Clinton edges Obama, Romney wins in Nevada Caucus
January 19, 2008 
Hillary Clinton edged out Barack Obama on the Democratic side and Mitt Romney won handily in the Nevada Caucuses Saturday:
Clinton, who held a slight lead in Nevada polls this week, beat out Sen. Barack Obama, claiming her third straight contest after Obama took the Iowa caucuses Jan. 3. Early projections showed a close race between the two front-runners, with former Sen. John Edwards running a distant third.
Romney won broad support among Nevada’s Republican voters, according to preliminary entrance poll result analysis by ABC News. Notably, while Mormons only make up 7 percent of the state’s population, they accounted for roughly a quarter of Republican caucus-goers. Ninety percent of them supported Romney, who is Mormon.
While the media will likely report Clinton’s success as a big win over Obama, in Nevada this amounts to Clinton only winning one delegate more, 13-12, actually giving him the delegate lead overall.
Looks like Romney and Paul’s extra time spent campaigning in Nevada paid off for each of their campaigns, giving Romney the win and Paul some earned validity by grabbing a second-place finish. Duncan Hunter, on the other hand, announced he was dropping his presidential bid shortly after garnering only 2% of the vote in Nevada.
This post was originally posted on ElectionSquad.com.
