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Hispanic, Black Nevadans Split Over Dems

Latinos went for Hillary, blacks backed Barack

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 20, 2008 6:25 AM CST
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(Newser) – White women and Hispanics may have helped Hillary Clinton to her victory in Nevada, but black voters overwhelmingly picked Barack Obama, a trend that may have big repercussions in upcoming primaries, says Politico. Minority groups traditionally side with the establishment candidate, which makes Obama's 83% support by African Americans in Nevada unique.

As the upstart Democrat in the race, Obama is expected to pull youth and upper-class white voters, and generally has been. But the liberal white women who typically go for the insurgent candidate are siding with Clinton this time around. For a win in South Carolina next week, Obama will need to woo back white women and retain support of blacks, who make up half the state's Democrats.

Supporters of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., celebrate after Clinton was declared the winner of the in the Nevada Democratic caucus at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Supporters of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., celebrate after Clinton was declared the winner of the in the Nevada Democratic caucus at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino...   (Associated Press)
Tanya Manning, left, , Thelma Turner, center, and Alma Griffin show their support for Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at Rancho High School Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/ Ronda Churchill)
Tanya Manning, left, , Thelma Turner, center, and Alma Griffin show their support for Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at Rancho High School Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008 in Las Vegas....   (Associated Press)
Hotel workers show their support for Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., after her victory in the Nevada Democratic caucus at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino precinct in Las Vegas Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Hotel workers show their support for Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., after her victory in the Nevada Democratic caucus at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino precinct in...   (Associated Press)
A supporter of Hillary Clinton celebrates after Clinton was declared the winner in the Nevada Democratic caucus at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino precinct in Las Vegas Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
A supporter of Hillary Clinton celebrates after Clinton was declared the winner in the Nevada Democratic caucus at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino precinct in Las Vegas Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Reed...   (Associated Press)
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