Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders in Tight Race in Nevada Caucuses

Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in Nevada’s Democratic Caucus on Saturday.

With 65% of the precincts reporting, Clinton was leading with 52.2% of the vote to Sanders’ 47.8%.

I just spoke to Secretary Clinton and congratulated her on her victory here in Nevada. The fact that Sanders couldn’t close the gap with black voters with a big advertising push is a very ominous sign for his campaign.

“You know, five weeks ago we were 25 points down in the polls, we have made some real progress”, he said in a speech to Nevada supporters. Clinton previously had a narrow win in the Iowa caucuses on February 1.

Hillary Clinton will win Nevada’s Democratic caucuses, NBC News projects, scoring a much-needed boost in the nomination race and depriving rival Bernie Sanders of a victory in a racially diverse state.

One young woman was invited repeatedly to join the Clinton side but adamantly refused. She weathered an influx of liberals and first-time caucus-goers to win in an unpredictable state. Hillary is now polling ahead of Sanders in 10 of the 12 states voting for their Democratic nominee that day.

Including superdelegates, she now has at least 501 delegates and Mr Sanders at least 69. “To everyone who turned out in every corner of Nevada with determination and heart: This is your win”, she wrote.

This win is expected to ensure that Clinton is in a stronger position heading into SC, whose Democratic primary is next weekend. Almost half said they prefer someone who has experience in politics and about the same numbers would rather see someone from outside the political establishment.

Clinton still has strong support among older Hispanic voters-a divide that was highlighted when Sanders supporters reportedly interrupted efforts by civil-rights leader Dolores Huerta, to provide Spanish translation at a rally at Harrahs casino.

Ted Cruz is now in second with just over 22 percent of the vote, although not all precincts have reported.