Hillary Clinton, left, greets supporters with her husband and former President Bill Clinton at a Nevada Democratic caucus rally.John Locher/AP
Hillary Clinton appears to have eked out a win in the Nevada Democratic caucuses on Saturday. With more than half of precincts reporting, the networks called this third contest of the 2016 Democratic primary in Clinton’s favor around 5 p.m. ET.
Bernie Sanders kept it close, but Clinton performed well in Las Vegas’ Clark County, especially among minority voters, helping the former secretary of state hang on for the victory.
Sanders congratulated Clinton on her win, but framed the close results as something of a victory for his campaign, which was far behind in the state until the past week.
NEW@BernieSanders statement on Nevada pic.twitter.com/d7ZZDdSBrU
— E McMorris-Santoro (@EvanMcSan) February 20, 2016
And in case you were wondering, there were no coin flips. There were, however, the far more reasonable games of high card.
Pahrump precinct chair Peggy Rhoads with the cards drawn in tied Precinct 10. Hillary’s ace beat Bernie’s six. pic.twitter.com/7RZMF9IOVH
— Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) February 20, 2016
