If Hispanic voters in Nevada are representative of the rest of the country, the most popular candidate with Hispanic Democrats is Bernie Sanders and the most popular Republican is Donald Trump. When those numbers, from entrance poll data reported by CNN, first came to light, they were met with a […] Read more »
Nevada Was Great For Donald Trump, Bad For Ted Cruz
Let’s get right to the point: Donald Trump had a great night, easily winning the Nevada GOP caucuses on Tuesday. The 46 percent of the vote he received is by far the highest share won by Trump, or any other Republican, in any state so far. … The result underscores […] Read more »
No Trump – you are not ‘number one with Hispanics’ in Nevada
Donald Trump won the Republican Nevada caucuses and in his victory speech Tuesday night he bragged about winning “the Hispanics” as he likes to say. He told his crowd of supporters “And you know what I’m really happy about? Number 1 with Hispanics!” However there are five very important points […] Read more »
Survey raises questions over Latino vote in Nevada
A data-driven controversy has erupted over a finding in the entrance poll of Nevada’s Democratic caucusgoers Saturday, with the results of the poll among Latinos seemingly at odds with widely held expectations that the group was a strong one for Hillary Clinton. The results of the Nevada entrance poll Saturday […] Read more »
Nevada Republican Caucuses: Entrance Poll Analysis
New highs in desire for an outsider candidate and in voter anger mark the Nevada Republican caucuses in preliminary entrance poll results. Six in 10 caucus-goers say they’re looking for someone from outside the political establishment, compared with about half in previous contests. About six in also describe themselves as […] Read more »
Polling Latinos has Always Been Controversial
The recent controversy over Latino voting in Nevada has brought out a contentious back and forth over whether Hillary Clinton lost Latino voters to Bernie Sanders. … The latest out of Nevada is part of a long line of controversies over Hispanic voters. When the media was claiming that Hillary […] Read more »