Math and the Democratic Nevada Caucus
The Democratic Nevada Caucus had a close result, with previous First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton receiving 52.6% of the vote, and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont receiving 47.3%. They still have County conventions on April 2, and the State convention on May 14-15. There are 43 delegates, and until the convention they are called soft, with Hillary getting 23, Bernie 16, and 4 available.
Bernie Sanders took the New Hampshire primary with 60%, and Hillary Clinton had 38%. That could have been due to the neighboring favorite son effect of Sanders being from the neighboring state of Vermont. The rather more equal Nevada result shows that the favorite son effect was present. It also shows that the candidates are rather close, and we will have to see if this continues.
We look forward to seeing if the close result of the will of the voters persists through the caucus conventions.
