Bernie Sanders wins Nevada caucus and makes Democratic history

Bernie Sanders has celebrated winning an apparent landslide win in Nevada caucuses, propelling into solid frontrunnrer status and bringing him one step closer to taking on Donald Trump in November.

Less than six months after suffering a heart attack in the state as he was campaigning, the 78-year-old senator looked set to secure a massive win, on the back of momentum driven by the support of young people and Latino voters.

Speaking before cheering supporters in San Antonio, Texas, he repeated his criticism that Mr Trump was “a pathological liar running a corrupt administration”.

Yet, he vowed that his supporters could see real change in their lifetimes if they continued to show up in the large numbers that had allowed him to make history by coming first or tied in each three of the states to have voted - a first for the Democratic Party.

“We won the Iowa caucus. We won the New Hampshire primary. Now, according to three networks we have won the Nevada caucus,” he declared to roars and cheers.

“So let me thank the people of Nevada for their support. In Nevada we have put together a multi-generational, multi-racial coalition that not only swept Nevada, but will sweep the country.”

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