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 »
Core Groups Hold Steady for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Donald J. Trump won the South Carolina Republican primary with a strong showing among his core supporters — men, moderate conservatives, those without college degrees and older voters. … Hillary Clinton patched together a winning coalition in the Nevada caucuses of women, older voters, African-Americans, college graduates and members of […] Read more »
What We Learned From Nevada and South Carolina
1) Hillary firewall holds; Bernie hits his ceiling Despite a last-minute surge of “Bern-mentum” and weakening support among Latinos, Hillary Clinton put up a strong showing at the Nevada caucuses on Saturday thanks in part to strong support from African-Americans and older voters. … 2) Trump wins big and is […] Read more »