Clinton now has 2,168 delegates, including more than 500 “super-delegates”, against Sanders’s 1,401, with about 1,000 more to be distributed in the 14 remaining nominating races.
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Donald Trump speaks at a news conference after sweeping the GOP primaries in five states: Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and DE, on April 26, 2016 in New York City.
“I consider myself as someone who’s on the path, ” she said in an interview with CNN.
The former secretary of state also repeated her line from her victory speech after Tuesday night’s near sweep of the Northeast primaries, saying if the “women’s card” means sticking up for women, “deal me in”.
Speculation about the end of Sanders’ campaign for president has been swirled after Clinton’s primary wins in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania on Tuesday. If the post-Sanders Democratic discourse includes more talk of Wall Street, campaign finance and minimum wages it’s thanks to Sanders’s impact on the race.
Most delegates are tied to voting based on the results of the primary in their state but are free to back the candidate of their choice on subsequent ballots.
Who would have believed so many months ago that Hillary Clinton would have to fight so hard to be her party’s nominee and that Donald Trump would ever be anything other than a sideshow?
A recent FOX News poll has Hillary Clinton ahead of Bernie Sanders by just four percentage points in IN; that’s within the margin of error.
After this week’s primary contests, it is safe to presume the 2016 election is now between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
“It’s really highly relevant and highly important to make sure it’s understood that the Trump campaign absolutely expects that these 16 delegates be a true reflection of the will of the people of DE throughout the process”, Arlett said. Meanwhile, talking about the election, Trump said, “This to me was our biggest night”.
Though Clinton wouldn’t respond directly to Trump’s attacks on her, personally, she did go after him on a number of fronts. “She does not has the strength and stamina to be United States president but can successfully handle countries like China, Japan and Mexico”. “And I think she’s a flawed candidate”. “It’s over. As far as I’m concerned it’s over”.
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Barring a dramatic turn of events, Clinton has now cleared the way to become the Democratic nominee in the November election, which would make her the first woman in U.S. history to reach that milestone.
