Tom Goodenough Tom Goodenough

Hillary Clinton crawls over the finish line in Democratic race

Hillary Clinton has crawled over the finish line in the Democratic race. She has apparently now secured enough delegates to win the party’s nomination after an AP tally put her on 2,383. Her win in the Puerto Rico primary, as well as the backing of a number of super delegates, handed her victory – giving her enough delegates to make it impossible for Bernie Sanders to now catch her.

Hillary has been talking up her success, saying that the Democrats are ‘on the brink of a historic, unprecedented moment’. Her apparent nomination, as the first female nominee for either of the two main parties, is certainly historic. And yet her success doesn’t feel as significant as it might have done: there’s none of the euphoria which greeted Barack Obama’s successful primary run in 2008. What’s more, despite her apparent win, Hillary still has a big fight ahead of her tonight.

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