Democratic primary: Sanders wins by far in Nevada

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Bernie Sanders came out on top of the Nevada primary. The Vermont senator who promises a "political revolution" in the United States thus consolidates his status as a favorite to face Donald Trump in November.

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With our special correspondent in Las Vegas, Éric de Salve

At 78, the independent senator with a clearly marked program on the left had a very large advantage, with 46% of the vote, over still partial results. According to these results from 23% of the polling stations, the former moderate vice-president Joe Biden appeared in second place (23%), far ahead of the former mayor Pete Buttigieg (13%).

The latter sought, with a strong speech, to present himself as the best moderate bulwark against a Bernie Sanders whom he judges too far to the left to be able to rally the voters and beat Donald Trump. " Senator Sanders believes in an inflexible ideological revolution that forgets most democrats, not to mention most Americans, " he said. Benjamin and 38-year-old primary revelation, he warned Democratic voters against the risk of choosing a socialist for whom capitalism is " the source of all evils ".

Three wins in three elections

It is the first time that a candidate wins the popular vote in the first three elections of a Democratic primary and reading the results in a Las Vegas gymnasium transformed into a polling station, Christie dressed in a T-shirt in support of Bernie is delighted.

As in the rest of Nevada, Bernie Sanders crushes the competition and if this tele-assistant suffering from a genetic disease voted Sanders, it is for one of the flagship promises of the socialist candidate: health insurance for all.

" Most Americans have a hard time making ends meet and are constantly living in fear of having a health insurance problem," says Christie. Half of the bankruptcies in the United States are due to the exorbitant costs of hospital care. We need to improve our health care system and create a system that works for everyone . ”

Sanders appeals to minorities

This victory is also that of an army of young volunteers tirelessly deployed in the field like Will, 25, convinced by the dean of the candidates. “ It is the result of months of work. I knocked on the door of at least 700 houses in my neighborhood to mobilize people. Today is like Christmas! "Enthuses the young man.

Already leading among the under 30s in Iowa and New Hampshire, the senator from Vermont wins the jackpot among the minorities of Nevada. 53% of Latinos and 27% of blacks voted for him. What comfortably install Bernie Sanders in his favorite status.

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