Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic nomination. We have known this since the Associated Press released their delegate count on Monday night, taking her over the finish line, but the results from the six states which voted on Tuesday confirm it beyond any doubt.
Most notably, it has just been announced that Clinton won California, the biggest state in terms of delegates. Though the polls have had her and Bernie Sanders in a dead-heat for weeks, in the end it was Clinton’s landslide victory: with 94 percent of votes counted, Cinton leads Sanders by 13 points, 135 delegates, and over 400,000 votes.
As Clinton celebrates, Bernie Sanders has dug in his heels and pledged to stay in the race, saying:
“Next Tuesday we continue the fight. We are going to fight hard to win the primary in Washington, D.C., and then we take our fight for social, economic, racial and environmental justice to Philadelphia.”
A tweet from this morning shows the Senator and his team are still fighting the maths.
Montana – Thank you all. The struggle continues! https://t.co/NM2H80ZEGG
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) June 8, 2016
Will Sanders find it within himself to concede graciously, as Clinton did eight years ago when she endorsed Barack Obama? Or, as Jonathan Freedland wrote in The Guardian, will he risk being remembered as the man who regarded any system as undemocratic unless it anointed him the winner?
The hashtags #StillSanders and #ImWithBernie currently trending suggests Bernie fans are not letting go. Here’s are ten of the most impassioned and aggressive responses on Twitter.
YES! RT @MsRock4Ever: @WoobieTuesday @JamiaStarheart @BernieSanders pic.twitter.com/DPV97Tt6TV
— FriendofTrees (@JamiaStarheart) June 8, 2016
@BernieSanders never back Hillary. She is not worthy of the office.
— Mark Remteria (@gnomo9862) June 8, 2016
That woman is going to jail. She’s a criminal! Mistake#1 was @BernieSanders to give her pass at debate. Mistake#2 is to quite race now!!
— Emma Thompson (@realthomp) June 8, 2016
The Political Revolution will fight on!! #NeverHillary #ItsInOurHands @DrJillStein @BernieSanders We Shall fight the Political Establishment
— Bernie4TheWin (@DominicSumpter5) June 8, 2016
#StillSanders @BernieSanders @janeosanders @SenSanders pic.twitter.com/p8keKwWh8V
— #CaliBernication (@notmstewart) June 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton made history as the first presidential candidate currently under @FBI investigation. #StillSanders #SeeYouInPhilly
— Elect Bernie Sanders (@electbernie2016) June 8, 2016
Do not give up @BernieSanders. Take ur message all the way to Philly 2 fight for a new platform for the party. #ImWithBernie
— Donna Jonas (@warriorgirl17) June 8, 2016
#ImWithBernie #DNCLostMe #NeverHillary #StillSanders pic.twitter.com/hSaAJfj82v
— Candice Jutz (@LIBsouthernGRL) June 8, 2016
AMERICA! this is our last chance. Come on now! ? #imwithbernie https://t.co/ujkk2F2peP
— Queenie Chanell (@QueenieeeC) June 8, 2016
We Will Not Be Held Hostage By A Corrupt Government!Nor Will We Be Lied 2 By MSM! We R Not Going Away!#BernieorBust pic.twitter.com/pNQM0J0pZk
— relombardo (@relombardo3) June 8, 2016
