Susie Lee Panics as Nevada Turns Red and Democrats Turn on Each Other

The cracks are widening inside the Democratic Party, and nowhere is that more obvious than in Nevada. Vulnerable Democrat Susie Lee is no longer whispering her concerns behind closed doors. She is lashing out publicly as Republicans gain momentum and her grip on Congress weakens by the day.

Just last week, reports surfaced that Lee had privately sounded the alarm to party leadership as Republican enthusiasm surged across Nevada. Donors are watching. Voters are shifting. Internal nerves are fraying. The warning signs are flashing red and Lee knows it.

Now the frustration is boiling over in public view. Lee is reportedly blasting fellow House Democrats for embracing extremism, a remarkable turn from a lawmaker who has spent years voting in lockstep with the very agenda she now claims is toxic. When panic sets in, the finger-pointing begins.

This is not a sudden awakening. It is political self-preservation. Lee sees the writing on the wall and understands that Nevada is moving away from the Biden brand. Inflation crushed family budgets. Gas prices punished commuters. Housing costs exploded. Border chaos spread fentanyl and crime. Through it all, Lee voted yes.

She voted for Biden’s inflation-driving spending. She voted against tax relief for working families. She voted against securing the border. Those votes were not mistakes. They were choices. And now, as voters revolt, Lee is scrambling to distance herself from the consequences.

Republicans say the meltdown tells the real story.

“Susie Lee is searching for who to blame for her impending loss in November, but she only has Democrats’ extremism to blame,” said Republican National Committee Spokesman Nick Poche. “Nevadans know Lee voted for all of Biden’s inflation causing policies, voted against tax cuts for working families, and voted against securing the border. As Lee tries to figure out why she’s stressed about her campaign odds, she just needs to look in the mirror.”

That mirror reflects a party in disarray. Democrats are openly fighting each other as they face a hostile electorate and an energized Republican base. Nevada, once a Democrat stronghold, is now ground zero for voter backlash.

Lee can shout at her colleagues. She can blast party leaders. She can run from the record she helped create. None of it changes the reality on the ground.

Nevadans are fed up. Republicans are surging. And Susie Lee knows it.

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