The two remaining Democratic presidential candidates are still in a tug-of-war over Nevada’s Latino vote.

Fifty-two percent of registered Latino voters are Democrats. There’s just 20 percent who identify with Republicans.

Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have received some big endorsements, and that’s expected to provide a big boost.

Clinton was just endorsed by the Nevada DREAMers on Wednesday.

“Today, I’m proud to announce that I’m with her,” said Blanca Gamez, a DREAMer.

In fact, Nine prominant DREAMers announcing their support for Clinton, including Astrid Silva. Silva was a national face of the dream movement.

“Hillary Clinton will not only protect the actions that have already taken place; she will make sure that we fight for more so that our families are going to benefit and won’t be afraid they’re going to be deported,” Silva said.

Silva says Clinton’s committment to comprehensive immigration reform is what makes her the candidate who will best stand up for the Latino community. Silva, along with other DREAMers sat down with Clinton last May at an immigration town hall at Rancho High School.

But not everyone is for Clinton. Former Assembly Woman Lucy Flores is a Bernie Sanders supporter and congressional candidate. She says Sanders is the candidate for the Latino community because he is more progressive on issues that impact the country as a whole, including Latinos.

“There’s an immense amount of momentum out there in the Latino community as well for Bernie Sanders, and I just think he presents a different type of vision and a different kind of perspective,” Flores said.

While Democrats say the battle for Latino voters is their fight, Republicans say they too have some support in the community.

UNLV professor David Damore works with Latino decisions, and he says Republicans can try to reduce the 32 percent margin between democratic and republican Latino voters by toning down the rhetoric.



“They have to make the case of how their candidacy is going to advance the issues that are important in the Latino community,” Damore said.

The Culinary Union and its 55,000 members won’t endorse a candidate until after the Primaries, but Clinton is being called a shoe-in for their endorsement, but nothing’s guaranteed.

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