Post by Logan on Jun 7, 2016 11:46:02 GMT -6
Heated primary battles being waged for Legislature; Clinton locks up delegates Monday
HELENA — Hillary Clinton will look to pad her lead in Montana's election Tuesday after securing enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination, as state GOP leaders come to terms with the popular surge behind presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Montana's primary was to be a side skirmish in the Democratic candidates' battle to win California, which also votes Tuesday and has the most Democratic delegates of all 50 states. But according to an Associated Press count that includes unpledged superdelegates, Clinton locked up the nomination over Bernie Sanders on Monday.
There are 21 Montana delegates at stake for the Democratic candidates, and they will be proportionally divided based on the election's outcome. The state's six Democratic superdelegates have said they will commit to a candidate after Tuesday's election.
Sanders became the first active presidential candidate to campaign in Montana, making stops in Missoula and Billings. A week later, former President Bill Clinton spoke in Billings, and Hillary Clinton began setting up her ground game by opening offices in cities across the state.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/heated-primary-battles-being-waged-for-legislature-clinton-locks-up/article_3400d348-cef4-5b27-8000-9d727a85d00d.html
HELENA — Hillary Clinton will look to pad her lead in Montana's election Tuesday after securing enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination, as state GOP leaders come to terms with the popular surge behind presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Montana's primary was to be a side skirmish in the Democratic candidates' battle to win California, which also votes Tuesday and has the most Democratic delegates of all 50 states. But according to an Associated Press count that includes unpledged superdelegates, Clinton locked up the nomination over Bernie Sanders on Monday.
There are 21 Montana delegates at stake for the Democratic candidates, and they will be proportionally divided based on the election's outcome. The state's six Democratic superdelegates have said they will commit to a candidate after Tuesday's election.
Sanders became the first active presidential candidate to campaign in Montana, making stops in Missoula and Billings. A week later, former President Bill Clinton spoke in Billings, and Hillary Clinton began setting up her ground game by opening offices in cities across the state.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/heated-primary-battles-being-waged-for-legislature-clinton-locks-up/article_3400d348-cef4-5b27-8000-9d727a85d00d.html