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Why Nevada Mattered
Sanders had a decisive victory, and Biden a respectable second-place finish. The rest of the field has less to celebrate.
Winning in the Silver State.
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Folks from Nevada get a bit defensive about their Democratic caucuses; while New Hampshire trumpets their first-in-the-nation primary, Nevada’s unofficial slogan is just “We Matter.” (They also go with “First in the West,” but you can tell their hearts aren’t really in it).