¿Como Se Dice ‘Caucus’ En Español?

Nevada's booming diversity makes it a whole new ballgame from Iowa or NH

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 19, 2008 2:13 PM CST

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¿Como Se Dice ‘Caucus’ En Español? — Grisell Magarino, left, Al Williams, center, and Debbie Chavez cheer as they announce the endorsement of Presidential candidate Barack Obama during a news conference at the Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan. 9. 2008. Obama has won the support of the 60,000-member Culinary Workers Union... (Associated Press)

Iowa and New Hampshire may get most of the crowning glory, but Nevada's demographics make its "First in the West" contest a significant political battleground, the Las Vegas Sun says. As the state caucused today, the hometown paper polishes off the differences between the Silver State and its two predecessors—namely a Hispanic population that makes up almost a quarter of the state's total, and a transient population up 30% since 2000.

Iowa and New Hampshire, by contrast, are considerably less diverse racially and ethnically—with Hispanics numbering less than 4% in either state, the paper says. Nevada won an early caucus because of its maverick status, but analysts are unsure how that will impact voting. (More Nevada stories.)

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