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| US election 2016: Sanders beats Clinton in Maine caucuses | |
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| Bernie Sanders has beaten Hillary Clinton in the Maine caucuses, the latest contest in the battle to be the Democratic presidential candidate. | Bernie Sanders has beaten Hillary Clinton in the Maine caucuses, the latest contest in the battle to be the Democratic presidential candidate. |
| With 91% of the vote counted, Vermont Senator Mr Sanders is polling 64%, while former Secretary of State Mrs Clinton has 36%. | With 91% of the vote counted, Vermont Senator Mr Sanders is polling 64%, while former Secretary of State Mrs Clinton has 36%. |
| In the Republican race, Marco Rubio easily won Puerto Rico's primary, beating billionaire Donald Trump. | In the Republican race, Marco Rubio easily won Puerto Rico's primary, beating billionaire Donald Trump. |
| Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump remain overall leaders in the nomination campaigns. | Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump remain overall leaders in the nomination campaigns. |
| Sunday night saw Mrs Clinton and Mr Sanders clash on a number of issues in a CNN-hosted debate in Flint, Michigan. | |
| They traded accusations on economy and trade, with Mrs Clinton saying her rival voted against a bailout of the US car industry in 2009. | |
| Results as they come in | Results as they come in |
| Clinton v Sanders: The progressive battle | Clinton v Sanders: The progressive battle |
| Trump and Cruz seek "one-on-one" battle | Trump and Cruz seek "one-on-one" battle |
| How radical are Trump and Cruz? | How radical are Trump and Cruz? |
| "I went with them. You did not. If everybody had voted the way he [Sanders] did, I believe the auto industry would have collapsed, taking four million jobs with it," Mrs Clinton said. | |
| Mr Sanders countered by saying: "I will be damned if it was the working people of this country who have to bail out the crooks on Wall Street." | |
| He described the measures taken at the time as "the Wall Street bailout where some of your [Clinton's] friends destroyed this economy". | |
| In Saturday's round of voting, Mr Sanders took two states - Kansas and Nebraska - but Mrs Clinton maintained her Democratic front-runner status after a big victory in Louisiana. | |
| 'One on one' call | 'One on one' call |
| While the win in Puerto Rico - a US territory - will boost Florida Senator Mr Rubio's campaign, it sends just 23 delegates to the Republican convention which nominates a presidential candidate. | While the win in Puerto Rico - a US territory - will boost Florida Senator Mr Rubio's campaign, it sends just 23 delegates to the Republican convention which nominates a presidential candidate. |
| Republican hopefuls need the votes of 1,237 delegates to get the nod for the presidential race proper. | Republican hopefuls need the votes of 1,237 delegates to get the nod for the presidential race proper. |
| Mr Rubio still trails well behind Mr Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz. | |
| Speaking after wins in the Republican Kentucky caucuses and Louisiana primary election on Saturday, Mr Trump told a news conference: "I would love to take on Ted Cruz one on one." | Speaking after wins in the Republican Kentucky caucuses and Louisiana primary election on Saturday, Mr Trump told a news conference: "I would love to take on Ted Cruz one on one." |
| "Marco Rubio had a very very bad night and personally I call for him to drop out of the race. I think it's time now that he dropped out of the race. I really think so." | "Marco Rubio had a very very bad night and personally I call for him to drop out of the race. I think it's time now that he dropped out of the race. I really think so." |
| Meanwhile, Texas Senator Mr Cruz - who won Republican caucuses in Kansas and Maine - said he believed that "as long as the field remains divided, it gives Donald an advantage". | Meanwhile, Texas Senator Mr Cruz - who won Republican caucuses in Kansas and Maine - said he believed that "as long as the field remains divided, it gives Donald an advantage". |
| Election calendar: Next races | Election calendar: Next races |
| The full primary calendar | The full primary calendar |