California or bust? Clinton hopes to strike gold in pivotal vote
If Hillary Clinton ends up losing California to Bernie Sanders, it will be because of voters like Nallely Perez.
Perez personifies what a Clinton supporter was supposed to look like: a 24-year-old Latina who grew up idolizing the former first lady as a groundbreaking woman in politics. But when she votes in Californias Democratic presidential nominating contest on Tuesday, Perez will be supporting Sanders.
Everything that I would stand for, he has said it, said Perez, a student at California State University, Long Beach, who said she likes Sanders' promises of tuition-free college and universal healthcare. We found our voice in him.
On the Republican side, Donald Trump has earned the nomination for the Nov. 8 election, and Clinton is close to capturing the number of delegates she needs to head the Democratic ticket. Her campaign expects that a win in New Jersey earlier on Tuesday will secure the nomination.
But a loss in a populous Democratic stronghold like California could lend credence to Trumps claim that she is a weakened candidate.
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