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8 Questions About the Nevada Caucuses

By Marie Horrigan and CQ Staff
Posted January 18, 2008 at 1:00am

1. Why is Nevada important?
2. How do Nevadans pick their presidential nominee preferences?
3. Who can participate on Saturday?
4. What are the next steps?
5. How powerful is Nevada?
6. What is the political makeup of the state?
7. Just recently, there was a lawsuit challenging where some Democrats can vote in Las Vegas. What was that about and what happened?
8. Who has endorsed whom in the race?

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