"Nevada’s Pretty New To This Whole ‘Caucus’ Business
Being a caucus rather than a primary no early or absentee voting or casually stopping by a polling place on the way to the craps table to vote. You can only vote in-person after listening to surrogates deliver speeches on behalf of their candidates. Unlike Iowa, Nevada Republicans are still new to this approach — their first caucus was in 2008. The higher barrier to participation means that the caucus favors campaigns with the better ground game, which pretty much all sides acknowledge is Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in this case.
Mitt Has It Made In The Shade
There’s no question who the frontrunner is in Nevada. Romney dominated the contest in 2008 with 51% of the vote even as his campaign was going under and there’s little to suggest he won’t be able to replicate his performance on Saturday. His biggest advantage: Mormon voters, who made up about 25% of the Republican electorate in 2008 with 94% of them supporting him. There haven’t a lot of polls ahead of the caucus, but the few that are out look great for Romney. Anything less than a blowout win will be a disappointment."
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/02/your-nevada-caucus-guide.php?ref=fpnewsfeed
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