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| US election 2016: The untold story of Donald Trump's win | US election 2016: The untold story of Donald Trump's win |
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| Many of the headlines after Donald Trump's win in Nevada were about how he widened his support base to include Hispanics, women and educated voters. But is that true? | Many of the headlines after Donald Trump's win in Nevada were about how he widened his support base to include Hispanics, women and educated voters. But is that true? |
| The man who likes winning won. And he won BIG. | The man who likes winning won. And he won BIG. |
| The billionaire who has never held political office was supposed to be a candidate who would never get above 40%. In Nevada he smashed that, hitting nearly 46%. | The billionaire who has never held political office was supposed to be a candidate who would never get above 40%. In Nevada he smashed that, hitting nearly 46%. |
| He has also been cast as a candidate too reliant on votes from white people, yet on Tuesday night he was supported by 45% of the Hispanics, way ahead of his Cuban-American rivals. | He has also been cast as a candidate too reliant on votes from white people, yet on Tuesday night he was supported by 45% of the Hispanics, way ahead of his Cuban-American rivals. |
| And far from being too reliant on people without a college education, he won big among graduates too. | |
| However, there is more to these impressive stats than meets the eye. | However, there is more to these impressive stats than meets the eye. |
| So his march to the Republican nomination is all but assured, right? | So his march to the Republican nomination is all but assured, right? |
| If he really had strong support in so many different demographic groups, he would be almost impossible to stop. | If he really had strong support in so many different demographic groups, he would be almost impossible to stop. |
| But how many people in Nevada actually voted for him? | But how many people in Nevada actually voted for him? |
| And how many people is that? Here's a few more statistics for comparison. | And how many people is that? Here's a few more statistics for comparison. |
| That doesn't mean Mr Trump won't go on to do the same in larger states with a bigger sample. | That doesn't mean Mr Trump won't go on to do the same in larger states with a bigger sample. |
| But the jury is still out on whether he can really draw on support across the board. | But the jury is still out on whether he can really draw on support across the board. |
| We will find out this Tuesday, so-called Super Tuesday, when 11 states go to the polls. | We will find out this Tuesday, so-called Super Tuesday, when 11 states go to the polls. |