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Concerns over Nevada caucus next week

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Concerns over Nevada caucus next week
Concerns over Nevada caucus next week

Concerns are growing that next week's caucus in Las Vegas could offer a repeat of the chaos that delayed the results in Iowa.

Nevada is facing many of the same organizational and technical challenges that crippled Iowa's process.

Volunteers say key information has yet to be shared.

There has been no hands-on training with iPads being used at caucus sites on election day.

The caucus is Feb.

22.

THOSE WITHIN THE DEMOCRATICPARTY CONSIDER NEVADA'S CAUCUSTO BE 'MAKE OR BREAK' FOR SOMEOF THE CANDIDATES.U-N-L-V ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OFPOLITICAL SCIENCE -- KEN MILLER-- SAYS NEVADA IS MOREIMPORTANT THAN EVER.."EVERY TIME WE'VE HAD A CAUCUSIN NEVADA, WE'VE BEEN DOWN TOTWO CANDIDATES.WE WERE EITHER PICKING BETWEENHILLARY CLINTON AND BARACKOBAMA OR WE WERE PICKINGBETWEEN HILLARY CLINTON ANDBERNIE SANDERS, NOW FOR THEFIRST TIME NEVADA DEMOCRATSHAVE A MENU OF OPTIONS WHENTHEY CAUCUS."STATE DEMOCRATS SAY THE MENU OFOPTIONS IS A GOOD THING FORVOTERS.EARLY CAUCUS VOTING WILL BEOFFERED FOR THE FIRST-TIME EVERIN OUR STATE AS WELL..IT RUNS FROM FEBRUARY 15THTHROUGH THE 18TH..NEW THIS MORNING--- CONCERNSARE GROWING THAT NEXT WEEK'SCAUCUS HERE IN THE VALLEY COULDOFFER A REPEAT OF THE CHAOSTHAT DELAYED THE RESULTS INIOWA.NEVADA IS FACING MANY OF THESAME ORGANIZATIONAL ANDTECHNICAL CHALLENGES THATCRIPPLED IOWA'S PROCESS.VOLUNTEERS SAY KEY INFORMATIONHAS YET TO BE SHARED.THERE HAS BEEN NO HANDS-ONTRAINING WITH IPADS BEING USEDTODAY--- ACTING WHITE HOUSEBUDGET DIRECTOR RUSS V

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