Clinton vs. Sanders: It remains closely

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Clinton vs. Sanders: It remains closely

In the US primaries of the Democrats to provide the candidates Clinton and Sanders continues to be a close race. Also in Nevada, creates the favourite to win is no comfortable lead. And the Republicans make it exciting.

The area code for the democratic presidential candidacy in the US state of Nevada is the favorite, Hillary Clinton closer than expected against their rivals Bernie Sanders. After counting two-thirds of the Stimmbezirke is almost five percentage points ahead. The news channels MSNBC and Fox News declared Clinton already to be the winner.

“To everyone in every corner of Nevada with determination and heart are involved: This is your victory. Thank you,” tweeted Clinton. Everywhere in the Western state were on Saturday followers of the Democrats to Wahlversammlungen together, the so-called Caucuses.

Hillary Clinton in the primary, the Democrats in Nevada

Pressure from the left

Nevada was for a long time as a safe haven for the former First Lady and US Secretary of state have been considered, before the clearly left-oriented Sanders in the polls strongly caught up. The Senator from Vermont could especially among young voters points. It sets as the favourite and applicable, Clinton, with its demands for a redistribution of wealth and a comprehensive Reform of the Wahlspendensystems under pressure.

Nevada was the first area code in the Western U.S. and the first with a high proportion of voters with hispanischem Background. Clinton had the first code at the beginning of February in the state of Iowa paper-thin won, Sanders won the other hand, in the second vote in New Hampshire significantly.

Bernie Sanders in Nevada

Republicans vote in South Carolina

With the Republicans running currently still in South Carolina, an area code, after the so-called Primary principle. Unlike the Caucuses, where the Parteibasis for a few hours in a public place for the choice of candidates gathered, can here the whole day votes.

Pollsters expect in South Carolina with a success of the populist businessman Donald Trump, who is already in New Hampshire had won. In Iowa had Trump in second place behind the arch-conservative Senator Ted Cruz occupied.

Area code of the Republicans in South Carolina: A polling station in Charleston

In the moderate-conservative camp share several Republican presidential candidates and the votes so far among themselves. After the departure of New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie ten days ago are still Ohio’s Governor John Kasich, Florida’s Ex-Governor Jeb Bush and Senator Marco Rubio as a possible standard-bearer of the Republican Establishment.

The presidential candidates of both parties hope that their Position in front of the so-called Super Tuesday on 1. March to strengthen, if in about a dozen state primaries take place. The votes in all 50 States, pull himself up in the early summer suggest their candidates to nominate Republicans and Democrats officially on the Nominierungsparteitagen in July. The USA then choose the 8. November, a new head of state.

President Barack Obama of the Democratic party after two terms in office will not re-compete.

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