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Nevada caucuses: crucial ‘first in the west’ Democratic contest kicks off – live

Saturday’s vote could be a make-or-break moment for candidates in the first state with a diverse electorate

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The Guardian’s Sam Levin has been attending a caucus at the University of Nevada Reno, where Bernie Sanders will win every single delegate.

In the group I’ve been following, it’s official: all nine delegates from this precinct going to @BernieSanders pic.twitter.com/MJoxm42sEn

In another precinct in University of Reno, Nevada, the two viable candidates are @BernieSanders (69)@amyklobuchar (41) pic.twitter.com/1jU1cxni27

Here’s another interesting data point on the debate over Medicare-for-all, from the Washington Post. A strong majority of caucus-goers are apparently unattached to their current health care plans…

JUST IN: 6 in 10 Nevada caucus-goers report in exit polls that they support eliminating private insurance & creating a single-payer system, per WaPo gurus @sfcpoll & @EmGusk. Same result in both NH and IowaHealth care *the* top issue in all 3 stateshttps://t.co/HbbJyByU3m

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Source: US Politics - theguardian.com


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