The voter breakdowns are still being analyzed from Saturday’s Nevada caucuses – which Clinton won by five percentage points – and the Sanders claim will be adjudicated in the coming days. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the Nevada Democratic caucus, Hillary Clinton addressed her supporters, thanking them for all of their hard work in ensuring her win. He said, “When you win, it’s lovely…I also want to congratulate the other candidates…There’s nothing easy about running for president, I can tell you”.
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But Sanders crushed Clinton among voters who were looking for a candidate who’s “honest and trustworthy” or who “cares about people like me”.
Hillary Clinton will win Nevada’s Democratic caucuses, NBC News projects, scoring a much-needed boost in the nomination race and depriving rival Bernie Sanders of a victory in a racially diverse state.
As results poured in, Clinton came out on top beating Sanders in a tight race. Van Dyke called Sanders a “New Deal Democrat”, and said he was the first candidate he had actively campaigned for since Eugene McCarthy’s run in 1968, fueled by his opposition to the Vietnam war.
Clinton had carried the Iowa Caucuses on February 1 by just a cat’s breath – just. “And we probably will leave Nevada with a solid share of the delegates”, Sanders said.
Clinton’s victory speech took a couple of not-so-subtle shots at Sanders.
After South Carolina, the Republican presidential campaign is about to rapidly pick up steam in March when dozens of states hold nominating contests. “But today, we sent a message that will stun the political and financial establishment of this country: our campaign can win anywhere”. But when super delegates – which include all Democratic members of the U.S. House and Senate as well as sitting Democratic governors – Clinton leads 483-55, including two new super delegate endorsements she picked up late Friday, according to the AP.
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The Clinton campaign now shifts its efforts to Texas, who votes on Super Tuesday. She weathered an influx of liberals and first-time caucus-goers to win in an unpredictable state.
