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Hillary Clinton on Tuesday was clinging to a slim lead over Bernie Sanders the in Kentucky primary as the Democratic frontrunner inched closer to the presidential nomination.
With more than 99% of votes counted, Clinton had a less than 1% lead over her rival, making the race too close to call.
Sanders was favored to win in the progressive state of Oregon, where results were expected later in the night, but Clinton had sought to check the senator's momentum in Kentucky. She was joined on the campaign trail by former Gov. Steve Beshear and Kentucky's secretary of state, both prominent Democrats, and emphasized the state's economic progress during her husband's time in the White House.
Trump, meanwhile, continued to roll on unopposed in Oregon, turning his full attention to the general election as the Republican party's presumptive nominee with a jab at his chief Democratic rival.
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But Clinton has a commanding lead in terms of delegates and support among party leaders, and there are just a handful of states left before the Democratic nominating convention in July. The former secretary of state is widely expected to reach the 2,383-delegate threshold to clinch the nomination on June 7, when five states hold their primaries.
Despite a nearly insurmountable delegate deficit, Sanders has vowed to stay in it to the end, bolstered by fervent supporters who have also been slow — if not loathe — to migrate to Clinton's camp.
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That passionate devotion has led some to worry of a volatile mix at July's nationally televised Democratic convention in Philadelphia, particularly after what happened in Las Vegas, where things got heated on the floor of the Nevada state convention. Sanders supporters on Saturday threw chairs and erupted in jeers as they accused state party leaders of rigging the delegate system in Clinton's favor, prompting security guards to abruptly end the event.
“What Nevada shows is the kindling is there," Joe Trippi, a Democratic strategist, told the New York Times of Sanders' support base. "The question is, what is he going to do with it?"
For his part, Sanders has dialed back his attacks on Clinton and said repeatedly that he would support the party's nomination.
California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota hold their contests on June 7, with the District of Columbia closing the primary season out on June 14.
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