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Drew Johnson: “It's a race that is probably the number one seat in America…”

Featuring: Drew Johnson, Libertarian-leaning Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House Nevada, District 3

Nevada Newsmakers - Jul 14, 2023 - Drew Johnson(R), Candidate, CD 3

Published July 12, 2023 | Video Starts at 25:46

And I just get to cut out the middleman. Rather than writing good ideas and giving them to good lawmakers, I can just introduce them myself. But this is a winnable race. It's a race that is probably the number one seat in America as far as a Democratic seat that can flip Republican. And I'm going to work my ass off to make sure that happens. Okay. And that may be the quote of the day right there. (25:46–25:52)

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Asserts that the congressional seat is the top Democratic seat likely to flip Republican.

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“So many people are registered as independents who are more Republican leaning.”
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“I've got two very large minority populations in CD3.”
Nevada Newsmakers - Jul 14, 2023 - Drew Johnson(R), Candidate, CD 3 | Uploaded July 12, 2023 | 06:56-07:01
“I've... saved taxpayers about $60 billion in my career by finding things that have been cut as a result of what I found.”
Nevada Newsmakers - Jul 14, 2023 - Drew Johnson(R), Candidate, CD 3 | Uploaded July 12, 2023 | 06:56-13:30
“CD3 is actually one of the most Asian American AAPI districts in the whole country.”
Nevada Newsmakers - Jul 14, 2023 - Drew Johnson(R), Candidate, CD 3 | Uploaded July 12, 2023 | 07:05-07:11
“Economic studies by the state and others for the Gigafactory consistently show positive economic benefits for our region.”
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“$4 billion in local wages, $17 billion in consumer spending and economic activity, over $100 million in taxes to Washo Story Reno Sparks in…”
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“Republicans can't be scared to cut, waste and, you know, misuse tax dollars in the Pentagon.”
Nevada Newsmakers - Jul 14, 2023 - Drew Johnson(R), Candidate, CD 3 | Uploaded July 12, 2023 | 20:38-20:47
“The F35 fighter jet program, which has been a huge debacle. It's been the single most expensive government program in history.”
Nevada Newsmakers - Jul 14, 2023 - Drew Johnson(R), Candidate, CD 3 | Uploaded July 12, 2023 | 20:50-20:58
“The first real big chunk of money I'd save taxpayers was actually a Pentagon recruitment program that we looked at and found that it hadn't…”
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“We have been able to save taxpayers over a billion dollars just by cutting that one example of wasteful spending.”
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“We have to get spending back to where it was at pre-Covid levels.”
Nevada Newsmakers - Jul 14, 2023 - Drew Johnson(R), Candidate, CD 3 | Uploaded July 12, 2023 | 22:23-22:28
“This will be probably the most expensive congressional seat in America.”
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“Last time, when April Becker ran against Susie Lee, it was a $50 million race.”
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“It's a district that's very, very close.”
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