmers market in Henderson, Nev., about 10 miles southeast of the lights of the Las Vegas strip.

Orlando Nurillo, a 33-year-old bread stand vendor, says he’s done with President Biden, which draws other neighboring vendors over to join in — many agreeing.

“I will probably have to move out of the country. I would not want that guy running anything else,” Nurillo says.

Nurillo and the others disgusted by Biden are exactly the type of voters former President Donald Trump hopes to reach with his visit to a Las Vegas park on Sunday. The rally is part of a western swing that includes a Phoenix town hall and several fundraising stops. Las Vegas will mark Trump’s first rally since his historic felony conviction.

Biden won Nevada in 2020 in a nail-biter, and the state is expected to once again be a critical battleground in this year’s election.Republicans see plenty of opportunities among different groups here.

Voters — both Democrats and Republicans — are digging in, and anger is palpable. Both sides are angry about housing, the economy and immigration. But they have very different ideas about who is to blame.

For Trump supporters like Shiani Santana, it’s entirely Biden’s fault.

“I'm 23 years old, and I don't think I could afford to move out on my own anytime soon into my own apartment, let alone my own house,” she told NPR.

Santana launched a skin care business just before the pandemic. However, she didn’t qualify for a business relief loan and says like many in her generation, home ownership is a pipe dream.

She’s also frustrated that her family’s community in her home state of Hawaii has not seen more federal assistance after devastating fires in Maui last year. She says she compares