Tightening Nevada Race Tests Strength Of Clinton's Campaign

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Nevada was supposed to be one of Hillary Clinton's safest bets. But in the final days before Saturday's caucuses, Clinton's chances of a big victory look far more like a political crapshoot.

She installed staff on the ground last spring, weeks before officially announcing her presidential bid. One of her earliest campaign stops was an emotional meeting with immigrant students at a Las Vegas high school. And as recently as last month, her campaign manager was telling supporters that she had a 25-point lead in the state.

A victory -- or even a narrow loss to Clinton-- would give Sanders campaign a boost of momentum heading into the more racially diverse contests of South Carolina and the Southern states that vote just days later on Super Tuesday.

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