Traditional media projecting that Hillary Clinton will win Nevada caucuses

CNN, the Associated Press, and NBC are projecting that Hillary Clinton will win the Nevada caucuses, with about 52% of precincts reporting.

Senator Clinton currently has about 50% support to Barack Obama's 45%, with most of the rest of the vote going to John Edwards. If Edwards' support were added to Obama's, however, it would be a pretty even split between the respective winners of Iowa and New Hampshire.

Surprisingly, Hillary Clinton carried the Strip. Here's the Las Vegas Sun:

Hillary Clinton has carried five of the nine at-large casino sites on the Strip, despite the influence of the Culinary Union. Clinton has carried at sites in the Flamingo, the Rio, Paris Las Vegas, the Bellagio, and Wynn Las Vegas. Only the site at Caesars has gone for Obama so far. First vote at the Mirage was 178 for Clinton and 153 for Obama and 3 for Edwards and three uncommitted. So on second round, that site, too, apparently will go for Clinton. The Luxor site is closely divided and voting again. No word from New York New York.

The Clinton campaign's fears about the Culinary Union's leadership leaning on members to caucus for Barack Obama were clearly unfounded.