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Hillary Clinton looks to final primaries to claim nomination – election live Hillary Clinton looks to final primaries to claim nomination – election live
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Trump: angry Republicans should 'get over it'
Donald Trump says that Republicans who are angry over his comments that a district court judge made a racially-motivated ruling against him should “get over it,” the AP reports:
In an interview with Fox News Tuesday, Trump said that he doesn’t care where the judge comes from, reversing his position he took in a CNN interview last week that Judge Gonzalo Curiel could not preside fairly over the case because he’s of “Mexican heritage.”
In a statement earlier Tuesday, Trump said that his comments were “misconstrued,” but added that based on the ruling he received, he is “justified in questioning” whether he’s received a fair trial.
Asked about those in the Republican Party who refuse to endorse him, Trump said: “it’s okay if they don’t. but they have to get over it, they shouldn’t be so angry for so long.”
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Trump today:
I do not feel that one’s heritage makes them incapable of being impartial...
Trump in March 2015:
I hope the Mexican judge is more honest than the Mexican businessmen who used the court system to avoid paying me the money they owe me.
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He’s for Sanders. Mom is for Clinton. But in the end, they say, they’re against Trump.
The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is at Clinton’s Brooklyn party:
Derrick Matai & his mom make a house divided over Hillary and Bernie but they agree it's time to unite against Trump pic.twitter.com/hv9R7HVyJi
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Trump previews his speech, to begin, he says, in about 15 minutes.
He’s going to talk about “our great journey”:
I will be speaking about our great journey to the Republican nomination at 9:00 P.M. The movement toward a country that WINS again continues
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Trump's first endorsee loses primary
Ben Jacobs
The first congressional candidate to be endorsed by Donald Trump lost her primary in a landslide on Tuesday night, writes Guardian politics reporter Ben Jacobs:
North Carolina congresswoman Renee Ellmers lost her primary to fellow incumbent George Holding by an almost 2-to-1 margin. With 57% of precincts reporting, Holding had 53% to Ellmers’ 24%.
Ellmers was one of the first members of Congress to endorse Trump and the presumptive nominee returned the favor, recording a robocall on her behalf. Trump’s support proved insufficient as Holding, backed by a number of conservative groups including Club for Growth, romped to victory.
The rare incumbent-on-incumbent primary was prompted by court-ordered redistricting which threw the two Republicans into the same district.
Ellmers had long been controversial among some conservatives for her support for immigration reform and relative moderation on abortion. She had been considered a leadership ally on Capitol Hill. In contrast, Holding, a former Jesse Helms staffer, had a solidly conservative record.
Holding’s win suggests that Trump still doesn’t have coattails down ballot and that he has a ways to go to consolidate his support within the GOP.
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Republican governor teeters on Trump
Nevada governor Brian Sandoval, who previously had pledged to support the Republican presidential nominee, now says he “cannot say” he will vote for Trump, the New York Times reports:
.@GovSandoval, 2-term Nevada gov & Hispanic former judge, TEETERS:"at this time I cannot say I will definitely vote for Mr. Trump."
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Trump wins New Jersey, AP projects
Based on few results, AP makes it pseudo-official: Donald Trump has won his one-major-candidate race in the state’s Republican primary.
BREAKING: Trump wins Republican primary in New Jersey. @AP race call at 8:33 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/Z6zgp1pxUf
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The New Jersey result trickles on in.
Only significant vote in NJ now from Gloucester County (South Jersey), where Clinton leads 56-44%. She won county by 25 in '08.
While we wait, let’s see what’s in tomorrow’s papers...
Tomorrow's front page of @NYDailyNews: pic.twitter.com/MCVQoRNWBe
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Trump to address supporters
Buckle up, America. Trump is scheduled to speak, as Wolf Blitzer would say, “at the top of the hour”. I.e. in maybe 30 minutes, or more, or less.
Clinton is expected to follow closely after Trump.
They've just done the final mic check at Trump's presser in NY.
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Sabrina Siddiqui
Most Democrats remain confident that Bernie Sanders will not simply support Hillary Clinton but also rally his legion of followers behind her candidacy, writes Guardian politics reporter Sabrina Siddiqui:
Senator Sherrod Brown, a progressive favorite who has worked closely with Sanders in the Senate, said the disagreements between the Democratic candidates paled in comparison to their differences with the Republican Party.
