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NEWS UPDATE: Hillary Clinton and Romney won the elections from Nevada.

Democratic and Republican caucuses seen as a crapshoot

• Why were caucuses moved up? Four reasons: the growing West, a large Hispanic population, a heavily unionized work force and the influence of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada
• Republicans followed the Democrats’ lead and will hold their caucuses on the same day to coincide with their regularly scheduled precinct meetings. Reasons for doing so: Nevada is a key Western state that voted for Bush in 2004, and the earlier caucuses help increase voter participation
• Traditional working-class Democrats hold sway over liberal activists, which could help candidates prepared to talk about practical issues and policy details
• Barack Obama received a big boost from the state’s Latino population when the culinary workers endorsed him
• Hillary Clinton got an endorsement from labor activist Richard Chavez, brother of legendary union organizer Cesar Chavez
• The state’s Republican delegates are up for grabs, but most Republican candidates will be focusing their attention on that day’s South Carolina primary

Nevada latest polls: Hillary Clinton - 41%, Barack Obama - 32%

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