Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on course to November showdown
Courtesy
: Chidanand Rajghatta , The Times of India
Hillary Clinton and
Donald Trump stayed on course to a November presidential Election Day showdown,
winning at least three states each of the five that held party polls on what
was described as "smackdown" Tuesday because it demolished the
also-rans.
Hillary Clinton staunched the loss of Michigan last week to Bernie Sanders to win Ohio
and regain her momentum in the Rust Belt. She also comfortably won
Florida and North Carolina, and appeared to have edged out Sanders in Illinois
and Missouri to effectively end his quest for the Democratic nomination.
Clinton leads 1094 to
774 in the race to the 2383 delegates needed to clinch the party nomination,
but she has backing of a large number of
"super-delegates" in a system that has earned the
moniker "UnDemocratic Party" for her organization.
Having made a rousing
challenge, Sanders' slim hope rests on snagging enough delegates in Illinois
and Missouri, two states where he was competitive but trailed 49-51 with 99 per
cent votes counted. Considering the party machinery seems to back Clinton, he
would appear to stand almost no chance.
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