Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Watch for Who Finishes Second in Nevada

A Sanders victory won’t be a surprise. The attention will go to the next-best finisher.

February 21, 2020 at 12:00 PM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

Battling for No. 2.
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In the New Hampshire presidential primary, the contest that really mattered was for third place. In the Democrats’ Nevada caucuses on Saturday? Whoever finishes second is likely to get some hype.