Below is an excerpt from an SMU news release:
As presidential race heats up, truth is the victim
Bloomberg mulls jumping into the fray
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU experts are available to discuss all the storylines connected to this weekend’s Republican South Carolina Primary and Democrat Nevada Caucus.
OFT-IGNORED NEVADA COULD MASSIVELY DISRUPT DEMOCRATIC RACE
MATTHEW WILSON:
jmwilson@smu.edu
Not much attention has been paid to this weekend’s Democratic Caucus in Nevada, yet Wilson says the western state has more potential than South Carolina to change the shape of the presidential race.
“If Sanders can win Nevada, it’s a game changer,” says Wilson, who pointed to polling that indicates Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are running neck-and-neck.
“Nevada is a state people said Bernie can’t win because of its significant minority population and strong party apparatus behind Clinton,” Wilson says. “If Bernie wins, then it becomes a genuine, nationally competitive race for the Democratic nomination.”
Similar to Iowa, a slim Clinton lead wouldn’t mean nearly as much as a slim Sanders victory.
“If Hillary wins narrowly, it doesn’t really change anything,” Wilson says. “We’d continue to slog on with her as the favorite, but him continuing to persist with no pressure to go gently into that good night.” READ MORE