The pollster for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that his final survey before the Nevada caucuses showed Sanders winning Latino support by nearly the same margin as independent entrance polling that Hillary Clinton’s campaign has sought to discredit. CONT. John Wagner, Washington Post Read more »
More Reason to Doubt Claim That Sanders Won Hispanic Vote in Nevada
The debate over who really won the Hispanic vote in Nevada, Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, continues today. As I wrote Sunday, I think the balance of evidence points to Mrs. Clinton: Her strength in the heavily Hispanic areas of Las Vegas and among Hispanic voters in most national polls […] Read more »
Two Saturday Surprises
Two surprising results came out of the Nevada Democratic caucuses and South Carolina Republican primary Saturday: in the former, Bernie Sanders’ showing among Hispanics; in the latter, Donald Trump’s performance among evangelicals. Each is worth a closer look. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Clinton Campaign Rebuffs Sanders on Latino Vote in Nevada
The Clinton campaign had one of its polling firms that specializes in the Latino vote assess the Nevada caucus results in an effort to rebut the claim by Senator Bernie Sanders that, though he lost overall, he won among Hispanics, a demographic that is crucial to the success of both […] Read more »
Why Clinton, Not Sanders, Probably Won the Hispanic Vote in Nevada
One of Saturday’s biggest election surprises was the entrance and exit polling measuring Hispanic voters in the Nevada caucus. It found that Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton by eight percentage points among Hispanic voters, overturning months of conventional wisdom about Mrs. Clinton’s strength among nonwhites. But there are a lot […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders Makes Progress, But Hillary Clinton Remains The Favorite
The Democratic contest moved to a not-totally-white contest, and Hillary Clinton had her best showing yet. She won the Nevada caucuses by over 5 percentage points, with an electorate that was only 59 percent white. And while there are still some questions about how Latinos voted, Clinton can claim tremendous […] Read more »