Dem candidate for Nevada Governor on how he’ll ‘stand up’ to Trump but also ‘work’ with him

Aaron Ford, Nevada's attorney general and the Democratic candidate for governor, says he can both oppose President Trump and cooperate with him if elected. He spoke on Meet the Press on October 27, 2026, about his bid to oust Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo. NBC News describes the race as one of the most closely fought of this election cycle.

The contest takes place in a state that Trump carried by only three points in 2024, which helps explain why both parties are watching it so closely. Ford's pitch, as framed in the interview's title, is that he would resist the president when necessary yet still find ways to work with the administration on behalf of Nevadans.

The interview was part of a broader NBC News run of midterm conversations released one week before Election Day. Other segments in that series featured candidates and voters from Arkansas, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, Arizona and Maine, as well as discussion of Republicans defending seats in states that normally favor them.

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