 In these contests, Baring was able to run up enough of a margin in the "Cow Counties" (the more rural parts of Nevada) to overcome large deficits in Clark and Washoe counties (home to Las Vegas and Reno, respectively).Baring contended that the Civil Rights Movement was influenced by Communists.He was nearly defeated for renomination in 1964 after leading the opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.