Chinanews.com reported on February 23 that, in the afternoon of the local time on the 22nd, the Nevada Democratic Party and Group Meeting vote began. US media predicts that Senator Sanders will win in Nevada, consolidating his lead in the primaries.
Data map: US Democratic Presidential candidate, Federal Senator Sanders. Photo by Zhang Weiran, China News Agency
It is reported that Nevada is the second state after Iowa to use party voting. Nevada Democrats have voted for the ideal presidential candidate in more than 250 local polls, hoping to defeat Republican President Trump in the November 3 election.
According to the results of about 5% of the votes, Sanders achieved an absolute lead. Many media including the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), ABC and Fox News predicted him. Will win Nevada.
According to NBC data, Sanders received 44.7% of the vote, followed by former Vice President Biden with 19.5% of the votes, and former South Bend Mayor of Indiana, Pete Buttigieg received 15.6% of the votes.
According to the US media, Biden desperately needed a boost after the poor performance of the two states in which the first primary elections were held in Iowa and New Hampshire. His second win in Nevada gave him new hope for his struggling election campaign.
Data map: US Democratic Party presidential candidate, former vice president Biden. Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Mengtong
According to entrance polls, about half of Latino voters expressed support for Sanders. Only one-tenth of this group said they would support Biden, which is comparable to Buttigieg and Senator Elizabeth Warren. Among African-American voters, Biden received one-third of support, Sanders received one-quarter of support, and Warren received one-eighth.
Entry polls also show that most Democratic voters support government-controlled health insurance rather than private health care services, which is good news for Sanders and Warren, supporters of Universal Health Insurance.
The next primaries will be held in South Carolina on February 29; the next day will be "Super Tuesday" on March 3, when 14 states will hold primaries at the same time. Attribution of votes, a high percentage of votes required to win the nomination, may affect the candidate's advance or retreat or victory.