Clinton pushes Sanders to the brink

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2016
Clinton pushes Sanders to the brink

She takes seven states to Sanders' four, but that's enough for the Vermont senator to soldier on.

By Kyle Cheney

03/01/16 05:43 PM EST

Updated 03/02/16 12:32 AM EST



Hillary Clinton speaks during a Super Tuesday night rally in Miami.
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With her demeanor and tone at her victory speech in Miami, Clinton signaled her next fight is against Donald Trump in the general election.

"We know we've got work to do. But that work, that work is not to make American great again," she said, reprising the New York developer's slogan. "We have to make America whole. We have to fill in - fill in what's been hollowed out."

Clinton's exuded confidence on a night when she routed Sanders in many of the 11 states where Democrats went to the polls. She even stole a win in Massachusetts late in the evening, capturing a liberal stronghold that Sanders had hoped would sustain his underdog campaign.
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Clinton is hopeful that the strength of her victory will consolidate Democratic support. So intent on locking up the delegates she needs to win the nomination, she phoned American Samoa to appeal for the territory's six delegates — and they went for her.

Sanders, expecting a difficult night, made a quick exit after clinching his home state of Vermont, delivering a rally-the-troops speech before Clinton racked up more wins. He urged his backers to ignore the impending string of statewide defeats and pledged to remain in the race into June.

"This is not a general election," Sanders told his allies before most of the results had flooded in. "It's not winner take all. By the end of tonight, we are going to win many hundreds of delegates."......................

Even as polls were closing, Democrats began envisioning Sanders' role in the race after Clinton cuts off his path to the nomination.

"He didn't start off, in my view, thinking he was going to be the Democratic nominee," David Axelrod, a former aide to President Barack Obama, said on CNN. Axelrod said Sanders was likely to remain in the race to drive issues he staked his candidacy on, like economic inequality. "He has done that and he will continue to do that."

Sanders' goal was to emerge from Super Tuesday with a viable comeback path. But it's unclear how he envisions proceeding from here. His team has sketched a strategy that involves running up margins in the predominantly white states that have responded better to his message. He's hoping to rattle off wins in the weeks ahead in friendlier territory — Nebraska, Kansas and Maine, which are next on the calendar.

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