Clinton, Sanders race takes on angrier tone after Nevada

The Vermont senator carried more than 8 in 10 voters under 30, while the former secretary of state carried two-thirds of those 45 and older.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ recent surge in Nevada ultimately fell short Saturday.

Both Council and his wife, Jeannine, say they came out in support of Sanders because he’s proven his viability as a candidate with a win in New Hampshire and a very close second in Iowa.

“To everyone who turned out in every corner of Nevada with determination and heart: This is your win”, Hillary Clinton tweeted. But it does give her the ability to say that she’s, you know, stopping some of that Sanders’ momentum – Bernmentum (ph) if you will. Hillary Clinton won the Democratic caucuses.

“Israel is our partner, our ally”, she said. A majority of those who said the economy was their top issue supported Clinton, as did most of those who said the top issue was health care.

Clinton tweeted out a big thanks to her supporters following the results. With Clinton holding a commanding lead among superdelegates, the party insiders who are influential in picking the nominee, Sanders must rack up some significant wins in the remaining contests to catch up. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks during a rally in Greenville, S.C. With its red, white and blue bunting, patriotic slogans and ubiquitous country songs, the presidential campaign marching through SC and Nevada seems like an all-American affair.

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Hillary Clinton, coming off a hard-fought victory in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, acknowledged she has work to do in convincing independent voters and others that she’s trustworthy. Assuming Clinton does prevail in the Palmetto State next week, she will then be set up nicely heading into Super Tuesday on March 1, which will include similarly friendly territory in the form of southern states like Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. There has been some discussion of Nevada losing its “first in the West” status due to low voter turnout in recent caucuses.

Take note: Clinton’s success among black voters in Nevada could bode well in SC, where blacks make up a much larger share of voters. She didn’t win in a landslide. Democratic voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada this year were far more likely to describe themselves as liberal than they were in 2008.