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With Trump as a model, Nevada brothel owner is running for office, aiming to reshape the GOP

LAS VEGAS - The brothel owner walked through the double doors of the casino ballroom with Paris and Destiny - two sex workers in slinky black dresses - gliding next to him like pilot fish.

He wore a cowboy hat and a dark blazer. He smiled a lot. He shook a lot of hands. His chief executive assistant, Zack Hames, guided him to his table at the 39th annual Lincoln Day Dinner hosted by the Pahrump Valley Republican Women and the Nye County Republican Central Committee on Friday night.

Dennis Hof had been told he'd have less than five minutes to address the crowd - which included Sen. Dean Heller and Lt. Gov. Adam Laxalt. He hadn't prepared a speech.

"I'm just winging it," he said. "I don't need to prepare."

In less than three minutes, he would rip his opponent for

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