The race is for second place in Saturday’s Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada, as the months Sen. Bernie Sanders invested in organizing Latino voters here are making him the candidate to beat in the first voting state whose diverse electorate resembles California’s.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will make his debut on the national debate stage Wednesday at the Paris Las Vegas, a flashy location for a wealthy candidate who opted to skip Nevada and other early states in his late bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

As the next contest pivots to Nevada, a racially diverse state where minority voters will play a significant role, a progressive group with a $50 million investment in the 2020 election cycle is pouring money and resources into state organizations to mobilize voters ahead of caucuses.

As the dust settles from Iowa, another caucus looms on the horizon.

In establishing the first states to vote in the Democratic presidential nomination campaign, the party selected four states representing each U.S. region. These events are almost like a preseason before the big contests in March such as Super Tuesday when California and Texas cast ballots. The four early states that select delegates in February start in the Midwest with the Iowa caucuses, move to the Northeast and the New Hampshire primary, head to the West and the Nevada caucuses, and end in the South with the South Carolina primary.

As the dust settles from Iowa, another caucus looms on the horizon.

In establishing the first states to vote in the Democratic presidential nomination campaign, the party selected four states representing each U.S. region.

If nothing else, the plan to shuttle visitors under the Las Vegas Convention Center in electric vehicles has sparked discussion about transit needs in the tourist corridor.