Trailing after Nevada early vote, GOP hopes for a big Tuesday

Nevada voters play an outsized role on Tuesday when they decide whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump should get their six coveted electoral votes and choose a replacement for Sen. Harry Reid in a race that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.

While polls are open for 12 hours starting at 7 a.m., nearly 53 percent of Nevada's 1.5 million active registered voters have already weighed in through in-person early voting or absentee ballots. Democrats have a six-point lead over Republicans in early voting turnout, but Republicans hold out hope that they'll overcome that deficit on Election Day, when they traditionally outperform Democrats.

"They didn't get the kind of vote that they needed to stop us on Tuesday," Trump said at a Saturday rally in Reno. "Don't let crazy, broken Harry Reid and his corrupt political machine decide this election for you."

Democrats are encouraged but not out of the woods with their early voting turnout lead. After a week that included visits from Clinton, her husband and quirky celebrity DJ Steve Aoki, Clinton's campaign brought in Bernie Sanders to make a closing pitch Sunday aimed at young voters who are less than enthused about the Democratic nominee.

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