'This is the first state where they're tested,' Nevada Assemblywoman Selena Torres, a member of the Hispanic caucus, said. 'It shows that they have the potential to win the United States.'
On 2/22/20 at 7:00 AM ESTDemocratic presidential candidates face a litmus test in Nevada, the first majority-minority state in the primary election, where Latino voters say they refuse to be a distant memory after caucus-goers leave Las Vegas.
Yet the pool of White House hopefuls has dwindled to six white frontrunners—meaning the Nevada caucuses could make or break their candidacy and set the stage for support among the vital minority communities across the country. Both candidates have also received endorsements from prominent nationwide Latino groups. The Latino Victory Fund has backed Biden while Mijente supports Sanders.
Advocates and state lawmakers said that if their caucuses were held first, perhaps more minority candidates like New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, California Senator Kamala Harris or former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro could still be in the race because Nevada's population more accurately reflects that of the entire country.
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