Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has beat Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the Nevada caucuses, winning 53 percent versus Sanders’ 47 percent. Clinton celebrated her victory Saturday night.
Hillary Clinton: “We need more than a plan for the big banks. The middle class needs a raise, and we need more jobs. We need jobs that pay well and can’t be outsourced, jobs that provide dignity and a future.”
Exit polls show Sanders again dominated among young people, with 82 percent of under-30 voters. Clinton won strong support among African-American voters, a bad sign for Sanders heading into this week’s Democratic primary in South Carolina. Despite beating Clinton in the earlier New Hampshire primary, a tally of delegates so far shows Sanders has just 70 delegates while Clinton has 502. That’s in part thanks to unelected superdelegates, often lobbyists or elected officials who represent the party elite and aren’t beholden to what voters want. Sanders vowed to continue his campaign for the nomination.
Sen. Bernie Sanders: “We have come a very long way in nine months. It is clear to me—and, I think, most observers—that the wind is at our backs. We have the momentum. And I believe—I believe that when Democrats assemble in Philadelphia in July at that convention, we are going to see the results of one of the great political upsets in the history of the United States.”