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Tuesday, June 7, was one of the most momentous and turbulent days in recent American political history.
Hillary Clinton claimed the mantle of being the first major party woman presidential nominee in U.S. history. Republican nominee Donald Trump was called racist by one of the GOP’s top congressional officeholders. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders’ populist campaign won two states and waited for the results from delegate-rich California, with Sanders saying, "the struggle continues."
Six states voted Tuesday, with Clinton winning New Jersey earliest, as predicted. She returned to Brooklyn, New York, for a celebration that heralded her achievement as one for the ages: the first major party female presumptive presidential nominee since the nation’s founding 240 years ago. She recalled the early suffragists and wished her mother could see her today.
“On the very day my mother was born in Chicago, Congress was passing the 19th Amendment to the Constitution,” said Clinton. “That amendment finally gave women the right to vote, and I really wish my mother could be here tonight… I wish she could see her daughter become the Democratic Party’s nominee for president.”
Clinton’s victory speech came about a half hour before the polls closed in California, where Sanders campaigned for weeks and said a victory in the most delegate-rich state would be the most important milestone to convincing the Democratic Party to choose him as nominee. Shortly thereafter, the White House said Sanders would meet with President Obama on Thursday.
Hillary Clinton claimed the mantle of being the first major party woman presidential nominee in U.S. history. Republican nominee Donald Trump was called racist by one of the GOP’s top congressional officeholders. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders’ populist campaign won two states and waited for the results from delegate-rich California, with Sanders saying, "the struggle continues."
Six states voted Tuesday, with Clinton winning New Jersey earliest, as predicted. She returned to Brooklyn, New York, for a celebration that heralded her achievement as one for the ages: the first major party female presumptive presidential nominee since the nation’s founding 240 years ago. She recalled the early suffragists and wished her mother could see her today.
“On the very day my mother was born in Chicago, Congress was passing the 19th Amendment to the Constitution,” said Clinton. “That amendment finally gave women the right to vote, and I really wish my mother could be here tonight… I wish she could see her daughter become the Democratic Party’s nominee for president.”
Clinton’s victory speech came about a half hour before the polls closed in California, where Sanders campaigned for weeks and said a victory in the most delegate-rich state would be the most important milestone to convincing the Democratic Party to choose him as nominee. Shortly thereafter, the White House said Sanders would meet with President Obama on Thursday.
When Sanders addressed several thousand supporters shortly before 11 PM PST in Santa Monica, he said, "I had a very kind call with President Obama, and I look forward to working together... I had a very gracious call with Secretary Clinton and congratulated her on her victories tonight." When the crowd started to boo, Sanders interrupted and said, "Our fight is to transform this country and to understand that we are in this together; to understand that all of what we believe is what the majority of people believe, and to understand that the struggle continues."
California election officials said it might be several days before the final vote count will be known, and did not know whether some 2 million newly registered voters would turn out on Tuesday. However, the evening’s early returns, based on several million votes, had a solid lead for Clinton. With almost 90 percent of precincts reporting, Hillary led with 56 to 43 percent of the vote in California. Many state-based pundits said that would tighten as results from polls across the state were added to the early counts of mailed-in ballots.
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