Clinton clinches but Bernie defiant

Published June 7, 2016 1:58am ET



Hillary Clinton was projected to clinch the Democratic nomination almost eight years to the day she abandoned her 2008 campaign against then-Sen. Barack Obama.

Technically, this doesn’t change Bernie Sanders’ plans. He was hoping to beat Clinton Tuesday night in California and ride that momentum into the Democratic National Convention, where he would try to persuade superdelegates to change their mind and make him the nominee instead.

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