“I think Bernie has a strong belief that Donald Trump would be a disaster,” Brown said in an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday evening.
“You’re going to see Bernie on his timetable be strongly supportive of Hillary Clinton. I think they will work things out, and I think that Hillary understands the importance of Bernie Sanders to the Democratic Party now and to her efforts.”
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The moving sight of a young citizen in an early encounter with the national politics:
Small child wearing "Make America Great Again" holds a "the silent majority stands with Trump" sign: pic.twitter.com/inThCZFw28
Re everyone making hilarious (ahem) jokes about men in heels, the men at Trump's golf club event are resplendent in suits and pastel polos.
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Results!Results!
First tiny trickle of votes in NJ from rural Warren County, which Clinton won by 14 points in 08. She's up 8 with 221 votes counted.First tiny trickle of votes in NJ from rural Warren County, which Clinton won by 14 points in 08. She's up 8 with 221 votes counted.
Don’t delay – our comprehensive results tracker is right here.Don’t delay – our comprehensive results tracker is right here.
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Bernie Sanders is getting out every last vote. Now he’s in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles:Bernie Sanders is getting out every last vote. Now he’s in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles:
Now Bernie's at a coffee shop in Silverlake. "Everybody gonna vote!" pic.twitter.com/pemPCsga7oNow Bernie's at a coffee shop in Silverlake. "Everybody gonna vote!" pic.twitter.com/pemPCsga7o
Bernie meets an infant. "California is a very liberal state. They let one-year-olds vote!" This was adorable pic.twitter.com/9oCos15yVbBernie meets an infant. "California is a very liberal state. They let one-year-olds vote!" This was adorable pic.twitter.com/9oCos15yVb
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Patriotic bunting at the Clinton event...Patriotic bunting at the Clinton event...
The stage is set pic.twitter.com/p3NFZrKtAgThe stage is set pic.twitter.com/p3NFZrKtAg
... and what appears to be a lovely sunset at Trump’s golf course:... and what appears to be a lovely sunset at Trump’s golf course:
Glamor of Trump golf club mixed with Secret Service security for media pic.twitter.com/KrbPpnEmiTGlamor of Trump golf club mixed with Secret Service security for media pic.twitter.com/KrbPpnEmiT
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Clinton to congratulate SandersClinton to congratulate Sanders
The Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui reports that Clinton’s speech will contain a line with a clear subtext: don’t let the door hit you on the way out.The Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui reports that Clinton’s speech will contain a line with a clear subtext: don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
Clinton aide says HRC will congratulate Bernie Sanders and his supporters "on the campaign he has run" in speech tonight.Clinton aide says HRC will congratulate Bernie Sanders and his supporters "on the campaign he has run" in speech tonight.
Aide says Clinton will also acknowledge being first woman nominee "in the context of historical progress for our country."Aide says Clinton will also acknowledge being first woman nominee "in the context of historical progress for our country."
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Clinton props switch from campaign signs to US flagsClinton props switch from campaign signs to US flags
Lauren GambinoLauren Gambino
The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is inside the Hillary Clinton event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is inside the Hillary Clinton event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
“Hundreds of supporters waving American flags crowded into the spacious Duggal Greenhouse at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn in anticipation of Clinton’s big victory speech,” Lauren writes:“Hundreds of supporters waving American flags crowded into the spacious Duggal Greenhouse at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn in anticipation of Clinton’s big victory speech,” Lauren writes:
The flags are a notable change from the blue campaign signs that have so far decorated her rallies, a symbol of a transition between the contest winding down and the one looming ahead.The flags are a notable change from the blue campaign signs that have so far decorated her rallies, a symbol of a transition between the contest winding down and the one looming ahead.
Outside, a line snaked around the building, as the sun set over a sweeping view of the Williamsburg bridge. It’s a picturesque setting for a historic moment, nearly one year after Clinton entered the race with a speech on nearby Roosevelt Island.Outside, a line snaked around the building, as the sun set over a sweeping view of the Williamsburg bridge. It’s a picturesque setting for a historic moment, nearly one year after Clinton entered the race with a speech on nearby Roosevelt Island.
