Clinton sweeps California to win Democratic primary

8 June 2016, 2:06 pm

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Hillary Clinton crowns a precedent-shattering quest for the Democratic presidential nomination with a strong victory in delegate-rich California.

For Clinton, it was the fourth victory in half a dozen contests Tuesday. Although she had already garnered enough delegates to assume the mantle of leadership for the party at its convention in Philadelphia next month, the electoral triumphs gave her even greater momentum heading into the fall general election campaign against real estate mogul Donald Trump, who’s set to be named the Republican standardbearer at the GOP convention in Cleveland.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters at a presidential primary rally, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Clinton’s rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, pledges anew to “continue the fight” all the way to the Philadelphia convention. But at the same time, he acknowledges that overcoming Clinton at this juncture would be a “very, very steep fight.”