Clinton Sees Importance of Nevada

New York Times: “Despite the outsize attention on Iowa and New Hampshire in this presidential race, Nevada, with its mix of rural and urban areas, a population that is more than 15 percent Hispanic, and lingering economic problems, is arguably the best early-state indicator of how a candidate would fare in a general election campaign.”

“The state carries only six electoral votes, but its demographics reflect the political realities in other Western potential battlegrounds, such as Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.”