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Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 10:59 PM Feb 2016

"Hillary Clinton's Nevada victory - what's different from 2008?" (HINT - Sanders outperformed Obama)

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In 2008, Hillary Clinton won the Nevada caucuses, beating then-Sen. Barack Obama 51 percent to 45 percent, and now, eight years later, she scored a repeat performance against her primary opponent, Bernie Sanders, this time by a slightly narrower margin, 52 percent to 48 percent.

What's different eight years later, and what do those difference say about the the race ahead?
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Potential trouble ahead for Clinton
Clinton may have done well with some key groups, but the data also show that there are some warning signs on the horizon for the Clinton campaign. Despite going to Nevada early and spending a good deal of time there in comparison to Sanders, Clinton didn't perform as well as she did eight years ago with a few demographic groups, in particular Hispanics, young people, and independents.

Hispanics
Sanders captured 53 percent of the Hispanic vote this year in contrast to Clinton's 45 percent. This represents a substantial decline in support for Clinton among Hispanics compared to eight years ago. In 2008, Clinton got 64 percent of the Hispanic vote, compared to Mr. Obama's 26 percent.

Young people
Clinton did not win young people in either 2008 or 2016. But eight years ago she captured 33 percent of those under the age of 30, compared with just 12 percent in Saturday's contest.

Independents
Nevada limits its caucus to registered Democrats, but same-day registration is available. Among those caucus goers who identify as independent, Sanders did well, capturing more than 70 percent of the vote, compared to Clinton's 23 percent. While Clinton lost independents to Obama in 2008, at that time she was able to capture 33 percent to his 47 percent. As in the case of Hispanics and young people, among this important constituency we see that Clinton's support has dipped.
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"Hillary Clinton's Nevada victory - what's different from 2008?" (HINT - Sanders outperformed Obama) (Original Post) Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 OP
Obama did better than Sanders in Nevada ... asuhornets Feb 2016 #1
If by "better" you mean "his loss was not as close as today's results," I agree Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #3
that's even worse for Sanders asuhornets Feb 2016 #5
I think a 4.5% margin is smaller than a 6% margin. Agree to disagree, I guess Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #7
In what world is 45 greater than 48? frylock Feb 2016 #20
In double think land. morningfog Feb 2016 #21
A little too much Victory Gin perhaps? frylock Feb 2016 #22
It's a competition for delegates BeyondGeography Feb 2016 #2
You may be forgetting that super delegates flip as the lead flips (in 2008, Clinton had a huge Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #11
So the supers are going to put Sanders over the top in NV? BeyondGeography Feb 2016 #15
We'll see what happens at the convention. I suspect the super delegates will stay with Clinton if Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #17
except Robbins Feb 2016 #4
On Super Tuesday, 4 states look strong for Sanders (Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Vermont) Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #6
bernie can't win COlorado and minnesota Robbins Feb 2016 #8
How did Obama win lots of caucus states? book_worm Feb 2016 #10
Sanders outperformed the aggregate polling in Iowa and mirrored polling in Nevada. He's polling Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #12
dem establishment has caucus states fixed Robbins Feb 2016 #14
Bernie will win plenty of caucus states BeyondGeography Feb 2016 #16
Several people have analyzed the data and concluded that Sanders will likely win ALL the caucuses Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #18
Currently Hillary has a +5.2 margin over Bernie in Nevada book_worm Feb 2016 #9
Good to know I am not the only one seeing this nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #13
Savor that victory, Hillary Supporter. frylock Feb 2016 #19

BeyondGeography

(39,377 posts)
2. It's a competition for delegates
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:04 PM
Feb 2016

You might want to check how Obama did in that department in the 2008 NV caucus.

Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)
11. You may be forgetting that super delegates flip as the lead flips (in 2008, Clinton had a huge
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:44 PM
Feb 2016

super delegate lead over Obama, but then super delegates flipped to Obama after Clinton fell behind Obama in the voter-assigned delegate count).

Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)
17. We'll see what happens at the convention. I suspect the super delegates will stay with Clinton if
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 12:00 AM
Feb 2016

she wins a majority of voter-assigned delegates but I suspect they will not disenfranchise the voters if Sanders goes into the convention with a voter-assigned delegate lead.

We won't know how that will play out until the convention.

I'm sure we agree on this: if Clinton gets fewer voter-assigned delegates, she will never be president regardless of whether she is awarded the nomination in an anti-democratic process or not.

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
4. except
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:11 PM
Feb 2016

Obama didn't have the caucus fixed against him.

Obama won SC after nevada loss.Clinton will win SC.all MSM spin will be is bernie loser because clinton won 3 out of first 4
states.

Nevada may be sign of things to come is blacks and seniros are enough to defeat 18-45 year olds and latinos In south.

Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)
6. On Super Tuesday, 4 states look strong for Sanders (Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Vermont)
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:37 PM
Feb 2016

with Oklahoma too close to call.

During the following week, Sanders looks strong in Kansas, Nebraska, Maine, and Michigan.

But the game change looks like it will come in the stretch from March 22 to April 9. Eight states vote in this three week period:
Arizona, Idaho, Utah, then Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, then Wisconsin and then Wyoming. Sanders looks very strong in all eight of these states, where Sanders is either leading in a poll or the betting markets (many of these states have not been polled recently as so the bettering markets are the closest proxy in the absence of polling) or leading in the state-by-state cross-tabs in national polling.

By April 9, current projections suggest that Sanders is likely to have won at least 17 (or more, perhaps as many as 22) of the first 34 contests.

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
8. bernie can't win COlorado and minnesota
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:39 PM
Feb 2016

they are both caucus states.

any states with caucus is fixed for clinton.

book_worm

(15,951 posts)
10. How did Obama win lots of caucus states?
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:43 PM
Feb 2016

Those caucus states are his best chance. What is your excuse going to be next week when Hillary wins South Carolina?

Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)
12. Sanders outperformed the aggregate polling in Iowa and mirrored polling in Nevada. He's polling
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:46 PM
Feb 2016

ahead in Colorado and he's ahead in cross tabs in Minnesota.

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
14. dem establishment has caucus states fixed
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:51 PM
Feb 2016

bernie can't win in colorado and minnesota.if they were primarys he could unfortully they are not.

Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)
18. Several people have analyzed the data and concluded that Sanders will likely win ALL the caucuses
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 12:06 AM
Feb 2016

after today:

While Clinton has won the first two caucuses in the Democratic race — while losing New Hampshire, the only primary — it’s possible that Bernie Sanders will win every state caucus from here on out.

Here’s why I say that. The remaining Democratic states to hold caucuses are: Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, Washington and Wyoming. Other than Hawaii — where I’m not going to pretend we have any earthly idea what’s going to happen — those are a bunch of really white states that otherwise look favorable for Sanders and which he could win even if he slightly trails Clinton nationally.

Clinton is probably favored in the territorial caucuses in American Samoa, Guam and the Virgin Islands, however, as territorial caucuses tend to heavily favor “establishment” candidates.

This is a prediction from an in-the-bag-for-Clinton polling analyst who is far from alone in this analysis.

book_worm

(15,951 posts)
9. Currently Hillary has a +5.2 margin over Bernie in Nevada
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:42 PM
Feb 2016

with more votes in Clark County (her best county) than the rest of the state. In 2008 She beat Obama by 5.7% so she basically is doing about as well as in 2008.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
13. Good to know I am not the only one seeing this
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 11:48 PM
Feb 2016

And yes, ran the story on RSD a while ago, but not wroth the tummy ache of posting it here

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