What Bernie Sanders' Win In Nevada Means For The Democratic Presidential Race
After a big win in Nevada, Bernie Sanders is unquestionably the frontrunner in the race to be the Democratic nominee to take on Donald Trump in November’s presidential election.
Sanders, 78, pulled further away from his rivals after his strong early showings, securing broad-based support across age, race and ideology.
Nevada, with its large Latino community, was seen as a significant test for the senator from Vermont since it is more reflective of the wider US population than in the pervious two contests in Iowa and New Hampshire.
The state-by-state election now moves to 15 nominating contests in the next 10 days, with 14 states voting on Super Tuesday on March 3.
The question now is: can anyone stop Sanders?
What happened in Nevada?
With 50% of the results in as of Sunday morning, Sanders had captured a commanding 47% of the delegates in Nevada - more than twice as many as his nearest rival and a bigger margin than most expected.
Former US vice president Joe Biden appeared headed to a badly needed second-place finish, and Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend in Indiana, was in third. Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren landed in fourth, while Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer were still in a close race for fifth.
Nevada’s population, which aligns more with the US as a whole than the opening elections in Iowa and New Hampshire, is 29% Latino, 10% Black and 9% Asian American and Pacific Islander.
Triumph in the first racially diverse state in the campaign suggested Sanders was reaching a broader coalition of Democratic voters with his unapologetic message of social and economic justice, including his signature pledge to provide universal healthcare for all Americans.
His campaign argues the candidate will bring in new voters — largely progressives and young people — who have been alienated by politics.
“Together we will defeat the most dangerous president in the modern history of this country,” Sanders told a cheering throng of...
