Nevada's 14.4% Unemployment Will Push Angle to Win

Nevada's unemployment rate is now the highest in the country, at 14.4%, as 3,000 jobs were cut in the public sector in August. That figure is up from 14.3% this summer, when the state claimed the highest jobless rate in the nation, besting Michigan.  

Nevada's most populous county by far, Clark, has a rate of unemployment of 14.7%, down from its record of 14.8% in August. Why is this important? Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, decides statewide elections in Nevada. Las Vegas has a lot of unionized workers that vote with their unions, universally, for Democrats. Job losses there have led many unionized, younger workers, who would tend to vote for Reid, to move out of the county, and even the state. This protracted, extreme unemployment coupled with the anti-incumbent mood, will propel Angle to victory.