In a series of posts made to Truth Social on Friday morning, former President Donald Trump put festering tensions and conjecture to rest by announcing a "United" Ticket for Nevada's Senate Race. The posts serve as a clear endorsement of Captain Sam Brown (Ret.) over the largest field of Republican primary candidates in the nation, including Trump's former Ambassador to Iceland, Dr. Jeff Gunter, and former Assemblyman Jim Marchant, whom Trump previously endorsed in his failed bid for Secretary of State in 2022. 

Trump's signal of support comes one day after an exclusive internal poll from Nevada Senate Tarrance Group was published by Breitbart News, showing Brown's commanding lead in the GOP primary field by more than 50 points and estimating that he would gain another 16 points if Trump endorsed him.

The Tarrance Group polling memo indicated Brown had 58 percent support, a 52-point margin above his nearest opponent, former Nevada State Rep. Jim Marchant, who polled at just six percent, while Jeff Gunter registered three percent support. 

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The first post in the pair features a graphic that compares fundraising totals among the three GOP candidates and their respective cash-on-hand amounts as of the end of 2023. Above the graph, an image depicting Trump saluting in his iconic red "Make America Great Again" hat next to Sam Brown and his wife, Amy, holding their hands over their hearts. 

The second post the presumptive GOP presidential nominee made in support of Brown showcases portrait photographs of Trump and Brown, along with three polling graphs. 

The text on the graphic reads:

• Win Nevada Save America, Victory Through a United America First ticket.
• Latest Polls Show President Trump Continues to Hold Massive Leads over Joe Biden & Kamala Harris
• Sam Brown Consistently Leads by Double Digits in the Republican Primary; Virtually Tied in the General Election
• Brown +18 in Nevada! Bown +13 in Nevada! Rosen +1 In Nevada! -Change Research, Tarrance, Emerson College

The significance of Nevada's Senate seat became glaringly evident during the 2022 midterm election, where the race was decided by a razor-thin margin of just 0.77 percent, marking it as the closest Senate race in the entire country. Incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) narrowly defeated Republican challenger and former NV Attorney General Adam Laxalt, leaving Democrats with a slim 51-49 majority in the Senate.

Looking forward to 2024, Republicans have a strategic opportunity to retake the majority as they only need a net gain of one or two seats, depending on the party in control of the White House post the upcoming presidential election. Moreover, Democrat Jacky Rosen is perceived as more vulnerable than Masto. With The Cook Report shifting the race from "Lean Democrat" to "Toss Up" last week, Rosen responded with the largest statewide ad buy in history, indicating that the Battle Born State is ripe for another fiercely contested Senate election.

Trump's backing of Brown, who has already secured the support of NRSC, is not just a smart move but also a strategic one, given recent polling trends and reflections from past races. Trump's timely decision to endorse Brown sends a promising signal for the GOP in Nevada's Senate race and the broader effort to gain Republican control of the upper chamber of Congress.