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liberal N proud

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Tue Jun 7, 2016, 06:44 AM Jun 2016

Hillary Clinton Has Clinched Democratic Nomination, Survey Reports

By AMY CHOZICK and PATRICK HEALYJUNE 6, 2016

On Monday, Hillary Clinton gathered commitments from enough delegates to become the presumptive presidential nominee for the Democratic party, according to Associated Press.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date June 6, 2016. Photo by Monica Almeida/The New York Times. Watch in Times Video »


Hillary Clinton became the first woman to capture the presidential nomination of one of the country’s major political parties on Monday night, according to an Associated Press survey of Democratic superdelegates, securing enough of them to overcome a bruising challenge from Senator Bernie Sanders and turn to a brutal five-month campaign against Donald J. Trump.

In a yearlong nomination fight full of surprise twists, from the popularity of Mr. Sanders to the success of Mr. Trump, the revelation that Mrs. Clinton had clinched the nomination was another startling development — especially coming on the eve of major primaries in California, New Jersey and other states. Mr. Sanders added to the drama by refusing to accept the A.P. survey and vowing to fight on, while Mr. Trump argued that he had done more for women than Mrs. Clinton.

Mrs. Clinton was ebullient but also restrained as she received the news at an uncanny moment — almost eight years to the day after she ended her campaign against Barack Obama before a crowd of many teary women and girls. On Monday night, she shared the breakthrough with a jubilant audience at a campaign stop in Long Beach, Calif.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/us/politics/hillary-clinton-presidential-race.html?emc=edit_th_20160607&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=45299538&_r=0

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Hillary Clinton Has Clinched Democratic Nomination, Survey Reports (Original Post) liberal N proud Jun 2016 OP
June 7: she gave a speech bowing out and immediately threw her support to Mr. Obama............. riversedge Jun 2016 #1
The timing is perfect! :-) NurseJackie Jun 2016 #2

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1. June 7: she gave a speech bowing out and immediately threw her support to Mr. Obama.............
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 07:35 AM
Jun 2016


.........June 7 of that year—four days after the primary season ended—she gave a speech bowing out and immediately threw her support to Mr. Obama................
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