“Some may have doubted us but we never doubted each other”, said Clinton at her victory speech in Las Vegas. “And it is a campaign to break down every barrier that holds you back”.
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In 2008, Barack Obama caught Clinton’s presidential campaign off balance by running up its delegate totals in caucus states – a mistake that Clinton’s team has vowed it will not repeat.
In recent months, Sanders has caught up: He’s spent slightly more than Clinton on television and radio ads in the state, investing $4 million to her $3.6 million, according to advertising tracker Kantar Media’s CMAG, and has more staff on the ground.
Clinton Sunday admitted she must prove her trustworthiness to voters. In the 2008 Nevada caucuses, Clinton won Latinos 64 percent to 26 percent.
Sanders clearly has work to do attracting Black voters. In Nevada, which was the third state to vote, Mrs Clinton won a crushing 76 per cent of the black vote. Iowa and New Hampshire are overwhelmingly white and Democrats in those states tend to be more liberal than the national party. He did win among Hispanics by 53 per cent to 45 per cent. Clinton’s campaign has argued she would assert control of the Democratic race once it moved to more diverse states with black and Hispanic populations who have traditionally backed Clinton and have been slow to warm to Sanders.
He admitted he did “badly” with African American voters.
Hillary Clinton is supposed to be fundraising in California. As of mid-February, there were two petition campaigns created to urge superdelegates to reflect the popular vote instead of party elites’ sentiments.
Sanders was bolstered by growing support from Latino caucusgoers, winning 54 percent of their vote in Nevada, which he said was a key factor in making up so much ground.
Sanders referred to his massive gains in a statement.
“I just spoke to Secretary Clinton and congratulated her on her victory here in Nevada. I think Clinton is now unstoppable”, he said.
“Five weeks ago, we were 25 points behind in the polls; we have made some real progress”, Sanders said.
The eyes of the political world continue to remain on SC and it is now the Democrats’ turn to rally support ahead of this Saturday’s primary.
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There are more than 1,400 delegates at stake in states such as South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Louisiana, and depending on the outcome and proportional allocation of delegates, Clinton could build a comfortable lead.
