John Edwards' Nevada director is leaving.

Preston Elliott is leaving his position with the former North Carolina senator's campaign in the early primary state to work for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, according to Chris Cillizza's blog for the Washington Post.

... the loss of Elliott is a blow -- symbolic or not -- to Edwards' campaign in Nevada. The questions surrounding Edwards' viability in Nevada represent a marked change from earlier in the year when it appeared as though Nevada would be a stronghold for the former Senator due to his relentless courting of organized labor.

Last week, Edwards moved staff from Nevada to Iowa and New Hampshire, but he said he was not de-emphasizing the Nevada contest.