Democratic presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton speaks onstage during the "Hillary Clinton:
She's With Us" concert at The Greek Theatre on June 6, 2016 in Los
Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
The Associated Press made a surprise announcement on the eve of the June 7 primaries: Hillary Clinton has reached the “magic number” of 2,383 delegates needed to become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
Her total is comprised of pledged delegates won in primaries and caucuses, as well as superdelegates—the party officials and officeholders who can back a candidate of their choosing. The tally and announcement came after the AP surveyed the superdelegates repeatedly in the past seven months, and pledged their support unequivocally to Clinton.
Clinton’s campaign took a cautious approach in celebration of the news, fearing a depression in turnout, and encouraging people to come out to vote in the six primaries.
“We’re flattered, @AP, but we’ve got primaries to win. CA, MT, NM, ND, NJ, SD, vote tomorrow!” Clinton tweeted.
The Sanders campaign, conversely, took the news by condemning the media sources that made the declaration.
“It is unfortunate that the media, in a rush to judgment, are ignoring the Democratic National Committee’s clear statement that it is wrong to count the votes of superdelegates before they actually vote at the convention this summer,” Sanders’ spokesman Michael Briggs said.
During a rally Monday evening in San Francisco, Sanders said a victory in California would give him “enormous momentum” in his bid to push the Democratic primary to a convention fight.
Sanders is urging superdelegates to drop their support for Clinton before the gathering in Philadelphia, arguing he is a stronger candidate to take on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The Associated Press made a surprise announcement on the eve of the June 7 primaries: Hillary Clinton has reached the “magic number” of 2,383 delegates needed to become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
Her total is comprised of pledged delegates won in primaries and caucuses, as well as superdelegates—the party officials and officeholders who can back a candidate of their choosing. The tally and announcement came after the AP surveyed the superdelegates repeatedly in the past seven months, and pledged their support unequivocally to Clinton.
Clinton’s campaign took a cautious approach in celebration of the news, fearing a depression in turnout, and encouraging people to come out to vote in the six primaries.
“We’re flattered, @AP, but we’ve got primaries to win. CA, MT, NM, ND, NJ, SD, vote tomorrow!” Clinton tweeted.
The Sanders campaign, conversely, took the news by condemning the media sources that made the declaration.
“It is unfortunate that the media, in a rush to judgment, are ignoring the Democratic National Committee’s clear statement that it is wrong to count the votes of superdelegates before they actually vote at the convention this summer,” Sanders’ spokesman Michael Briggs said.
During a rally Monday evening in San Francisco, Sanders said a victory in California would give him “enormous momentum” in his bid to push the Democratic primary to a convention fight.
Sanders is urging superdelegates to drop their support for Clinton before the gathering in Philadelphia, arguing he is a stronger candidate to take on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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