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Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic presidential nomination
Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic presidential nomination
(CNN)Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Monday, according to CNN's delegate and superdelegate count, and will become the first woman in the 240-year history of the United States to lead the presidential ticket of a major political party.
A strong showing in Puerto Rico's Democratic primary on Sunday and additional support from superdelegates put Clinton, 68, over the top to become the presumptive nominee. She has secured 1,812 pledged delegates and 572 superdelegates for a total of 2,384 delegates -- one more than needed for the nomination.
Clinton's delegate count will grow Tuesday when six states, including delegate-rich California and New Jersey, hold contests. Speaking in Long Beach, California, on Monday, Clinton said she was still focused on the states where voters head to the polls Tuesday.
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Re: Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic presidential nomination
Will this lead to a California landslide for Hillary? Will Bernie's supporters just roll over and stay home?
Or will they turn out en masse?
Irrespective, the DNC convention will be "interesting", to say the least.
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Re: Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic presidential nomination
Bernie is toast, the only real question is whether the die-hard Bernie supporters will generally unite behind Hillary.
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Re: Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic presidential nomination
Bernie is toast, the only real question is whether the die-hard Bernie supporters will generally unite behind Hillary.
I believe most will. Look at the alternative. I don't think any sane Sanders supporter who understands what Bernie stands for would say, "If Bernie doesn't win, then Trump would be my second choice."