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| US presidential votes wide open |
| US presidential hopefuls are preparing for the Republican primary in South Carolina and caucuses for both parties in the Western desert state of Nevad
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 19-January-2008
2:47:45 AM |
| Both races are wide open, with national polls giving Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain small leads.
On the eve of the votes, all candidates campaigned on the economy, as President George W Bush called for emergency measures to fend off a recession.
The ballots precede Super Tuesday, when 22 states hold polls on 5 February.
Millions excluded
In the Democratic race, the Nevada caucuses looks set to be an evenly-matched struggle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, with opinion polls putting the rivals almost neck-and-neck.
On Friday, Mrs Clinton criticised President Bush's proposed emergency package of tax relief amounting to nearly $150bn (£75bn) to kick-start the economy.
She said the plan excluded millions of the neediest Americans - senior citizens, Hispanics and blacks.
Mrs Clinton has backing from influential politicians in Nevada's Hispanic community, while Mr Obama has the support of a powerful local union organisation.
Rival John Edwards echoed her criticisms, saying: "The economic damage done by Bush and [Vice President Dick] Cheney is deep and long-lasting, and the temporary tax cuts he proposes will not solve it alone."
Both candidates were also quick to condemn Mr Obama's praise of former President Ronald Reagan, a Republican, accusing him of betraying the economic interests of the Democratic base of organised labour.
Mr Obama had earlier said "Republicans were the party of ideas for a pretty long chunk of time" and that "Reagan changed the trajectory of America".
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