Nevada voters are the focal point for both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders’ campaigns appropriate now, as the two Democratic presidential nominees make an effort to persuade as many last-minute voters to vote for them before this week’s February caucus that is 23rd.

The Silver State had long been thought to be her roadblock to stop any Bernie Sanders momentum after Clinton’s narrow victory in Iowa, followed by a hefty defeat in New Hampshire. She once held a nearly 50-point lead over her challengers, but Sanders’ grassroots movement has severely tightened the race, with numerous analysts now believing Nevada is up for grabs.

Clinton and Sanders each invested the week-end making stops around the state. Sanders campaigned in Reno on Saturday, then Las Vegas on Sunday, while their opponent met with voters in many areas across the gaming mecca throughout the weekend.

The two Democrats concluded the weekend on Sunday during the Victory Missionary Baptist Church in Las Vegas, a congregation largely made up of African-Americans.

‘we send a profound message to the entire country, and that message is that the people of this country will no longer accept establishment politics,’ Sanders said during his brief remarks if we can win here in Nevada.

Clinton responded to Sanders with a relative line as vague as Bernie’s plan of just how he will fund his utopian vision.

‘I am not a single issue candidate,’ Clinton said. ‘ Because whenever we were going to achieve everything about banking institutions and cash and politics, would that end racism?’

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Nevada Key State in Runoff

Whenever Sanders officially announced their decision to run for the presidency in May, the so-called ‘Clinton machine’ was already likely to work in Nevada. Volunteers had been making hundreds of daily calls, going door-to-door, and obtaining endorsements from key state and local leaders.

The Vermont senator didn’t have much of a possibility, at least according to governmental pundits.

Fast-forward nine months, and Clinton just canceled an occasion in Florida this week to stay the course in Nevada and shake every hand, ascend each stage, and grasp every microphone she can before Nevadans head to caucus on Saturday.

Nevada has a long history of being a swing state within the general presidential election, and its constituents have a nearly perfect record of voting for the winner that is eventual. Since 1912, Nevada has correctly chosen the next president, except for in 1976, when Nevada visited Gerald Ford over Jimmy Carter.

A win in Nevada for Clinton will be expected, while a win for Sanders pull off just what would perhaps end up being the biggest political upset in modern history.

Neck-in-Neck towards the Finish

Nevada is home to the gambling epicenter of the United States, therefore possibly it is appropriate that there surely is little evidence that is statistical run on in determining which candidate will win on Saturday.

The reality is that gambling on Clinton or Sanders is equivalent to gambling on red or black. Probably the most poll that is recent TargetPoint, initial political information on the battle since late December, has Clinton and Sanders tied 45-45.

Scalia Death Further Stirs the Pot

Incorporating to your intensity of it all, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away on Saturday in Texas of apparent causes that are natural the age of 79. Appointed to the bench by President Reagan in 1986, the consistently conservative judge’s death leaves a vacancy on the greatest court that is already causing more political divide between Republicans and Democrats.

A number of names have been tossed around, including Nevada that is current Governor Sandoval (R). A welcomed compromise to both conservative and liberal congressional leaders though Sandoval’s GOP label might make him seem unlikely for an Obama endorsement, his pro-choice and pro-immigration views could make the first Silver State governor of Hispanic heritage.