Biden wins Nevada primaries, crucial state for presidential race
Los Angeles, US(EFE) – President Joe Biden won the Democratic primaries on Tuesday in Nevada, a crucial battleground for the November presidential elections, according to media projections.
Biden’s victory was all but assured as he faced no significant rivals. Sharing the ballot was self-help author Marianne Williamson, while Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips failed to file his candidacy in time.
READ MORE : Biden issues order at Israeli settlers who perpetrate violence in West Bank
With 62.1 percent of the ballots counted, Biden clinched victory in Nevada, pocketing 90 percent of the vote and leaving Williamson, his main competitor, far behind with 2.5 percent. The ‘none of the candidates’ option recorded 5.7 percent.
Biden’s substantial lead prompted American media, equipped with technology to estimate electoral results, to announce their projections just one hour and forty minutes after the voting centers closed at 7 p.m. local time.
Securing victory in Nevada grants Biden the 36 delegates allocated by the state. He needs approximately 2,000 delegates to be officially declared as the Democratic presidential candidate.
After the polls closed, Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison underscored the “symbolic” significance of the Nevada primary, representing the “Democratic commitment to uplifting voters from minority communities.”
“Nevadans across the Silver State have set the stage to defeat Donald Trump and MAGA (Make America Great Again) Republicans once again this November,” Harrison said in a statement.
In Nevada, of the approximately 2.3 million registered voters, 31 percent are Democrats, 28 percent Republicans, and 34 percent independents, according to official data.
Nevada is one of the pivotal swing states where both Republican and Democratic candidates enjoy similar support, making it crucial for the outcome of the presidential elections.
Biden had attended a campaign event in Las Vegas (Nevada) on Sunday, where he emphasized his commitment to making Trump “a loser again” and reiterated the “economic efforts” his administration “will continue to pursue” if re-elected in November.
“Not everyone is yet feeling the benefits of our investments and progress, but inflation is now lower in the United States than in any other major economy in the world,” Biden said.
In the previous election, Nevada leaned towards the Democratic side by a narrow margin of just 3 percent of the vote. Last year, it successfully defended its position in what is known as the “Silver State,” even as its governorship transitioned to Republican retired military officer Joe Lombardo.
Biden officially entered the Democratic primaries on Tuesday following his decisive victory in the South Carolina primaries, the state that kickstarted the Democratic contest, where he secured 96.2 percent of the votes. EFE