Like moves on a chess board, Trump’s campaign might place more resources in other states where the campaign might be vulnerable due to the abortion issue, such as Arizona and Florida, Damore said.

Another consideration for Trump could be the earned media he receives, according to Damore. Trump has a way of getting news attention whether he is in the state or not, which could help plug the gap, he said.

Parachuting in on Labor Day

Previous GOP strategies of directing attention to Nevada on Labor Day and parachuting in have not been effective, Damore said. The Trump campaign still has time to correct its strategy in Nevada, he said.

“This is the time where the people who are going to decide the election aren’t paying attention, but the decisions made now on resources and primary candidates and all that stuff really matters for November,” Damore said.

Republicans need to replicate the model of the Culinary Local 226’s get-out-the-vote strategies, he said. The union, Nevada’s most powerful organized labor group that helps get Democrats elected every year, knows the community and the doors they knock on, and they knock on those doors many times, Damore said.

The Biden campaign’s strategy of engaging early with Nevadans is consistent with how Democrats have approached the state since 2008, Damore said. Democrats’ operation in 2020 operation was the anomaly, he said. They were caught flat footed due in part to the pandemic that limited early outreach efforts and didn’t think it would be as contested as it was, Damore said.

Learning from that mistake this time around, Democrats are more aggressive, he said.

Biden campaign strategy

The Biden campaign — which has nearly 40 staff in the state — and Nevada Democrats are working together on their on-the-ground operations earlier than previous presidential election cycles, according to the campaign.

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