Bernie Sanders says it’s clear that Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has turned negative now that he’s won seven of the last eight contests in the race for the Democratic nomination.
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Sanders, a USA senator from Vermont, is trying to chip away at Clinton’s sizeable lead in the number of delegates needed to secure the party’s nomination.
In New York, Clinton leads Sanders 53 percent to 37 percent; and in Pennsylvania, she tops him 49 percent to 38 percent.
Clinton was also a NY senator, which certainly works to her advantage.
Sanders has done well in several similar Western states that also held caucuses – including Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Washington state.
Though, the path gets much tougher after this for Sanders, with a calendar dominated by primaries in states with larger, more diverse Democratic electorates.
Bernie Sanders’ wife interrupted his remarks at a campaign rally in NY with news of his latest victory: Wyoming.
Coming off of his win in Wyoming on Saturday, Sanders said he has the momentum to win the nomination.
Wyoming is the least populous state in the USA, and only offered 14 delegates to be divided between the candidates proportional to the vote. But the victory over Hillary Clinton will not ensure Sanders more delegates. Nevertheless, Clinton is still leading in both pledged delegates and superdelegates.
The next big prize for both parties is the NY primaries on 19 April: 291 delegates are at stake for the Democrats and 95 for Republicans.
“We’re running stronger against Donald Trump and other Republicans than Secretary Clinton”, Sanders told NBC.
“I have my doubts about what kind of president she would make”, he said, while conceding there is “no questions she has the experience”. Sanders trailed her by 250 pledged delegates, those awarded based on the results of the state nominating contests.
Clinton has campaigned consistently in NY for the last week, making stops around the city and upstate in Buffalo, Rochester and Albany.
After a back-and-forth about who was most qualified to be president, Clinton and Sanders dialed back their criticism of one another on Friday.
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Fourteen of the delegates are determined by the preference poll, while the remainder are superdelegates not tied to any candidate, two party leaders and two national committee members.
