Hillary Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary

Before this weekend, out of a total of 714 Democratic superdelegates – unpledged Democratic party leaders who are free to support any candidate at the July national convention, 547 had already declared support for Clinton and 46 for Sanders.

Sanders’ campaign said it was a “rush to judgment” to declare Clinton the presumptive nominee given that superdelegates can switch their support before the convention.

After a blowout victory Saturday in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Clinton was just 60 delegates short of the 2,383 needed to win the Democratic nomination and advance to the November general election, according to an Associated Press count. Bernie Sanders took 19, according to the Associated Press delegate tracker.

“But we still have work to do, don’t we?”

And with Clinton poised to pass the necessary delegate threshold tomorrow, Sanders has a new goal: persuading news organizations and the public to believe that the primary race isn’t over, even when it appears to be over.

Clinton called it an “emotional” moment that she and her supporters have been waiting for.

That included a stop at a charity “Pedal on the Pier” fundraiser, where Sanders told people riding on stationary bikes that the US should have “an economy that works for all people, not just the one percent”. Her supporters have said Sanders should look at that as a road map for his own exit from this year’s race.

The former secretary of state, NY senator and first lady, has reached the 2,383 delegates needed to become the presumptive Democratic nominee.

The same poll gave Clinton a comfortable double-digit lead in New Jersey, which is voting Tuesday alongside California and four other states in the last major primary day of the year.

A win in delegate-rich California is crucial for the 68-year-old former first lady in her fight against Vermont Senator Sanders, who has 1,565 delegates.

The expected Obama endorsement, reported by The New York Times and CNN, would come as a welcome boost to Clinton and to Democrats concerned that the party needs to turn its attention fully to campaigning against Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Neither candidate was in Puerto Rico on primary day but were instead campaigning in California, which will hold its primary on June 7. “We hope that he will join us”, Podesta said.

She said Monday that she was “delighted” by the wins in both territories but wanted to concentrate on the states that have primaries Tuesday.

White House officials were determining about when and how Obama, along with Vice President Joe Biden should announce their formal endorsement.

It is an open secret in Washington that Obama intends to endorse Clinton.

Obama remains popular with many voters. Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, New Mexico and South Dakota are also hosting primaries.

But Sanders has vowed to keep up the fight in what has been a long and increasingly antagonistic Democratic primary race.

On the Republican side, Donald Trump is defending comments that the judge presiding over the Trump University lawsuit isn’t fair because of his Mexican heritage. He had remained uncommitted, but said on Sunday he would support Mrs Clinton.