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Sanders projected to win Nevada caucuses: US networks
LAS VEGAS, Feb 23, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Fiery leftist Bernie Sanders will win
the Nevada caucuses, US networks projected Saturday, solidifying his
frontrunner status in the race to choose the Democratic nominee who faces
President Donald Trump in November’s election.
With more than four percent of the vote tallied, NBC News and ABC News
both projected victory for the senator whose progressive policies including
universal health care and raising the minimum wage have struck a chord with
millions of Americans.
The 78-year-old from Vermont was comfortably ahead, with NBC reporting
Sanders secured 44.7 percent of the vote, followed by former vice president
Joe Biden at 19.5 percent and former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg
at 15.6 percent.
BSS/AFP/MSY/0840 hrs