The AP and NBC reported that Clinton had reached the 2,383 delegates needed to become the presumptive Democratic nominee with a decisive weekend victory in Puerto Rico, a US territory, and a burst of last-minute support from superdelegates. And watch how the two candidates fare in areas that are predominantly Hispanic and African American, two groups that have given Clinton a lot of love in past primaries.
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A tally from overnight puts Mrs Clinton on at least 2,383 supporters – the exact number she needed to clinch victory to stand for the U.S. presidency.
She will become the first female nominee for a major U.S. political party.
The former secretary of state told a rally in Long Beach, California, that “according to the news, we are on the brink of a historic, historic, unprecedented moment”. “But we still have work to do, don’t we?” Soon afterward, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said in a phone interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow: “Right now, as Hillary said tonight, we are very focused on the millions of people that will be going to the polls tomorrow”.
She has 1,812 pledged delegates won in primaries and caucuses, and the support of 571 superdelegates. Wins in New Jersey and four other states on Tuesday would also help.
Bernie responded to AP’s call with a statement calling the media out for rushing the judgement when the superdelegates haven’t – and allegedly can not – officially back Hillary until the party convention on July 25.
Many of them are eager to wrap up the contest amid polls showing her in a tightening race with presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. “And I believe that his words and his deeds disqualify him from being president of the United States”.
In a news conference Monday, Sanders said he “hoped to win” in California, though he added, “Let’s assess where we are after tomorrow before we make statements based on speculation”, The New York Times reports.
But aides say, however, that Clinton will deliver a speech that directly addresses the historic nature of her candidacy on Tuesday and begin to offer olive branches to Sanders’ supporters. While he has made remarks indicating a preference for Clinton, Obama has so far avoided a clear endorsement.
Obama remains popular with many voters. His job approval was over 50 per cent in a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll and has been on the rise in 2016. Six states, including California, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Montana, are all set to vote Tuesday.
The timeline is likely to hold regardless of how Clinton rival Sen.
But, in the end, Clinton, like Sanders, lost fair and square.
Trump has already secured the 1,237 delegates he needs to clinch the Republican nomination: he did that two weeks ago after winning over some of North Dakota’s uncommitted delegates.
Capturing California, one of the most racially diverse states, would hand Mrs. Clinton a useful symbolic victory as she prepares to compete with a Republican whose support has come overwhelmingly from whites. “So it is time to judge Donald Trump by his words and his deeds”. Not to mention, he’s the first Jewish candidate to ever win a presidential primary. The senator has not released his May fundraising figures. Speaking to MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show on Monday evening, Michael Briggs said superdelegates can and had changed their minds in previous contests.
So what does this mean for the big primaries on Tuesday in six states?
Meanwhile, many of his supporters have expressed a deep distrust in the Democratic primary process – particularly the influence of party leaders.
Trump, the billionaire real-estate mogul and former reality TV star campaigning as a tell-it-like-it-is outsider, has angered Muslims, Hispanics and establishment Republicans with a brash style.
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By Monday, his tone had softened somewhat, but he was still insisting he’s the stronger candidate to defeat Trump.
