He also gained with Nevada Democratic voters who want a massive overhaul of the U.S. health insurance system. Sanders’ lead was so large that the Associated Press called the race with just four per cent of precincts reporting. The Nevada Democratic Party, the official vote-counter of the party-run presidential preference contest, still had reported only 484 out of 2,097 precincts seven hours after the caucuses began. “The Nevada results reinforce the reality that this fragmented field is putting Bernie Sanders on pace to amass an insurmountable delegate lead,” Bloomberg campaign manager Kevin Sheekey said in a statement after the Nevada race was called. The Nevada results reinforce the reality that this fragmented field is putting Bernie Sanders on pace to amass an insurmountable delegate leadNevada’s results showed Sanders base was expanding.

Source: National Post February 23, 2020 16:52 UTC