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Primary Takeaways: Clinton Coalition Never Cracked, and Trump Turns to the Fall
Hillary Clinton claimed the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday and appealed to the country to reject Donald J. Trump, as a candidate unfit for the presidency.
Mrs. Clinton finished strong in her longer-than-expected primary battle with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, capturing California, according to The Associated Press, and three other states. Mr. Trump did not wait for her to declare victory, lacing into Mrs. Clinton from a golf course he owns in Westchester, and promising to give a speech thoroughly assailing her next week.
Read More >>June 7 Primary Elections: Live Coverage And Results
As my colleague Micah noted, Clinton has been called the winner in California by the AP and pretty much all the major news networks with 94 percent of precincts reporting. Her lead at this hour stands at 13 percentage points and a little over 400,000 votes out of more than 3 million cast. How’d she do it?
Read More >>5 Storylines to Watch Ahead of Last Major Round of Primaries
On the second to last official primary day in the 2016 election, there’s still a contest going on for one of the major parties and voters in six states headed to the polls.
Here are some of the most compelling storylines to watch.
Read More >>Clinton’s Next Hurdle: “Bernie or Bust” Voters
Hillary Clinton appeared to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination Monday night. But that won’t make her quest to win over Bernie Sanders’s supporters any easier.
After long and hard-fought intra-party primary battles, it always takes time and effort to make peace with the diehards behind an opponent’s campaign. Eventually most come around in time for the general election.
Read More >>Sanders’ Long-Shot Delegate Hunt
In a last-ditch effort to secure the Democratic presidential nomination, Bernie Sanders needs the very people he’s disparaged: superdelegates.
But it’s not clear how actively he’s courting them to support his campaign.
Sanders’ missed opportunity
It’s too early to completely close the door on Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders‘ campaign for the Democratic nomination, but there’s little doubt that his chances at this point are fairly slender. The Washington Post has an article explaining how Sanders missed his opportunity to win the nomination:
How Bernie Sanders missed his chance to beat Hillary Clinton
For all that Sanders has achieved — turning a protest movement into a viable run, gaining mainstream acceptance for his democratic socialist views, pioneering a ... Read More >>
Clinton is close, but Sanders not ready to give up
Hillary Clinton is on the cusp of declaring victory as the Democratic nominee after a long and protracted battle with Bernie Sanders. But she has one very serious problem: The Vermont senator isn’t giving up.