Dan Lee In The News

K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now
After Donald Trump wins the Iowa caucus, what’s in store for Nevada? UNLV Political Science Professor Dan Lee breaks down why turnout could be low and what the candidates are hoping to get out of the Nevada race.
K.V.V.U. T.V. Fox 5
Clark County says the only candidates on the presidential preference primary are those that filed with the Secretary of State’s office. That has a lot of you at home concerned - calling the FOX5 newsroom asking why their candidates, Donald Trump and Ron Desantis, aren’t on the ballot. FOX5′s John Huck sits down with UNLV political science professor Daniel Lee to discuss the differences between the two types of elections being held in Nevada next month.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Iowa’s caucuses saw low voter turnout yet overwhelming Republican support for Donald Trump as president in 2024. It’s what political science experts expect to see in Nevada’s GOP caucuses next month.
The Hill
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has indicated she’ll decide on a third-party presidential bid within the next couple months. Others, like Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), have also flirted with the idea of a non-major-party White House bid. We asked election analysts and political scientists: Should either major party be worried about a third-party ticket in 2024?
Charleston Post and Courier
Former Gov. Nikki Haley faces steep odds to win Iowa and New Hampshire against a dominant Donald Trump. Yet Haley is almost guaranteed to come in first in the third contest — the Feb. 6 Nevada primary — which comes weeks before the crucial vote in South Carolina. And she’ll probably do it without spending a dime, but she won’t get a single delegate for it.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Nevada Republicans who want to vote for Nikki Haley, Mike Pence or Tim Scott will have to participate in a presidential primary where their vote may not count.
The Nevada Independent
Four Democrats have ties to the nonprofits. Republicans accused them of corruption, as the GOP hopes to fend off a Democratic legislative supermajority.
K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now
UNLV Political Science Professor Dan Lee helps us wade through the ethics of lawmakers voting on bills that they benefit from.