National convention, and theyre distributed proportionally based on the results of tuesdays primary. Donald trump so tonight, folks, this was a great evening. I love this place, i love this state. sen. Ted cruz theyre still counting the ballots, so we dont know the exact results, but i want to congratulate donald trump on a strong evening tonight. Ben carson also gave a speech tonight. Despite finishing second to last, told a crowd tonight that hes still in the race for the forseeable future. Marco rubio nor john kasich spoke tonight. Nevada is still relatively new to this whole caucusing thing. Since we just made the switch from primaries in 2008. And we have coverage of how they went. From different caucus locations all around northern nevada today. So lets check in and see how it went. With Team Coverage of campaign 2016. Ryan canaday got a chance to speak with caucusgoers in carson city. And erin breen spent the day at a caucus precinct at hug high. Erin lets start with you. How di
With us and we have a lot of energy here right now. We feel good about it. He plans to be in las vegas for the caucus tomorrow. Covering campaing 2016 erin breen channel 2 news. Earlier this morning, ben carson spoke to a crowd of more than 400 people at pipers opera house in Virginia City. The visit was notable for its historical significance. The last time a president or candidate visited the city was in the 1800s andi guevara has this report. Carson i can guarantee they dont like me. Crowd laughs dr. Ben carson says hes proud to be a washington outsider carson they began to realize that im not gonna play their games carson had fans cheering when he described the flat tax he would implement if elected, how hed strengthen our military and re invest in our Space Program all while reducing our national debt. Carson cutting back the size of the federal government, 4. 1 million federal employees, tens of thousands of them retire carson proposed a Health Care System that would allow users
What they call their preference groups. If someones undecided, they get to stand in another area of the room. Then something called viability. On caucus day, voters will head to their nearest caucus site where they will meet other members of their vote. For those wanting to participate, you must be party. Democrats have same day registration, while the republicans require voters to register by february 13th. Both parties also have different styles for their caucuses. Adam khan, chairman Washoe County Republican Party ours is you go in there, you talk, and try to persuade your neighbors, you try to persuade them. And then you make a secret ballot. So no one actually knows what your choice is. Now if theres only two people in your precinct, of course you know what the other person voted. But we like to keep that to ensure theres no voter intimidation. To find out how you can get involved with the democrats or republicans for caucus training, just head to our website and and remember the
Significant victory over hillary clinton. We won, because we harnessed the energy and excitement that the Democratic Party needs to succeed in november. Clinton conceded the loss, but said shes in it for the long haul. We are going to fight for every vote in every state. The next contests take place february 20th with the Democratic Caucus in nevada and the gop primary in south carolina. Danielle nottingham, cbs news, manchester, new hampshire. With the nevada caucuses less than two weeks away, local groups are offering classes for voters to familiarize themselves with how the process works. Amanda ketchledge is live in the newsroom after visiting both parties and their training sessions. Amanda both the democrats and republicans in Washoe County are doing what they can to make sure their supporters know when the caucuses happen, and how they on caucus day, voters will head to their nearest precinct site where they will meet other members of the community before casting their vote. Pam
Make sure we maintain integrity in the elections. We dont have same day registration for that reason. We dont want people just changing back and forth. Republicans participating in the Democratic Caucus could intentionally affect the results of a nominee for the party. And khan says thats morally wrong and against what their Republican Party stands for. Adam khan, Washoe County Republican Party who ever may be thinking that, we encourage them not to. Because if we start trying to decieve the election rules to get our own political gain, we really start crumbling down the foundation that this society was built on. Nevada secretary of state, Barbara Cegavske also issued this statement to discourage dual caucus participation. Saying quote, it is a concern that a registered voter in nevada might participate in both caucuses. Those voters suspected of participating in both caucuses will be reported to both Major Political parties and may be subject to challenge and disqualification from fur