The crowd is ebullient, helped only slightly by the concession stand selling beer and wine. Sporadic cheers erupt every few minutes and those standing in the risers pop up to shout and cheer.The crowd is ebullient, helped only slightly by the concession stand selling beer and wine. Sporadic cheers erupt every few minutes and those standing in the risers pop up to shout and cheer.
Crowd brakes out in cheers as tv turns on to MSNBC announcing less than 2 minutes until polls close in New Jersey pic.twitter.com/Adl8gZsxf0Crowd brakes out in cheers as tv turns on to MSNBC announcing less than 2 minutes until polls close in New Jersey pic.twitter.com/Adl8gZsxf0
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Polls close in New JerseyPolls close in New Jersey
Polling stations in New Jersey, where Hillary Clinton is the favorite in the Democratic race, have closed.Polling stations in New Jersey, where Hillary Clinton is the favorite in the Democratic race, have closed.
Clinton defeated Barack Obama 54-44 in the state’s 2008 Democratic primary. Clinton also performed strongly this year in neighboring New York, which she won by 16 points.Clinton defeated Barack Obama 54-44 in the state’s 2008 Democratic primary. Clinton also performed strongly this year in neighboring New York, which she won by 16 points.
The polls have closed in New Jersey. They've also closed in the CDT part of South Dakota--so have an eye on those results, tooThe polls have closed in New Jersey. They've also closed in the CDT part of South Dakota--so have an eye on those results, too
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Donald Trump made his first endorsement in a congressional race, encouraging Republican primary voters to back Renee Ellmers, who was running for reelection in North Carolina’s second congressional district. The district had been redrawn since Ellmers’ last election.Donald Trump made his first endorsement in a congressional race, encouraging Republican primary voters to back Renee Ellmers, who was running for reelection in North Carolina’s second congressional district. The district had been redrawn since Ellmers’ last election.
It did not work:It did not work:
WITNESS THE POWER OF TRUMP'S ENDORSEMENT: NC-2 Rep. Renee Ellmers is getting destroyed so badly in her primary she's competing for 3rd.WITNESS THE POWER OF TRUMP'S ENDORSEMENT: NC-2 Rep. Renee Ellmers is getting destroyed so badly in her primary she's competing for 3rd.
Trump endorsed Ellmers, who's taking 3rd place in #NC02. But redistricting and $ were against her and he barely helped her.Trump endorsed Ellmers, who's taking 3rd place in #NC02. But redistricting and $ were against her and he barely helped her.
Farewell to Rep. Rene Ellmers, who ran an anti-Ground Zero Mosque ad once despite being in North Carolina.Farewell to Rep. Rene Ellmers, who ran an anti-Ground Zero Mosque ad once despite being in North Carolina.
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The Guardian’s Nicky Woolf is on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles for a Bernie Sanders meet-and-greet before polls close. Sanders took a brief walk up Hollywood Boulevard, talking to people and asking if they’ve voted, Nicky reports:The Guardian’s Nicky Woolf is on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles for a Bernie Sanders meet-and-greet before polls close. Sanders took a brief walk up Hollywood Boulevard, talking to people and asking if they’ve voted, Nicky reports:
Bernie Sanders on Hollywood boulevard. He just met Minnie Mouse pic.twitter.com/PGCmACY8fhBernie Sanders on Hollywood boulevard. He just met Minnie Mouse pic.twitter.com/PGCmACY8fh
He asked Minnie - really Sylvia Pinda - if she voted, and she said yes. She just told the guardian that she voted for him, in fact.He asked Minnie - really Sylvia Pinda - if she voted, and she said yes. She just told the guardian that she voted for him, in fact.
He's walking along, meeting voters. And, back in the motorcade pic.twitter.com/1lUXBTs7ppHe's walking along, meeting voters. And, back in the motorcade pic.twitter.com/1lUXBTs7pp
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The Guardian’s Amber Jamieson sends this scenic dispatch from the scene of the Donald Trump event in Westchester, New York:
Arrived at Trump's golf club in Westchester for his presser tonight, can confirm the water fountain is beautiful pic.twitter.com/IEZi8G8YKX
Guests are arriving in heels and cocktail dresses for Trump's event tonight
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View from the Venice boardwalk: non-voting Sanders backers
Rory Carroll
Good and bad news for Bernie Sanders from the community of artists and homeless people who work and live along the Venice boardwalk, writes the Guardian’s Rory Carroll:
They love him. But they’re not voting.
Much as they appreciate the Vermont senator’s growls against a rigged system, a straw poll on Tuesday afternoon suggested many are not registered to vote. Or don’t know where to vote. Or don’t care enough to vote.
“If I were to vote I’d have voted for Bernie,” said Jeremy Jaffeux, 23, who resembles a hippie pirate. “He seemed to have a better path set out for his term. It didn’t seem like he was just some Facebook meme.”
Jaffeux said he was not registered, and in any case was preparing to pack up his meagre possessions to go hunting minerals in northern California.
Jeremy Jaffeux feeling the Bern. 'He's not like other candidates, doesn't seem like a Facebook meme.' pic.twitter.com/xzNF2o2BgL
A young woman with him said she was registered but lamented missing her chance to back the Democratic candidate. Told polls were open another four hours, she shook her head, unconvinced.
Brian Bennett, 28, a recent arrival from Boston, also would have voted for Sanders on the grounds Hillary Clinton cared only about money. “But I can’t vote because I’ve a criminal record.”
Others in this transient, bohemian community cited lack of identity documents or knowledge about polling stations.
The exception was Dorcas Daley, 59, who sported an “I voted” sticker. A teacher who supplements her income by playing guitar, harmonica, percussion and violin, she voted for Sanders and said she would consider holding her nose to vote for Clinton in November if Clinton selected Sanders, Elizabeth Warren or another progressive as a running mate.
Dorcas Daley, teacher + Venice busker, rooting for Bernie as the new FDR. 'It can be done again.' pic.twitter.com/eIvlUCpY4M
The only Clinton enthusiast was a homeless woman who gave her name as Dani Viciouss, 27. “Hillary speaks a lot of truth,” she said.
Dani Viciouss, the lone Hillary supporter I found amid homeless Venice Bernieacs. 'She speaks the truth.' pic.twitter.com/2kG6OMtVBa
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Sanders 'upset' at AP call for Clinton
Bernie Sanders tells NBC he was “upset” that the Associated Press announced Monday night that Hillary Clinton had claimed a 2,383 majority of the Democratic delegates.
The AP explained that they simply made the announcement after their tally of delegates Clinton had claimed hit 2,383.
But Sanders accuses AP of “hounding superdelegates” in advance of today’s voting. (It’s of note that the Clinton campaign also seemed unhappy about the timing of AP’s call, fearing that it would discourage turnout.)
“Well, what I was upset is what the A.P. did,” Sanders told NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, in an interview in California.
They got on the phone, as I understand it, and they started hounding superdelegates to tell them in an anonymous way who they’d be voting for. And the night before the largest primary, biggest primary -- in the whole process, they make this announcement. So I was really disappointed in what the -- A.P. did.
Sanders later tells Holt he’ll “defy history” by changing the minds of superdelegates:
LESTER HOLT: You’d be defying history? You’d be defying the will of
BERNIE SANDERS: Hey–
LESTER HOLT: --the will of the voter, right? (LAUGH) Hillary Clinton--
BERNIE SANDERS: Well, defying history is what this campaign has been about.
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Pictures from the polls
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Visit our comprehensive results tracker
If you’ve joined us on previous primary nights, you know how pleasing it can be to watch animated candidates on scissors lifts bearing paint brushes fill in counties on state maps after they’ve stolen a lead or clinched a victory.
That same informative entertainment will be on offer for you tonight, over at our comprehensive results page.
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Bernie Sanders shows voters how it’s done: run, don’t walk, to your precinct.
You still have time to run to your voting location before polls close. Get out and vote! #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/e4k48x9Qth
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A voter's view: actor with an eye on the supreme court
Rory Carroll
[Note: Throughout the day Guardian reporters have been interviewing voters about how they made up their minds. You can find a selection of these interviews on our earlier live blog.]
Cristina Gerla, 26, an actor in Los Angeles, California, said she voted for Hillary Clinton:
Whoever will be the next president will be filling at least one supreme court seat. That will have repercussions on my life because I’m only 26. The court will be deciding on things like rights over a woman’s body, accessibility to health care, sex education in schools and gay rights. We need to protect those rights and allow them to grow.
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Clinton video highlights historic feat
Hillary Clinton plans to debut a new video celebrating women and women leaders at her victory party tonight. The video will play as an introduction before Clinton takes the stage at Brooklyn Navy Yard, Guardian politics reporter Sabrina Siddiqui reports:
New Clinton campaign video celebrates historic moment of having first woman nominee of major political party: https://t.co/jybwSINxGZ
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Polling closure times
Both parties are hosting contests in five states today, and there’s an extra Democratic caucus playing out in North Dakota*.
New Jersey (126 Democratic delegates, 51 GOP) polling stations close at 8pm ET.
The final polling stations in North Dakota (18 Democratic delegates) and South Dakota (20 Democratic delegates, 29 GOP) close at 9pm ET.
New Mexico (34 Democratic delegates, 24 GOP) polling stations close at 9pm ET.
Montana (21 Democratic delegates, 27 GOP) polling stations close at 10pm ET.
California (475 Democratic delegates, 172 GOP) polling stations close at 11pm ET.
Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are expected to address supporters sometime after the New Jersey polls close (9pm ET? Later?). Trump is in Westchester, New York, and Clinton is in Brooklyn, New York.
Bernie Sanders is expected to address supporters much later, after the California polls close.
Our results maps atop the blog there will begin filling in automatically as precincts report. There are no exit polls this evening, meaning no snap demographic breakdown as polls close.
The AP reports on how quickly the results were reported in these states last year:
In 2012, here’s how the vote count looked an hour after each state’s polls closed: New Jersey, about 10 percent; New Mexico, 26 percent; South Dakota, 65 percent; Montana, 20 percent; California, 40 percent.
*North Dakota is holding only a Democratic caucus. “The AP vote count there will be the presidential preferences of the 394 people elected to attend the state delegate selection meeting.”
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Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the last big voting night of the long primary season. An estimated 5 million voters in California have already mailed in their ballots, as voters from New Jersey to New Mexico make their way to the polls to help pick the next president.
Related: Who's winning the presidential nomination? See the full delegate count
It is appropriate to this primary season, perhaps, that the suspense of who will win the final states appears to have overshot the actual “results”, if that word can be applied to a mere cumulative tally of delegates and votes.
Hillary Clinton has amassed a majority of Democratic delegates, including superdelegates, while Donald Trump has performed a parallel feat on the Republican side.
And yet the race, for at least one more night, and perhaps many more, goes on. Clinton is running against Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, who correctly points out that the Democrats’ 719 superdelegates will decide the contest, and who says he can convince hundreds of them to switch from Clinton to him, while admitting that the number he’s persuaded so far is zero.
Can it be said, on the Republican side, that Trump is running against himself? Trump’s caustic comments about the judge presiding over cases against his Trump University – “textbook” racist comments, House speaker Paul Ryan called them – have reignited whispers in Republican circles about whether there might not be some way for the party to avoid nominating the candidate who has won more than twice as many delegates as his nearest contender, so far.
We propose this blog as your one-stop shop for results from tonight’s contests immediately as they are available, for reporting from inside the candidates’ parties – victory and otherwise – and for all the analysis and color you desire. Lauren Gambino and Jill Abramson will be with Hillary Clinton in Brooklyn, Amber Jamieson will be watching Donald Trump upstate in Westchester, while across the other side of the country Nicky Woolf will be with Bernie Sanders in Santa Monica.
Whatever else happens, the night may come back to Clinton, who is on the verge of firming up her status as the first woman in US history to be nominated for president by a major political party. If she snags just 31% of the available pledged delegates tonight – well below her average – she will have won a majority of those bound delegates, in addition to claiming a majority of delegates overall.
[“Delegates overall includes superdelegates, senior party officials not bound by any state results. Read more on this from Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi here.]
Should Sanders pull off victory, however, in California, where he has been campaigning for weeks and which has a whopping 475 delegates to give, Clinton’s overall victory – should it hold – is likely to be soured by party dislocation and an ongoing fight.
Thank you for reading and please, as always, join us in the comments.
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