Amodei doubled down on his comments in a Thursday interview with The Nevada Independent. "Two cycles ago, I got a guy who couldn't get out of a Republican Assembly primary in Clark County," Amodei said, referring to Flippo. A Democrat has never won the Northern Nevada seat, where active Republican voters outnumber Democrats by more than 70,000. Speaking to The Nevada Independent on Thursday, Flippo also said that he had personally called and texted the congressman. McShane provided The Nevada Independent a screenshot of a text message sent on July 28 from Flippo to Amodei's personal phone number.