Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has won the Nevada Democratic caucus in a very close race over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). With 49 percent of precincts reporting, Fox News called the election when Clinton had a four-point lead over Sanders.
BREAKING NEWS: Fox News projects @HillaryClinton as the winner of the Democratic Nevada Caucus. #NVDemsCaucus pic.twitter.com/xZyRkuve0X
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 20, 2016
Clinton’s narrow victory comes as a relief to her supporters, as she had seen a dramatic collapse in Nevada polls over the past month. At the end of 2015, Clinton had a comfortable, double digit-lead over Sanders that had effectively eroded into a tie in recent polls. So, while this was technically win for the candidate, her loss of support is stunning and could spell trouble for Clinton further down the road.
Clinton eked out a victory over Sanders in the Iowa caucus, but was trounced by the senator in the New Hampshire primary.
While it is still too early to do delegate projections for the state, Clinton has more superdelegates throughout the state.
UPDATE: The Associated Press called it too:
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic caucuses in Nevada. @AP race call at 5:15 p.m. EST. #Election2016 #APracecall
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 20, 2016
This post will be updated as information is available.
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