Opinion by Larry Waters: This is Part 8 of our 10-part series, “Lombardo’s Nevada Showdown: The Fight for 2026.”

The setup: Trump’s tariffs, raking in billions for America without spiking inflation, are fueling Nevada’s trade-heavy economy, boosting mining and manufacturing. The fight? Aaron Ford and his Democrat pals, desperate to smear Lombardo’s Trump ties, falsely cry economic doom in July 2025, per The New York Times, ignoring the tariff-fueled job growth Lombardo champions, like his April 2025 push for federal education wins, noted on gov.nv.gov.

Lombardo’s masterstroke: He’s locked arms with Trump on immigration enforcement, securing DOJ agreements for border support, per state updates, while amplifying tariff-driven mining permits that create jobs without federal overreach. He deserves massive credit for turning Trump’s economic wins into Nevada’s prosperity, unlike Ford’s reckless anti-Trump rants that offer no plan and risk alienating federal support. To crush 2026, Lombardo should lean harder into tariff success, showcasing local job stats in rallies to prove he’s the only choice over Ford’s empty chaos. Strengthen with ads tying tariffs to paychecks.

Ford’s attacks are getting nastier – Part 9 exposes how Lombardo’s ready to obliterate them.

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