Hillary Clinton could effectively wrap up the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday.
Clinton is in position to increase her delegate count enough to edge out any doubt that she will go on to the general election, although she won’t officially win the necessary 2,383 delegates to become the nominee.
Following the New York primary, Clinton leads Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by so much that he would have to win 73 percent of the remaining pledged delegates in order to win the nomination. Clinton, the former secretary of state, currently has a 200 pledged delegate lead over Sanders and she continues to increase her super delegate lead as well.
According to the Associated Press, Clinton picked up an additional eleven super delegates in the past two days alone.
Once super delegates counted, Clinton leads Sanders 1,941 to 1,191 among delegates. That gives her 81 percent of the 2,383 delegates needed to wrap up the nomination.
Clinton and Sanders compete Tuesday for 384 delegates in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island. Polls show Clinton leads each of the states. That gives Clinton a shot Tuesday night to end up with 90 percent of the delegates needed to win the nomination.
The Sanders campaign has said that they will “reassess” their efforts after Tuesday, but they hope to stay in the race through the California primary on June 7th.
