Sanders was defeated by about 5 percentage points Saturday in the Silver State, according to early reports; he polled at 34 percent nationally on January 13, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, compared with 59 percent for Clinton.
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And while those polls say Clinton overall got 56 percent of the nonwhite vote, those polls also suggest Sanders had a strong showing among Latinos, at 53 percent to Clinton’s 45 percent, according to those polls.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, greets supporters with her husband and former President Bill Clinton at a Nevada Democratic caucus rally.
“I think when the African-American community understands my record on criminal justice, my record on economics and the agenda we’re bringing forth, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, dealing with the fact that we have more people in jail, shamefully, than any other country on earth, that I am against the death penalty, Secretary Clinton is not”, Sanders said. “Five weeks ago we were 25 points behind, and we ended up in a very close election”.
Democratic strategist Scott Ferson said the key is that Sanders is losing by tight margins thus far, yet trounced Clinton in New Hampshire, and said the game is still on if Sanders can put up wins on Super Tuesday outside of New England.
Entrance polls of voters found that a third said the economy was their major concern, while a quarter cited income inequality – the centerpiece of the Sanders’ campaign.
Officials with National Nurses United, which endorsed Sanders, have said there were irregularities at casino caucus sites – such as casino managers wearing Clinton paraphernalia – which they said amounted to intimidation of casino employee voters. This time, the African-American vote is expected to be a big advantage for Clinton. “So I thought I’d come out here and show her that I’m fighting for her too.” said one supporter as she held up boxing gloves. Bernie Sanders, who has now lost two of the first three contested states.
The Democrats will primary in SC next week. Polling shows minority voters, a crucial bloc of the Democratic electorate, heavily favoring Clinton.
“I’ve seen Hillary do things for the Mexicans, I’ve seen her do things for the blacks, the whites, all of them”, said Moore, who is black.
The longer Sanders sticks around, the longer this caustic dissatisfaction for Clinton is laid bare.
ELVING: We don’t know yet who’s going to win.
The Democratic competition heads next to SC, which holds its Democratic primary next Saturday.
Clinton Sunday admitted she must prove her trustworthiness to voters.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign event in Sparks, Nevada, on February 19, 2016.
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“A prolonged nominating contest where Hillary Clinton is forced to outflank a self-avowed socialist will only make it easier for Republicans to recapture the White House”.
