On Saturday, it finally happened: Nevada’s presidential caucus came and went, and it largely skirted past the vote-counting nightmare of the Iowa caucuses earlier this month.
But it wasn’t all smooth sailing, either — and with announcements, this week from Gov. Steve Sisolak and former Sen. Harry Reid that may spell doom for future caucuses, Nevada’s 2020 effort will likely form a coda to the 12-year-long, first-in-the-west caucus era.
As the national media turns its attention to South Carolina and the coming delegate wave of Super Tuesday, The Nevada Independent wanted to give one last look to a few of the dozens of Nevada voters who spoke to our team before and after the caucuses.
In this audio story, Multimedia Editor Joey Lovato and Reporter Jacob Solis walk through some of the voter voices that punctuated The Independent’s caucus coverage.
You can also find a version of this story by subscribing to the IndyMatters podcast wherever you get podcasts.
Some of the voters we talked to:
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Mellissa Gilbert, 45 (left) and Oscar Silva, 24 (right) posing for a picture before caucusing begins at Wooster High School in Reno on Feb. 22 (Joey Lovato/The Nevada Independent) -
Volunteers pose at the Wooster High School caucus site in Reno on Feb. 22 (Joey Lovato/The Nevada Independent) -
Precinct chair Rosie Cevasco (right) and precinct secretary Georgie Day (Left) pose for a photo after the caucus at Wooster High School in Reno on Feb. 22 (Joey Lovato/The Nevada Independent) -
Virginia Dowd, a volunteer during the 2020 Nevada caucus at Wooster High School in Reno on Feb. 22 (Joey Lovato/The Nevada Independent) -
Precinct chair and her precinct secretary posing for a photo at the Wooster High School caucs site in Reno on Feb. 22 after the caucus (Joey Lovato/The Nevada Independent) -
Tyler Brownlow-Calkin, a volunteer for Bernie Sanders, at Wooster High School after the caucus on Feb. 22 (Joey Lovato/The Nevada Independent)
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