Democratic strategist Joel Payne, Maya King from Politico, and Jon Ralston from The Nevada Independent join Politics with Amy Walter to discuss Saturday’s caucus in Nevada and how candidates fared this week. CONT. Politics with Amy Walter Read more »
Nevada Caucuses Could Be a Preview of What’s to Come
The Nevada caucuses on Saturday will be the first contest of the Democratic presidential race with a racial makeup that (very roughly) reflects the population of the nation as a whole. So while the actual delegate haul is rather small, the results could be read as a preview of what’s […] Read more »
Latino Voters are Betting on Bernie
Latinos are politically energized in 2020 and their votes can propel a candidate into the winner’s circle. The stakes could not be higher for the Democratic presidential hopefuls as they head into the Nevada caucuses. The hyper-diversity of the Democratic Party’s electorate makes Nevada a litmus test for how candidates […] Read more »
Latinos will make their voices heard in Democratic race over the next four weeks
The Latino impact on the Democratic presidential race will be felt very soon. Almost all of the states with a large Latino population will vote in just the next four weeks: Nevada on February 22 through Arizona, Florida and Illinois on March 17 — with Texas, California and Colorado in […] Read more »
The presidential contest turns to African American and Latino voters. For some candidates, that’s a problem.
… After two contests in states with overwhelmingly white electorates, the Democratic presidential primaries are moving into a broader and more diverse landscape where Latino and African American voters play a potentially decisive role — and are up for grabs. Just as more voters of color are poised to assert […] Read more »
Which Democratic candidate will win the Latino vote? Nevada is the first test.
Early voting began Saturday in Nevada ahead of the state’s caucus on Feb. 22nd, which will give Democrats their first substantial feedback from Latino voters on their presidential candidates. While Latinos voted in Iowa and New Hampshire and efforts were made to increase participation, Nevada has a larger, far more […] Read more »