Washoe County Democratic Convention 2016. (Photo: Trevor Bexon/flickr/cc)
Apr 03, 2016
Six weeks after he lost the Nevada caucuses, Bernie Sanders has likely narrowed Hillary Clinton's delegate lead in that state after winning Saturday's county-level Democratic conventions.
The Las Vegas Sun explains:
The county convention was the second in a three-step process for Nevada to choose its delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention this summer. The first was the February caucuses, the results of which are used to apportion 23 of the delegates Nevada will send to the national convention. The second step, the county convention, is when delegates are selected to the state convention in May. The third step is the state convention, when 12 more delegates are apportioned based on attendees' preferences.
According to the Associated Press, the conventions held throughout Nevada yielded 2,124 Sanders-supporting delegates who will head to the state convention on May 14, accounting for 55 percent of the total delegates. Hillary Clinton earned 1,722 delegates, or 45 percent of the total.
"This means we won Nevada," Sanders' Nevada state director Joan Kato said.
Veteran Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston wrote on his blog that Sanders "probably flipped two delegates from Hillary Clinton's camp," narrowing her lead from 20-15 to 18-17.
And Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver told the Washington Post "his team believes Sanders has at least narrowed the gap to a single delegate--and he raised the possibility that his candidate could actually come out of Nevada with more delegates than Clinton when all is said and done."
There were complaints about the process on both sides.
Heavy notes: "This isn't the first time in the presidential campaign that a caucus or primary win was changed in the convention. On the GOP side, Donald Trump won Louisiana with the popular vote on primary day. But Ted Cruz ended up with more delegates at the state convention."
Join Us: News for people demanding a better world
Common Dreams is powered by optimists who believe in the power of informed and engaged citizens to ignite and enact change to make the world a better place. We're hundreds of thousands strong, but every single supporter makes the difference. Your contribution supports this bold media model—free, independent, and dedicated to reporting the facts every day. Stand with us in the fight for economic equality, social justice, human rights, and a more sustainable future. As a people-powered nonprofit news outlet, we cover the issues the corporate media never will. Join with us today! |
Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.
Deirdre Fulton
Deirdre Fulton is a former Common Dreams senior editor and staff writer. Previously she worked as an editor and writer for the Portland Phoenix and the Boston Phoenix, where she was honored by the New England Press Association and the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. A Boston University graduate, Deirdre is a co-founder of the Maine-based Lorem Ipsum Theater Collective and the PortFringe theater festival. She writes young adult fiction in her spare time.
Six weeks after he lost the Nevada caucuses, Bernie Sanders has likely narrowed Hillary Clinton's delegate lead in that state after winning Saturday's county-level Democratic conventions.
The Las Vegas Sun explains:
The county convention was the second in a three-step process for Nevada to choose its delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention this summer. The first was the February caucuses, the results of which are used to apportion 23 of the delegates Nevada will send to the national convention. The second step, the county convention, is when delegates are selected to the state convention in May. The third step is the state convention, when 12 more delegates are apportioned based on attendees' preferences.
According to the Associated Press, the conventions held throughout Nevada yielded 2,124 Sanders-supporting delegates who will head to the state convention on May 14, accounting for 55 percent of the total delegates. Hillary Clinton earned 1,722 delegates, or 45 percent of the total.
"This means we won Nevada," Sanders' Nevada state director Joan Kato said.
Veteran Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston wrote on his blog that Sanders "probably flipped two delegates from Hillary Clinton's camp," narrowing her lead from 20-15 to 18-17.
And Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver told the Washington Post "his team believes Sanders has at least narrowed the gap to a single delegate--and he raised the possibility that his candidate could actually come out of Nevada with more delegates than Clinton when all is said and done."
There were complaints about the process on both sides.
Heavy notes: "This isn't the first time in the presidential campaign that a caucus or primary win was changed in the convention. On the GOP side, Donald Trump won Louisiana with the popular vote on primary day. But Ted Cruz ended up with more delegates at the state convention."
Deirdre Fulton
Deirdre Fulton is a former Common Dreams senior editor and staff writer. Previously she worked as an editor and writer for the Portland Phoenix and the Boston Phoenix, where she was honored by the New England Press Association and the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. A Boston University graduate, Deirdre is a co-founder of the Maine-based Lorem Ipsum Theater Collective and the PortFringe theater festival. She writes young adult fiction in her spare time.
Six weeks after he lost the Nevada caucuses, Bernie Sanders has likely narrowed Hillary Clinton's delegate lead in that state after winning Saturday's county-level Democratic conventions.
The Las Vegas Sun explains:
The county convention was the second in a three-step process for Nevada to choose its delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention this summer. The first was the February caucuses, the results of which are used to apportion 23 of the delegates Nevada will send to the national convention. The second step, the county convention, is when delegates are selected to the state convention in May. The third step is the state convention, when 12 more delegates are apportioned based on attendees' preferences.
According to the Associated Press, the conventions held throughout Nevada yielded 2,124 Sanders-supporting delegates who will head to the state convention on May 14, accounting for 55 percent of the total delegates. Hillary Clinton earned 1,722 delegates, or 45 percent of the total.
"This means we won Nevada," Sanders' Nevada state director Joan Kato said.
Veteran Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston wrote on his blog that Sanders "probably flipped two delegates from Hillary Clinton's camp," narrowing her lead from 20-15 to 18-17.
And Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver told the Washington Post "his team believes Sanders has at least narrowed the gap to a single delegate--and he raised the possibility that his candidate could actually come out of Nevada with more delegates than Clinton when all is said and done."
There were complaints about the process on both sides.
Heavy notes: "This isn't the first time in the presidential campaign that a caucus or primary win was changed in the convention. On the GOP side, Donald Trump won Louisiana with the popular vote on primary day. But Ted Cruz ended up with more delegates at the state convention."
We've had enough. The 1% own and operate the corporate media. They are doing everything they can to defend the status quo, squash dissent and protect the wealthy and the powerful. The Common Dreams media model is different. We cover the news that matters to the 99%. Our mission? To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good. How? Nonprofit. Independent. Reader-supported. Free to read. Free to republish. Free to share. With no advertising. No paywalls. No selling of your data. Thousands of small donations fund our newsroom and allow us to continue publishing. Can you chip in? We can't do it without you. Thank you.