Only 2% of precincts are reporting right now in Nevada, but they match what polls have been showing in recent days: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is likely to win the Nevada caucus.

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That would cement him as the clear frontrunner in the 2020 Democrat primary, especially given his surge in national polls in the past two weeks.

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While his ascension isn’t surprising, it sure is alarming anchors, reporters, and analysts over at MSNBC, who you could say are having a “normal” one.

So much so that many on Twitter started to notice just how anti-Sanders the coverage was.

As results poured in, MSNBC analyst James Carville said things were going “very well” for Vladimir Putin, saying “hi” to him while talking about how a Sanders victory would make the Russian president giddy.

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James Carville: Putin is trying to help Sen. Sanders because Putin wants President Trump to win. It's a straight line.



"I don't think Sanders wants Putin to help … I think they don't like this story, but the story is a fact." pic.twitter.com/YxOLhSACtA — MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 22, 2020

Carville was citing a recent report that, along with helping President Donald Trump’s campaign, Russian trolls were working to promote Sanders’ campaign.

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Anchor Chris Matthews even compared Sanders’ strong showing to the Nazis overrunning France.

Here’s exactly what he said about the Nazis overrunning France in 1940. pic.twitter.com/Ipg550pXsd — Chris Hansen (@tankcat) February 22, 2020

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Also noticed was an MSNBC reporter letting out a giant sigh when she mentions the number of voters at a caucus who had lined up for Sanders.

"These are people who work on the strip within two and a half miles of the Bellagio, largely people of color of those, the majority are Latino, and they are clearly at least from eyeballing it, *LARGE SIGH* strongly in favor of Bernie Sanders" #UnidosConBernie pic.twitter.com/TBacEfC5p2 — People for Bernie (@People4Bernie) February 22, 2020

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The apparent bias made its way to people watching online, with memes being made as viewers flagged MSNBC’s, let’s just say, point-of-view.

msnbc when bernie wins iowa and then msnbc when bernie wins nevada https://t.co/Mr7VcrkfRo — Patrick Cosmos (@veryimportant) February 22, 2020

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There is a white lady on MSNBC right now suggesting that Latinos are voting for Bernie because the pro-Bernie kids in the family are manipulating their parents who can't speak English. #NevadaCaucus — Fabiana Jung (@JungFabiana) February 22, 2020

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The extent to which MSNBC isn't even pretending any more – they're just an all-out, unmitigated STOP-SANDERS!! propaganda outlet – is astonishing to watch even for those of us who have long held it in contempt.



Remember what @fshakir said this week: https://t.co/fYPa9vv0ZY — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 22, 2020

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MSNBC acting like there’s been a terrorist attack. — Imraan Siddiqi (@imraansiddiqi) February 22, 2020

MSNBC right now pic.twitter.com/v8SKmPZpxN — Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) February 22, 2020

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MSNBC is about to burst into tears any minute now. I live for this. — Aggressive progressive 🌹 (@lilradishn) February 22, 2020

your word of the day #NevadaCaucus #MSNBC

conniption a fit of hysterical excitement or anger pic.twitter.com/1G40DUUcja — Shane Donovan 🇮🇪 (@sl3dg3hamm3r) February 22, 2020

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Sanders’ own campaign criticized the coverage MSNBC was giving Sanders after his New Hampshire win, saying Fox News had been fairer to Sanders in its coverage.

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