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| | [[File:The-weeping-frenchman.png|right|300px|thumb|''The Weeping Frenchman''. MSNBC's [[Chris Matthews]] compared Sanders' victory to the Fall of France to the [[Nazi]]s in 1940.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtYKP6JvQc</ref>]] | | [[File:The-weeping-frenchman.png|right|300px|thumb|''The Weeping Frenchman''. MSNBC's [[Chris Matthews]] compared Sanders' victory to the Fall of France to the [[Nazi]]s in 1940.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtYKP6JvQc</ref>]] |
| − | The '''2020 Nevada Democratic caucuses''' were the third contest for the [[Democratic Party]]'s nomination for President in the 2020 general election. They were held in [[Nevada]] on Saturday, February 22, 2020. 36 of the state's 48 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were to be decided on the basis of the caucus results. | + | The '''2020 Nevada Democratic caucuses''' were the third contest for the [[Democratic Party]]'s nomination for president in the 2020 general election. They were held in [[Nevada]] on Saturday, February 22, 2020. 36 of the state's 48 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were to be decided on the basis of the caucus results. |
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| | [[Vermont]] senator and avowed [[socialist]] [[Bernie Sanders]] was the winner of the caucus, gaining a clear majority of available delegates, followed by [[Joe Biden]] and [[Pete Buttigieg]]. | | [[Vermont]] senator and avowed [[socialist]] [[Bernie Sanders]] was the winner of the caucus, gaining a clear majority of available delegates, followed by [[Joe Biden]] and [[Pete Buttigieg]]. |
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| | ==Polling== | | ==Polling== |
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| − | Until early January, former Vice-President [[Joe Biden]] dominated the polling for the Nevada caucus, averaging 25-30% of the vote. Over the month of January, the situation shifted in favor of [[Bernie Sanders]], who held a significant lead in the two weeks prior to the caucus. The latest polls have indicated a maintenance of these figures: an Emerson College poll covering the period February 19-20, 2020, gave him 30% of the vote as compared to 16% for Biden,<ref>https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/nevada-2020-sanders-with-comfortable-lead-heading-into-caucus-tight-race-for-second-place</ref> while a Data for Progress poll ending February 21 gave the [[socialist]] senator a 19-point lead over Biden and [[Elizabeth Warren]].<ref>https://www.dataforprogress.org/memos/nevada-caucus-poll</ref> | + | Until early January, former Vice-President [[Joe Biden]] dominated the polling for the Nevada caucus, averaging 25-30% of the vote. Over the month of January, the situation shifted in favor of [[Bernie Sanders]], who held a significant lead in the two weeks prior to the caucus. The latest polls have indicated a maintenance of these figures: an Emerson College poll covering the period February 19–20, 2020, gave him 30% of the vote as compared to 16% for Biden,<ref>https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/nevada-2020-sanders-with-comfortable-lead-heading-into-caucus-tight-race-for-second-place</ref> while a Data for Progress poll ending February 21 gave the [[socialist]] senator a 19-point lead over Biden and [[Elizabeth Warren]].<ref>https://www.dataforprogress.org/memos/nevada-caucus-poll</ref> |
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| | The most recent poll aggregators suggested a pronounced lead for Sanders, with 30-32%, with Biden and Buttigieg vying for a distant second. | | The most recent poll aggregators suggested a pronounced lead for Sanders, with 30-32%, with Biden and Buttigieg vying for a distant second. |
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| | ! Poll aggregator !! Polling date !! [[Bernie Sanders]] !! [[Joe Biden]] !! [[Pete Buttigieg]] !! [[Elizabeth Warren]] !! [[Tom Steyer]] !! [[Amy Klobuchar]] !! Other !! Undecided | | ! Poll aggregator !! Polling date !! [[Bernie Sanders]] !! [[Joe Biden]] !! [[Pete Buttigieg]] !! [[Elizabeth Warren]] !! [[Tom Steyer]] !! [[Amy Klobuchar]] !! Other !! Undecided |
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| − | | 270 to Win || February 14-21, 2020 || 30.0% || 16.7% || 14.0% || 13.7% || 9.7% || 9.7% || 1.3% || 4.9% | + | | 270 to Win || February 14–21, 2020 || 30.0% || 16.7% || 14.0% || 13.7% || 9.7% || 9.7% || 1.3% || 4.9% |
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| − | | RealClear Politics || February 19-21, 2020 || 32.5% || 16.0% || 16.0% || 14.0% || 9.0% || 9.5% || 2.0% || 1.0% | + | | RealClear Politics || February 19–21, 2020 || 32.5% || 16.0% || 16.0% || 14.0% || 9.0% || 9.5% || 2.0% || 1.0% |
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| | | FiveThirtyEight || to February 21, 2020 || 30.5% || 14.4% || 15.3% || 11.8% || 10.2% || 8.9% || 11.0% || -- | | | FiveThirtyEight || to February 21, 2020 || 30.5% || 14.4% || 15.3% || 11.8% || 10.2% || 8.9% || 11.0% || -- |
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| | {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |
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| − | ==External link== | + | ==External links== |
| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1VSFsbyh3M&t=234s Putin Wins Big in Nevada!], ''The Still Report'', Feb 22, 2020. youtube | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1VSFsbyh3M&t=234s Putin Wins Big in Nevada!], ''The Still Report'', Feb 22, 2020. YouTube |
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| | [[Category:United States Presidential Election, 2020]] | | [[Category:United States Presidential Election, 2020]] |