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Sanders Prevails at one Davenport Caucus

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Sam Dunklau

Registered Democrats at a Davenport precinct gave Bernie Sanders a 3-2 victory last night. At the Precinct D-42 caucus, held at Williams Intermediate School, 83 supporters lined up for Sanders while 63 lined up for Hillary Clinton.

 
But the caucus didn't start that way. A bit of haggling came first.
 
For many, such as 18-year-old Duane Sleet, it was their first caucus.   

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Sleet isn't missing his first democratic opportunity.

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On the other hand, veteran caucus-goer Alicia Cheek was "firmly" undecided.

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Cheek waits to hear the arguments of candidate supporters before giving her caucus vote.

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Even a busload of high school students from as far away as Northwest Indiana made the trip to observe a caucus.

In the end, Bernie Sanders won a total of seven delegates from the two Democratic caucuses held at Williams Intermediate, while Clinton won five. 

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I am currently a senior at Augustana College, majoring in Multimedia Journalism and Mass Communication with a minor in Creative Writing. I serve as the General Manager for WAUG.fm, Augustana's online student radio station and have worked as an intern and DJ at Studstill Media Group. I report on local news for WVIK and am honored and excited to be a part of the news team. I hope to pursue a career in radio broadcasting and an eventual master's degree in English or Communications.