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US election 2016: Clinton hails 'milestone for women'

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Hillary Clinton has thanked her supporters for helping her reach a historic moment for
women - the US Democratic nomination for president.
"Thanks to you, we've reached a milestone," she told cheering crowds at a rally in New York.
Mrs Clinton hailed "the rst time in our nation's history that a woman will be a major party's
nominee".
Hours later, she won the California Democratic primary, further cementing her hold on the
nomination.
In all, she won four of the six states voting in primaries on Tuesday, also taking New Jersey,
South Dakota and New Mexico.

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Her rival Bernie Sanders found victory in the Montana and North Dakota caucuses and has
refused to quit the race.
Polls had suggested the contest in California would be tight, but Mrs Clinton won by a margin
of around 13%.
The Associated Press announced the result with more than 91% of the vote in.
Mr Sanders had been hoping for a win in that state, the country's most populous, to boost his
campaign and bolster his claim to be a more viable presidential contender than Hillary Clinton.

As the votes were being counted, he told supporters he would remain in the race and contest
the remaining primary in the District of Columbia on 14 June, despite acknowledging it was a
"very, very steep ght".
Mr Sanders aims to sway super delegates to support him instead of Mrs Clinton at the party's
convention in July, but commentators say the Vermont Senator is unlikely to succeed in his
bid for the nomination.
The AP news agency reported on Monday that Mrs Clinton already had enough delegates to
qualify as the Democratic nominee.

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President Barack Obama called both Mrs Clinton and Mr Sanders on Tuesday, according to
the White House.
He congratulated Mrs Clinton on "securing the delegates necessary to clinch the Democratic
nomination for president".
Mr Sanders will visit Mr Obama at the White House on Thursday, per Mr Sanders' request,
according to the White House memo. They will discuss "the signicant issues at stake in this
election that matter most to America's working families".
Claiming the nomination in a speech in Brooklyn, New York, Mrs Clinton said Republican
presumptive nominee Donald Trump was "temperamentally unt" to be president.
"My mother taught me to never back down to a bully. Which turned out to be pretty good
advice," she said.
Speaking to supporters in Santa Monica, California, Mr Sanders said his campaign would not
support Mr Trump, "a candidate whose major theme is bigotry".
Mr Trump had earlier called on Sanders' supporters to join him after winning his party's vote in
New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico, California and Montana.

Analysis - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News North America Reporter

In what amounted to a Democratic nomination contest victory speech, Hillary Clinton took
some time to acknowledge the historic nature of her achievement. She made reference to the
metaphorical glass ceiling that she has now shattered. She referenced the long struggles of
the women's rights movement. And she tipped her hat to her Democratic rival, Bernie
Sanders.
Then it was on to the work at hand - wrapping Donald Trump's recent controversies around
his neck and pitching him into the Hudson River.

If Mrs Clinton has run a joyless primary campaign, it has been in part because she's spent
much of it nurturing her built-in advantages within the Democratic Party and playing not to
lose. Last week, in a foreign policy speech in San Diego, she went on the attack. And
Tuesday night, she continued the broadsides. It's a role that allows her to show considerably
more energy and passion.
Earlier in the evening, Mr Trump focused almost exclusively on economic issues. Gone were
references to Muslim immigration bans or border walls. Instead he made an explicit pitch to
Bernie Sanders supporters and other Americans disaffected by the current state of the US
political system.
It was the kind of primary night speech that will be well received by Republicans politicians
who have spent the last week in a cave or a coma. The rest of the party faithful will likely be
more inclined to wait and see.

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Delegate tracker
Last updated: June 8, 2016, 9:32 a.m. EST

DEMOCRATS Need 2,383 to win

Clinton
2,755

Win: 2,755/ 4,765

2,184

Sanders
1,852

1,804

Trump
1,536

571 SUPERDELEGATES

531 delegates short

48 SUPERDELEGATES

REPUBLICANS Need 1,237 to win

Win: 1,536/ 2,472

1,441

95 UNBOUND DELEGATES

Totals include unpledged superdelegates party members free to back the candidate of their choice who
have told The Associated Press whom they support. GOP totals include unbound delegates, also free to support
the candidate of their choice.

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