In The News: Department of Political Science

MPR News

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is finding Nevada very different from New Hampshire.

Las Vegas Sun

Critics of caucuses might call them burdensome, inaccessible or prone to human error. But this year’s presidential caucuses in Nevada will be less susceptible to one major criticism they received in 2016, especially from members of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing.

CNBC

Democrats in Nevada seek to tamp down fears their Saturday caucus will repeat the botched contest in Iowa, which kicked off presidential primary season earlier in the month.

NPR

Nevada's caucuses will showcase a state with a large non-white population. The state is using new technology to count the votes — and after Iowa's debacle, caucus officials are nervous.

CNBC

Gamblers are not liking Mike Bloomberg’s odds.

USA Today

From the outset of Wednesday's boxing match of a debate in Las Vegas, Democrats piled on Mike Bloomberg and never relented, forcing the billionaire former New York mayor to clumsily explain his controversial stop-and-frisk policy, history of sexual harassment complaints from women and the exorbitant amount of his own fortune he's pumped into his campaign.

USA Today

From the outset of Wednesday's boxing match of a debate in Las Vegas, Democrats piled on Mike Bloomberg and never relented, forcing the billionaire former New York mayor to clumsily explain his controversial stop-and-frisk policy, history of sexual harassment complaints from women and the exorbitant amount of his own fortune he's pumped into his campaign.

Vox

Nevada’s Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 — more commonly known as the Culinary Union — became the subject of fierce debate on Wednesday night.

Vox

Nevada’s Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 — more commonly known as the Culinary Union — became the subject of fierce debate on Wednesday night.

U.S. News & World Report

THERE COULD BE ATTACKS against those seen as too "establishment," or being a "socialist" American voters won't accept. There's likely to be a battle over health care and heavy criticisms of "Medicare for All." And the billionaire businessman almost certainly will be accused of trying to buy his way into high office.

Voice of America

Six Democratic candidates are gathering Wednesday in Nevada for the ninth debate in the race to be the party's nominee to oppose U.S. President Donald Trump in November's general election.

Christian Science Monitor

Ever since the debacle in Iowa, Kimi Cole has been fielding multiple calls a day from Nevadans feeling anxious about their state’s upcoming presidential caucuses.