Securing her place in history, Hillary Clinton is set to become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, getting commitments on Monday from the number of delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination.
Clinton’s rise to presumptive nominee comes after almost eight years when she conceded her first White House campaign to Barack Obama.
Campaigning as the successor to the nation’s first black president, Clinton successfully faced a surprisingly strong challenge from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The former secretary of state, New York senator and first lady secured the 2,383 delegates needed to become the presumptive Democratic nominee on Monday with a decisive weekend victory in Puerto Rico and a burst of last-minute support from superdelegates.
Clinton now has 1,812 pledged delegates won in primaries and caucuses as well as the support of 571 superdelegates.
Now Sanders plans to make the case to superdelegates that he is better equipped to beat Trump in November. It should be noted here that superdelegates can change their minds but it is highly unlikely in Clinton’s case.