Hillary Clinton is losing faith in her “Latino firewall” in Nevada

[berniepdx420]

Updated by Dara Lind on February 16, 2016

LAS VEGAS, NV — In October 2015, Nevada staffers for Hillary Clinton boasted that the state was "Hillary country." One big reason for their confidence: Challenger Bernie Sanders might be used to heavily white states like Iowa and New Hampshire (and his home state of Vermont), but Clinton had the edge among nonwhite voters. So when the primary season moved to states that look more like the Democratic base — Nevada and South Carolina — Clinton would be on solid ground.

Fast-forward to today, less than a week before the Nevada caucuses, and the Clinton campaign finds itself arguing that Saturday's Nevada caucus will look a lot like Iowa's — in a state that is only 51.5 percent white, Clinton spokespeople have argued, the Democratic caucus will be 80 percent white.

http://www.vox.com/2016/2/16/11014922/nevada-caucus-latinos

[gyroscope]

1. But but but, NV doesn't matter

its a white state like NH.

[islandmkl]

2. it's a lot whiter than NH...or not...but definitely one of the two:

compared to all 50 states and DC, Nevada ranks 45th in white population makeup of the state...

can't get much whiter than that...except in 44 other states....

http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/distribution-by-raceethnicity/

[gyroscope]

3. White population

Nevada: 50% white

New Hampshire: 92% white


That's what it says in your link.

[islandmkl]

4. i believe we are making the same point....

[gyroscope]

5. Oh okay