Sanders continued in that tone Tuesday night after he defeated front-runner Hillary Clinton in Oregon’s primary and fought her to a neck-and-neck outcome in Kentucky. There were 61 delegates up for grabs in Kentucky and 74 in OR and they will be divided proportionally between the two candidates.
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Sanders was in Carson in Los Angeles County on Tuesday.
Sanders was favored in OR, which is among the nation’s most progressive states and the home to one of the senator’s largest rallies of his campaign previous year in Portland.
In a sign of the tensions between the two sides, Sanders issued a defiant statement on Tuesday dismissing complaints from Nevada Democrats as “nonsense” and said his supporters were not being treated with “fairness and respect”.
“Unfortunately, that was not the case at the Nevada convention”.
Sanders drew a loud response from supporters Tuesday when he blasted the entire Democratic Party process, saying, “I say to the leadership of the Democratic Party, open the doors; let the people in!” A message that has resonated with voters from across the country.
Trump won an additional 17 delegates from OR and in so doing inched a little closer to what now seems like a fait accompli for the NY businessman: becoming the 2016 Republican presidential nominee.
With nearly all the votes counted, the former U.S. secretary of state held a narrow lead of less than one-half of 1 percent as she tried to avoid ending the primary season with a string of losses to Vermont senator Mr Sanders.
“We just won Kentucky! Thanks to everyone who turned out”, Clinton tweeted.
But Alison Lundergan Grimes, chairwoman of the Kentucky State Board of Elections, told CNN that unofficial results confirmed that Clinton would narrowly win the state’s primary contest.
“I should tell you, that there a lot of people out there – numerous pundits and politicians – they say Bernie Sanders should drop out, the people of California should not have the right to determine who the next president will be”, Sanders said.
Mr. Sanders reiterated his position that he will remain in the race until the last vote is cast.
Clinton’s main opponent, Bernie Sanders, has won the primary in Oregon.
Sanders had counted on a Kentucky victory to build on his win last week in neighboring West Virginia as he battles to keep his long-shot nomination bid alive. Those are areas Clinton did well in versus Barack Obama in 2008, but since then she has come under fire for comments suggesting she would begin to phase out the industry in favor of cleaner energy sources. According to NBC News, it was the first state since March 15 where she outspent Sanders on the airwaves.
Welch says Sanders faces a major challenge to win a majority of elected delegates.
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“I’m confident that Bernie will be supportive if Hillary wins, which the numbers indicate will happen”. Barbara Boxer, who spoke at the convention in support of Hillary Clinton, said she feared for her safety following the reaction from Sanders’ supporters, but expressed optimism following a phone call with Sanders.
