U.S. election race: Hillary Clinton wins in Nevada

Gesturing toward one of his top SC supporters, Henry McMaster, Trump said: “The lieutenant governor of SC, I will take him over the governor any time”.

Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in the Nevada caucuses, the third nominating state in the race for the Democratic presidential nod and a must-win for the former secretary of state.

Clinton beat Barack Obama in the Nevada caucus in 2008, and campaign manager Robby Mook, who engineered that victory and a young lieutenant in Clinton’s campaign apparatus, was expected to make a similar push this time around. Three-fourths of caucus-goers under age 45 supported Sanders on Saturday, and he won almost 85 percent of those under 30.

The two candidates will now face off in South Carolina’s Democratic primary next Saturday, where Clinton is widely expected to win, buoyed at least in part by support that she expects from African-American voters.

Nevada voters started lining up to cast their vote at precincts inside casinos, high schools, and community centers across the state at about 11 a.m. The Associated Press first reported the victory at about 2:15 p.m.

On the morning after Bernie Sanders’ loss to Hillary Clinton in the Nevada caucuses, the Vermont senator admitted he was perhaps finally proven right.

“I am heading on to Texas, Bill is on his way to Colorado, the future we want is within our grasp”, Clinton said. (Courtesy Media General) Bellagio employees attend the Democratic Caucus in Nevada.

The Washington Post said Clinton had an early advantage because of her on-the-ground organization early in 2015.

In his concession speech, Sanders congratulated Clinton but noted what he described as an uphill battle against the Democratic “establishment”. “As I understand it, we actually won the Latino vote yesterday, which is a big breakthrough for us”.

After all, Clinton set up shop in Nevada about a year ago. Democrats here in SC for their primary, both elections sure to be affected, maybe a lot, by what’s happening in both parties today.

“I think the more people know our record, the better we do”, Sanders said Sunday on CBS’ “Face The Nation”.

Beyond Super Tuesday, Clinton and Sanders are looking ahead to the March 15 contests in Florida, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio.