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| Clinton claims nomination as Sanders fights for California – primaries live | Clinton claims nomination as Sanders fights for California – primaries live |
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| Obama congratulates Clinton | |
| The White House has weighed in on Clinton’s “historic campaign” with a late-night statement saying Obama will meet with Sanders on Thursday. The statement does not endorse Clinton. Here it is in full: | |
| Tonight, President Obama called both Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders. The President congratulated both candidates for running inspiring campaigns that have energized Democrats, brought a new generation of Americans into the political process, and shined a spotlight on important policy ideas aimed at making sure our economy and our politics work for everybody, not just those with wealth and power. | |
| The President congratulated Secretary Clinton for securing the delegates necessary to clinch the Democratic Nomination for President. Her historic campaign inspired millions and is an extension of her lifelong fight for middle-class families and children. | |
| The President thanked Senator Sanders for energizing millions of Americans with his commitment to issues like fighting economic inequality and special interests’ influence on our politics. | |
| In addition, at Senator Sanders’ request, the President and Senator Sanders will meet at the White House on Thursday to continue their conversation about the significant issues at stake in this election that matter most to America’s working families. The President looks forward to continuing the conversation with Senator Sanders about how to build on the extraordinary work he has done to engage millions of Democratic voters, and to build on that enthusiasm in the weeks and months ahead. | |
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| Clinton wins South Dakota | |
| BREAKING: Clinton wins South Dakota Democratic primary. @AP race call at 11:48 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/xgWpYEkLWh | |
| AP has called the South Dakota primary for Clinton. | |
| Pundits have noted that the results in North Dakota and South Dakota tonight provide a clear illustration of a trend that has dominated the Democratic race – that caucuses favor Sanders and primaries favor Clinton. The two states have very similar demographics. | |
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| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| Lauren Gambino reports from Clinton’s speech in Brooklyn: | Lauren Gambino reports from Clinton’s speech in Brooklyn: |
| Hundreds of supporter swarmed the stage after Clinton’s speech, as she walked around to shake hands, sign autographs, and pose for photos. | Hundreds of supporter swarmed the stage after Clinton’s speech, as she walked around to shake hands, sign autographs, and pose for photos. |
| “Oh my god! She touched my hand,” a little girl wearing a Hillary baseball cap shouted from her father’s shoulders. | “Oh my god! She touched my hand,” a little girl wearing a Hillary baseball cap shouted from her father’s shoulders. |
| Others thrust pieces of paper and memorabilia into the hands of secret service agents hoping Clinton would sign them, or at the very least touch them. | Others thrust pieces of paper and memorabilia into the hands of secret service agents hoping Clinton would sign them, or at the very least touch them. |
| Tonight was historic and it was lost on no one, least of all her most ardent supporters. | Tonight was historic and it was lost on no one, least of all her most ardent supporters. |
| “This is one of the greatest days of my life,” Ellen Landsberger said with breathless excitement after Clinton finished speaking in Brooklyn. “I am so thrilled and honored and happy and proud and exhilarated and hopeful.” | “This is one of the greatest days of my life,” Ellen Landsberger said with breathless excitement after Clinton finished speaking in Brooklyn. “I am so thrilled and honored and happy and proud and exhilarated and hopeful.” |
| Ellen Landsberger retired today but said she missed her retirement party to be here tonight. pic.twitter.com/NVRlDWHzU5 | Ellen Landsberger retired today but said she missed her retirement party to be here tonight. pic.twitter.com/NVRlDWHzU5 |
| She wore a shirt that said “a woman’s place is in the White House” and said she missed her own retirement party to attend the rally tonight. “I’d still be celebrating in the Bronx if this hadn’t happened,” the newly-retired obstetrician said. “I just had to be here. I couldn’t be anywhere else.” | She wore a shirt that said “a woman’s place is in the White House” and said she missed her own retirement party to attend the rally tonight. “I’d still be celebrating in the Bronx if this hadn’t happened,” the newly-retired obstetrician said. “I just had to be here. I couldn’t be anywhere else.” |
| Landsberger said she appreciates that Bernie Sanders has pulled the primary to the left, but said she hopes he sees the writing on the wall and makes a graceful exit from the race. | Landsberger said she appreciates that Bernie Sanders has pulled the primary to the left, but said she hopes he sees the writing on the wall and makes a graceful exit from the race. |
| “I was here the night of the debate between Bernie and Hillary, there’s not a lot of difference between the supporters,” she said. “It just can’t be Donald Trump.” | “I was here the night of the debate between Bernie and Hillary, there’s not a lot of difference between the supporters,” she said. “It just can’t be Donald Trump.” |
| Justine Kirby, of New Zealand, said she became a citizen just in time to vote for Clinton in the New York primary. | Justine Kirby, of New Zealand, said she became a citizen just in time to vote for Clinton in the New York primary. |
| “The whole world is watching this election and hoping we do the right thing,” Kirby said. “We have to do the right thing.” | “The whole world is watching this election and hoping we do the right thing,” Kirby said. “We have to do the right thing.” |
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| The Guardian’s Amber Jamieson reports from Donald Trump’s golf club speech in Westchester, New York: | The Guardian’s Amber Jamieson reports from Donald Trump’s golf club speech in Westchester, New York: |
| “For all of those Bernie Sanders voters who will be left out in the cold by a rigged system of superdelegates, we welcome you with open arms,” Trump said in remarks on Tuesday at Trump National Golf Club Westchester in New York. | “For all of those Bernie Sanders voters who will be left out in the cold by a rigged system of superdelegates, we welcome you with open arms,” Trump said in remarks on Tuesday at Trump National Golf Club Westchester in New York. |
| Trump supporters, resplendent in cocktail dresses, pastel polo shirts, suits with red ties and Make America Great Again caps, cheered as the Republican presumptive nominee extended the olive branch to Sanders supporters. | Trump supporters, resplendent in cocktail dresses, pastel polo shirts, suits with red ties and Make America Great Again caps, cheered as the Republican presumptive nominee extended the olive branch to Sanders supporters. |
| Trump appears with his children while announcing his campaign received more primary votes than any in GOP history pic.twitter.com/5Cp1FRy45r | Trump appears with his children while announcing his campaign received more primary votes than any in GOP history pic.twitter.com/5Cp1FRy45r |
| Read the full story here: | Read the full story here: |
| Related: Trump to Bernie Sanders supporters: 'We welcome you with open arms' | Related: Trump to Bernie Sanders supporters: 'We welcome you with open arms' |
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| Trump wins California | Trump wins California |
| The polls have closed in California, and Trump has won the primary, the AP reports. | The polls have closed in California, and Trump has won the primary, the AP reports. |
| BREAKING: Trump wins Republican primary in California. @AP race call at 11:19 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/si3iaRpwMJ | BREAKING: Trump wins Republican primary in California. @AP race call at 11:19 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/si3iaRpwMJ |
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| Guardian reporters Lauren Gambino, Maria L La Ganga and Sabrina Siddiqui report on the significance of Clinton becoming the first woman to lead a major party’s bid for the White House: | Guardian reporters Lauren Gambino, Maria L La Ganga and Sabrina Siddiqui report on the significance of Clinton becoming the first woman to lead a major party’s bid for the White House: |
| Clinton took the stage eight years to the day when she conceded to Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary, memorably thanking her supporters at the time for leaving the nation’s highest glass ceiling “with about 18 million cracks in it”. On Tuesday, Clinton acknowledged its shattering as a sign of historic progress for the country... | Clinton took the stage eight years to the day when she conceded to Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary, memorably thanking her supporters at the time for leaving the nation’s highest glass ceiling “with about 18 million cracks in it”. On Tuesday, Clinton acknowledged its shattering as a sign of historic progress for the country... |
| As Clinton celebrated in the state that has served as her adopted home, her opponent Bernie Sanders signaled he had no intention of going quietly into the night. The leftwing senator from Vermont continued to voice his frustration with the nominating process and vowed to carry forth with his unlikely quest to persuade so-called superdelegates who have endorsed Clinton to reverse course and switch their allegiances to him. | As Clinton celebrated in the state that has served as her adopted home, her opponent Bernie Sanders signaled he had no intention of going quietly into the night. The leftwing senator from Vermont continued to voice his frustration with the nominating process and vowed to carry forth with his unlikely quest to persuade so-called superdelegates who have endorsed Clinton to reverse course and switch their allegiances to him. |
| Related: 'History made': Hillary Clinton claims Democratic nomination | Related: 'History made': Hillary Clinton claims Democratic nomination |
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| Clinton wins New Mexico | Clinton wins New Mexico |
| After her speech claiming victory as the Democratic nominee, Clinton has won New Mexico, according to the AP. | After her speech claiming victory as the Democratic nominee, Clinton has won New Mexico, according to the AP. |
| BREAKING: Clinton wins Democratic primary in New Mexico. @AP race call at 10:54 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/yWX96moHjU | BREAKING: Clinton wins Democratic primary in New Mexico. @AP race call at 10:54 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/yWX96moHjU |
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| Donald Trump has returned to talk of judge Gonzalo Curiel, telling Sean Hannity: | Donald Trump has returned to talk of judge Gonzalo Curiel, telling Sean Hannity: |
| I don’t care where the judge comes from. … I want to get a fair shake. We’ve had some very unfair opinions come down.” | I don’t care where the judge comes from. … I want to get a fair shake. We’ve had some very unfair opinions come down.” |
| Asked about Republicans who have criticized him for his comments about the judge overseeing the Trump University case, the real estate billionaire said, “It’s a little disappointing. … There’s a lot of anxiety there. There’s a lot of anger, I guess. They just can’t come back. They have to get over it. They shouldn’t be so angry for so long.” | Asked about Republicans who have criticized him for his comments about the judge overseeing the Trump University case, the real estate billionaire said, “It’s a little disappointing. … There’s a lot of anxiety there. There’s a lot of anger, I guess. They just can’t come back. They have to get over it. They shouldn’t be so angry for so long.” |
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| Trump wins Montana | Trump wins Montana |
| Meanwhile in Montana, the AP has called the primary for Trump : | Meanwhile in Montana, the AP has called the primary for Trump : |
| BREAKING: Trump wins Republican primary in Montana. @AP race call at 10:34 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/yJxplgpRRS | BREAKING: Trump wins Republican primary in Montana. @AP race call at 10:34 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/yJxplgpRRS |
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| Clinton closes: 'stronger together' | Clinton closes: 'stronger together' |
| Clinton says she cares most about future, unwritten history. She says the country faces a crucial choice “and we need to make sure” that it’s the right one. | Clinton says she cares most about future, unwritten history. She says the country faces a crucial choice “and we need to make sure” that it’s the right one. |
| “The end of the primaries is only the beginning of the work we are called to do. And if we stand together, we will rise together, because we are stronger together.” | “The end of the primaries is only the beginning of the work we are called to do. And if we stand together, we will rise together, because we are stronger together.” |
| The crowd goes nuts, she thanks them, and that’s it. She’s standing soaking up the cheers claps whoops and, now, a hug from daughter Chelsea, son-in-law Mark Mezvinsky and husband Bill. | The crowd goes nuts, she thanks them, and that’s it. She’s standing soaking up the cheers claps whoops and, now, a hug from daughter Chelsea, son-in-law Mark Mezvinsky and husband Bill. |
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| Clinton refers to self as 'Democratic party's nominee' | Clinton refers to self as 'Democratic party's nominee' |
| Clinton continues. She says her mother “taught me never to back down from a bully, which it turns out was pretty good advice.” | Clinton continues. She says her mother “taught me never to back down from a bully, which it turns out was pretty good advice.” |
| Clinton says her mother was born last Saturday, on 4 June, 1919 – the day Congress passed the 19th amendment to the constitution giving women the right to vote. | Clinton says her mother was born last Saturday, on 4 June, 1919 – the day Congress passed the 19th amendment to the constitution giving women the right to vote. |
| She says she wishes her mother could be there “to see her daughter become the Democratic party’s nominee.” | She says she wishes her mother could be there “to see her daughter become the Democratic party’s nominee.” |
| “There are still ceilings to break for women and for all of us, but don’t let anyone tell you that barriers can’t break in America. | “There are still ceilings to break for women and for all of us, but don’t let anyone tell you that barriers can’t break in America. |
| She says progress has moved “unmistakably.” “Now you are writing a new chapter of that story. This campaign is about making sure there are no limits, no ceilings on any of us.” | She says progress has moved “unmistakably.” “Now you are writing a new chapter of that story. This campaign is about making sure there are no limits, no ceilings on any of us.” |
| It’s time to come together, she says again. “Help us organize in all 50 states.” | It’s time to come together, she says again. “Help us organize in all 50 states.” |
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| Top Trump organization surrogate and strategist Michael Cohen isn’t impressed with Clinton so far: | Top Trump organization surrogate and strategist Michael Cohen isn’t impressed with Clinton so far: |
| Scripted crooked @HillaryClinton has very good speech writers. Too bad she will deliver on NONE of her rhetoric. We need @realDonaldTrump | Scripted crooked @HillaryClinton has very good speech writers. Too bad she will deliver on NONE of her rhetoric. We need @realDonaldTrump |
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| Clinton says “this election is not about the same old [partisan] fight, but really is about who we are as a nation... | Clinton says “this election is not about the same old [partisan] fight, but really is about who we are as a nation... |
| “It’s about people coming together to say, ‘we are better than this. This is not who we are as a nation.’ | “It’s about people coming together to say, ‘we are better than this. This is not who we are as a nation.’ |
| “And if you agree, whether you are a Democrat, Republican or an Independent, I hope you will join us.” | “And if you agree, whether you are a Democrat, Republican or an Independent, I hope you will join us.” |
| Hillary Clinton finally (and rightly) getting the rock star welcome at her campaign rally in Brooklyn. History is being made. | Hillary Clinton finally (and rightly) getting the rock star welcome at her campaign rally in Brooklyn. History is being made. |
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| Clinton: Trump 'goes against everything we stand for' | Clinton: Trump 'goes against everything we stand for' |
| Clinton continues, and unloads on Trump: | Clinton continues, and unloads on Trump: |
| “We believe that we are stronger together, and the stakes are high and the choice is clear: | “We believe that we are stronger together, and the stakes are high and the choice is clear: |
| “Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit to be president. And he’s not just trying to build a wall [with] Mexico, he’s trying to wall off Americans from each other. | “Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit to be president. And he’s not just trying to build a wall [with] Mexico, he’s trying to wall off Americans from each other. |
| “When he says, ‘let’s make America great again,” that’s a code for ‘let’s take America backwards’” to a time of unequal opportunity and prosperity only for some. | “When he says, ‘let’s make America great again,” that’s a code for ‘let’s take America backwards’” to a time of unequal opportunity and prosperity only for some. |
| Clinton continues: | Clinton continues: |
| “We however, we want to write the next chapter in American greatness... | “We however, we want to write the next chapter in American greatness... |
| “When Donald Trump says a distinguished judge born in Indiana can’t do his job because of his Mexican heritage, or he mocks a reporter with disabilities, or calls women pigs, it goes against everything we stand for. Because we want an America where everyone is treated with respect... | “When Donald Trump says a distinguished judge born in Indiana can’t do his job because of his Mexican heritage, or he mocks a reporter with disabilities, or calls women pigs, it goes against everything we stand for. Because we want an America where everyone is treated with respect... |
| “It’s clear that [Trump] does not believe we are stronger together,” Clinton says. She says Trump has abused his opponents’ families, attacked the press and disparaging immigrants, and “reminding us daily just how great he is,” Clinton says. | “It’s clear that [Trump] does not believe we are stronger together,” Clinton says. She says Trump has abused his opponents’ families, attacked the press and disparaging immigrants, and “reminding us daily just how great he is,” Clinton says. |
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| Clinton says it never feels good to put your heart into a cause or a candidate you believe in and come up short. | Clinton says it never feels good to put your heart into a cause or a candidate you believe in and come up short. |
| “I know that feeling well.” | “I know that feeling well.” |
| Then she makes her call for unity: | Then she makes her call for unity: |
| “But as we look ahead to the battle that awaits,” let’s consider our common ground, she says. | “But as we look ahead to the battle that awaits,” let’s consider our common ground, she says. |
| She’s talking to people who supported losing Republicans, too, she has gone out of her way to say. | She’s talking to people who supported losing Republicans, too, she has gone out of her way to say. |
| “We believe that cooperation is better than conflict... and bridges are better than walls.’ | “We believe that cooperation is better than conflict... and bridges are better than walls.’ |
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| Clinton: 'I want to congratulate Senator Sanders' | Clinton: 'I want to congratulate Senator Sanders' |
| Clintons thanks volunteers, activists, supporters. “And thanks especially to our friends in New Jersey for such an astounding victory.” | Clintons thanks volunteers, activists, supporters. “And thanks especially to our friends in New Jersey for such an astounding victory.” |
| Clinton says she’s won “a majority of contests and, after tonight, a majority of pledged delegates.” | Clinton says she’s won “a majority of contests and, after tonight, a majority of pledged delegates.” |
| She thanks Americans who have spoken with her. She says “so many of you feel that no one has your back. Well I do.” | She thanks Americans who have spoken with her. She says “so many of you feel that no one has your back. Well I do.” |
| Then she turns to Sanders: | Then she turns to Sanders: |
| I want to congratulate Senator Sanders for the extraordinary campaign he has run. He has spent his long career in public service fighting for progressive causes... and let there be no mistake. Senator Sanders, his campaign and the vigorous debate that we had... have been very good for the Democratic party and for America.” | I want to congratulate Senator Sanders for the extraordinary campaign he has run. He has spent his long career in public service fighting for progressive causes... and let there be no mistake. Senator Sanders, his campaign and the vigorous debate that we had... have been very good for the Democratic party and for America.” |
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| “Tonight’s victory is not about one person,” Clinton says. “It belongs to generations.” | “Tonight’s victory is not about one person,” Clinton says. “It belongs to generations.” |
| Then she rewinds to the women’s suffrage movement and Seneca Falls in 1848. | Then she rewinds to the women’s suffrage movement and Seneca Falls in 1848. |
| “It was the first time in human history that that kind of declaration occurred. So we all owe so much to those who came before. And tonight belongs to all of you.” | “It was the first time in human history that that kind of declaration occurred. So we all owe so much to those who came before. And tonight belongs to all of you.” |
| That’s a play for history. | That’s a play for history. |
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| Clinton: 'a woman will be ... nominee' | Clinton: 'a woman will be ... nominee' |
| Here comes Clinton – and her microphone fails a bit at the start. “I am so grateful to you. It is wonderful to be back in Brooklyn,” she says. | Here comes Clinton – and her microphone fails a bit at the start. “I am so grateful to you. It is wonderful to be back in Brooklyn,” she says. |
| “It may be hard to see tonight, but we are all standing under a glass ceiling right now. But don’t worry. We’re not smashing this one. Thanks to you, we’ve reached a milestone. The first time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a major party’s nominee.” | “It may be hard to see tonight, but we are all standing under a glass ceiling right now. But don’t worry. We’re not smashing this one. Thanks to you, we’ve reached a milestone. The first time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a major party’s nominee.” |
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