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Headline Roundup February 22nd, 2020

Nevada Prepares for Caucuses, the Third 2020 Primary

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Democrats in Nevada are heading to the polls Saturday to cast their vote for their party's nominee in the third presidential primary of the 2020 election. Analysis and news coverage from outlets on both sides of the aisle highlighted what the primary means for specific candidates, among whom Bernie Sanders is forecast to win, but also for the party as a whole, which is still trying to prove itself after a messy Iowa caucus earlier this month. Republicans, on the other hand, will not be going to the polls today; the party voted to cancel its caucus last year.

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26 Scenarios For What Things Could Look Like After Nevada
26 Scenarios For What Things Could Look Like After Nevada

538 (ABC News)

Analysis

The results in Nevada will likely have a meaningful effect on the overall race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Coming into Saturday, Sen. Bernie Sanders is a strong favorite to win Nevada β€” FiveThirtyEight’s forecast gives him about a 6 in 7 chance of finishing first there. But how much he wins by β€” or whether he wins at all β€” will also affect what the race looks like coming out of the Silver State. Although Sanders is favored, there’s still a chance that someone else wins Nevada β€” not...

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Sanders aims for Nevada caucus win to keep momentum going -- but other Dems not giving up
Sanders aims for Nevada caucus win to keep momentum going -- but other Dems not giving up

Fox News Digital

News

LAS VEGAS – The White House race has moved west to Nevada, where the electorate is much more diverse, but Sen. Bernie Sanders is aiming for the same result -- a repeat performance of his victory in last week’s New Hampshire primary.

Looking out at a crowd of more than 2,000 supporters at a caucus eve rally Friday night, the populist senator from Vermont -- who’s making his second straight White House run -- touted his win in New Hampshire and his edge in the raw vote totals in Iowa’s...

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US Democrats turn to Nevada to clarify a chaotic campaign
US Democrats turn to Nevada to clarify a chaotic campaign

Al Jazeera

News

The muddled race to secure the Democratic nomination for US president enters a new phase this weekend as voters in the western state of Nevada gather to show their preference for one of the seven candidates still in the race.

With two contests behind them, the candidates fanned out across the state ahead of the vote in an effort to convince caucus-goers that they were best suited to take on President Donald Trump in the November general election.

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