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Bernie Sanders’s Biggest Test Yet With Latino Voters

The senator notched decisive victories with Latinos in Iowa and New Hampshire. Can he do it again in Nevada?
Source: Max Whittaker / The New York Tim​es

Bernie Sanders wasn’t physically at a Las Vegas town hall on Thursday hosted by a Latino civil-rights group, but the enthusiasm for his campaign was still apparent. While three of his rivals—former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota; and the businessman Tom Steyer—were there in person and got warm receptions, the largely Latino crowd broke out in chants of “Bernie, Bernie” when the senator from Vermont appeared on a live-stream.

Even though the Democratic primary kicked off with contests in two

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