It’s down to two.  The race to be nominated as the next Democratic presidential candidate is on between two of the most intelligent/stubborn people left.  Hillary Clinton, a very experienced candidate, is up against one of the senators from Vermont, Bernie Sanders.  Both of these candidates are at each others’ throats, trying to secure the place of the Democratic Presidential Candidate for the 2016 Presidential election.  It is pretty close now after the Nevada caucus, but only one can make it to the nomination.

The first candidate, Hillary Clinton has lots of experience in our government.  She was the first lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, while her husband Bill Clinton held the role she is trying to capture.  Then, she was elected as a United States senator for the state of New York.  After serving her time as a senator, she ran against our current President Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, and lost to him in the primaries.  When Obama won against the Republican candidate John McCain, he instantly brought Clinton to his side as a trusted advisor and to the office of Secretary of State.  Now, once again, Hillary fights against a strong Democratic candidate.

Bernie Sanders, our second Democratic presidential candidate, is currently a United States Senator of Vermont.  He was an Independent up until last year, when he announced he was going to run for the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate.  He said that it cost so much more energy, money and time to run as an independent that he would run as a Democrat.  He is currently the underdog, but not by much.  As he says, he has defeated Democrats and Republicans alike before, and they should not underestimate him.

Now, there have been four total Democratic caucuses/primaries; the Iowa Caucus, New Hampshire Primary, Nevada Caucus, and the South Carolina Primary.  Right now, Clinton is giving Sanders a hard time; she has won the the South Carolina Primary, the Nevada Caucus, and the Iowa Caucus.  He has only won the New Hampshire Primary, and most people say that it was because it was his neighboring state.  In the polls, despite the gap closing between them, Clinton is also winning against Sanders.  

This is what it comes down to; who will be nominated as the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate?  The suspense can be felt, and both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders stand a chance.  All that it comes down to, now, is who we the people vote for.