End. Beyond bernie and pete, the underlying confusion in iowa made worse by conflicting messaging from the dnc and the Iowa Democratic party, has also denied Amy Klobuchar the positive coverage that comes from defying expectations with a relatively strong finish. Its also helped joe biden avoid the consequences of an undisputably poor showing. All of this culminating in next weeks New Hampshire primary, and a threatening naretive that the dems are in disarray. Joining me now Campaign Manager for Bernie Sanders, faz sha kooer. Youre already on the spin room floor. Who is your main rival . Is it Bernie Sanders i mean Pete Buttigieg or joe biden . It is not Bernie Sanders. Bernie sanders has a unique appeal and he can build a coalition that can beat donald trump. I think in my view its him making the case of why he is special amongst the rest of the peeled. But when you look at the field and when you look at what happened in iowa and whats happening in New Hampshire in terms of the polls,
One volunteer we know has already quit because of it. Cnn National Correspondent ed lavandera is in las vegas with more details. What are you hearing from voters, ed . Reporter well, i think the voters have been speaking rather loudly here over the last week as about 75,000 voters have already cast their ballots in the nevada caucus and to give you a sense of what that means is that thats roughly a little less than the number of people that voted in the last caucus back in 2016, so the question of what the turnout will look like today is something that the campaigns will be looking at very closely, just how many people will they be dealing with in person as they start tabulating those votes, the polls here open in about five hours, noon pacific time here in las vegas, thats when the voting starts. We are at the East Las Vegas community center, this is a predominantly low income working class latino neighborhood, there is a great deal of focus on how latino voters will turn out in this
Nevada Democrats bypass state party, deepen internal split
By MICHELLE L. PRICEJune 9, 2021 GMT
LAS VEGAS (AP) A divide among Nevada Democrats has deepened as top Democratic officials opted to bypass the state party and set up an alternate party organization in Washoe County ahead of next year’s election.
Tuesday’s decision to shift the coordinated Democratic campaign to reach voters, organize and fundraise for 2022 comes after progressive leaders took over the state party earlier this year.
The decision has the backing of U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Gov. Steve Sisolak, Democrats seen as moderates who are seeking reelection next year.
LAS VEGAS (AP) A divide among Nevada Democrats has deepened as top Democratic officials opted to bypass the state party and set up an alternate party organization in Washoe County ahead of next year's election.