Hillary Clinton Is On Her Game in Nevada. John Lewis and Other Supporters Make the Case

Congressman John Lewis campaigned for Hillary Clinton in Nevada over the past couple of days. He was in Las Vegas over the weekend.

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John Lewis introducing @HillaryClinton in Nevada! @HillaryforNV#NVcaucuspic.twitter.com/Yw9zCGOmm6

— Atlantische Akademie (@AtlantAkademie) February 15, 2016

And some kids in West Las Vegas got the surprise of a lifetime:

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Rep. John Lewis, stumping for Clinton in Nevada, stops by to meet some kids at a community center in West Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/FIAkVyp6w1

— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) February 15, 2016 x

History lesson from @repjohnlewis@News3LV surrogate for @HillaryClintonpic.twitter.com/PwpT2ORtRS

— Jeff Gillan (@jgillanNews3LV) February 15, 2016

And NBC News is reporting today on the Latino outreach by the Clinton campaign, in an interview with Clinton’s Nevada director, Emmy Ruiz,

One of the things I'm really proud of is our field organizers have really worked for those programs of cultural competence and not just in the Latino community, but in all. For example, we started a program called Mujeres in Politics. We were the first in the state and probably the first in the country to really want a Spanish caucus education program.

We also have a high school program that is primarily Latino students. They come in after school, they work on community organizing. And on the weekends, we have families. Supporting Hillary, organizing for Hillary, going to caucus for Hillary is a family affair.

 And, check these out

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Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta in town campaigning for @HillaryClinton@News3LVpic.twitter.com/WnXuAtst92

— Jeff Gillan (@jgillanNews3LV) February 16, 2016 x

Dolores Huerta at @HillaryClinton east LV office to get out the vote for Saturday. @News3LVpic.twitter.com/bfjzKf6gXy

— Jeff Gillan (@jgillanNews3LV) February 16, 2016

And the LGBT community is working for Hillary Clinton,

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Great to see the strong LGBT support for Hillary in Nevada and around the country. https://t.co/8r4bnSluZg

— Guy Cecil (@guycecil) February 17, 2016

And, this from the New York Times, yesterday,

Mrs. Clinton’s huge advantage in name recognition among Latinos continues to challenge Mr. Sanders’s campaign here.

When Sanders supporters set up an information table at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, last week, Santiago Gudiño-Rosales, 20, a freshman pre-med student, stood outside for hours handing out fliers.

Born in Mexico, he said he immigrated at 2 and became a citizen only in 2014, after hiding his identity for years out of fear that he would be unable to get an education. He said he believed Mr. Sanders would help millions of others like him become citizens, too.

“We as Latinos have to come out and realize he’s the only candidate who is going to help us get on that pathway we need to pursue a better life,” Mr. Gudiño-Rosales said.

But his path in aiding Mr. Sanders so far has been uphill, Mr. Gudiño-Rosales said. He has knocked on about 140 doors — but nearly every Latino voter he has canvassed, he said, has asked the same question:

“Who is Bernie Sanders?”