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Rosen and Brown are making the final push to send Senate electors to Nevada with days to go until the election

Rosen and Brown are making the final push to send Senate electors to Nevada with days to go until the election

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – One of the closely contested races bringing voters to the polls is the race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen and her challenger, Republican Sam Brown.

“I know it’s my name on the signs, my name on the ballot, but this isn’t really my campaign,” Brown said. “This is our campaign.”

“We are at our best when we are working toward something, a positive goal,” says Rosen.

Voters in the battleground state of Nevada can choose from these two candidates to represent the Silver State at the national level.

Retired Army Captain Sam Brown and politician Jacky Rosen.

Each candidate had a lot to say about the other.

“I would much rather be in our position than in Senator Rosen’s position,” Brown said. “We’ve got the momentum. The problems are on our side.”

“He is trying to cover up his extreme views because he will do or say anything in his third run for office,” Senator Rosen said of Brown.

The tough talk only escalated on both sides when the candidates discussed important issues for voters like immigration and health care.

Senator Rosen says Sam Brown is bad for your wallet.

Sam Brown says Rosen is bad for your backyard.

“Senator Rosen was a disappointment. It is disappointing when her neighborhood is more secure with guards, fences and gates than our border,” Brown said.

“He’ll pay off your Social Security and Medicare benefits in no time,” Rosen said. “That’s why these elections are so crucial.”

But there was common ground.

“Republicans and Democrats often disagree on certain policy ideas, but for the most part I side with all Nevadans,” Brown said.

“It is our nature that we are at our best when we are building something and not tearing something down,” says Rosen.

There were also lighter moments, such as when both started their speeches.

“One of the challenges when you’re running for Senate and you’re 6 feet tall is that sometimes I come across a microphone that’s way too small,” Brown said.

Senator Rosen was presented with a pair of boxing gloves to begin her speech, to which she responded, “We are the boxing capital of the world.”

Nevadans have until Friday, November 1 to vote early.