Hillary Clinton now has enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination, a new Associated Press tally shows. Here’s how Mrs. Clinton overcame the challenge from Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to exit polls. CONT. Aaron Zitner, Dante Chinni & Brian McGill, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Hillary Clinton Will Be Nominated Because More Democrats Are Voting For Her
It’s an emblematically annoying ending to the Democratic campaign, one that reflects both the acrimony between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders and the fact that Clinton, in the end, is winning her party’s nomination by every available measure. … Clinton will be the Democratic nominee because substantially more Democrats have […] Read more »
AP count: Clinton has delegates to win Democratic nomination
Striding into history, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, capturing commitments Monday from the number of delegates needed to become the Democrats’ presumptive nominee. The victory arrived nearly eight years to the day after she conceded her first […] Read more »
What message will California send to the Democratic Party on Tuesday?
Barring a miracle, Bernie Sanders still isn’t going to win the Democratic nomination – even if he wins the California primary. But that doesn’t mean Tuesday’s election is meaningless. The result in California will play a big part in determining how long Sanders stays in the race and remains a […] Read more »
Trump, Superdelegates, Primaries: How Do Americans Want to Pick a President?
According to the Associated Press, a new poll shows that most Americans feel “frustrated,” “helpless,” and “angry,” and that they want the presidential nomination system changed. However, the link between voter malaise and desire for changes is at best tenuous. And whatever the reasons for the discontent, the proposed changes […] Read more »
How the Democratic Race Will Probably End
The Democratic race is about to end. Barring something truly extraordinary, Hillary Clinton will be declared the presumptive nominee for president by the news media, probably on Tuesday after the results in New Jersey. It will happen even if she loses every remaining contest, and it will probably happen before […] Read more »