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http://time.com/4357448/hillary-clinton-clinches-democratic-nomination/by: Philip Elliott
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Like everything about her campaign, it was harder than expected
Hillary Clinton made history Monday as she became the first woman to win a major party’s presidential nomination, ending a grueling primary that suggested that her return to the White House will be anything but easy.
Wins in Guam and Puerto Rico, along with superdelegates sliding her way, put the former Secretary of State, Senator from New York and First Lady of the United States and of Arkansas over the top, according to The Associated Press. The evening alert brought the long-awaited end to her fierce primary campaign against populist rival Bernie Sanders, who proved a more durable and formidable opponent than she had expected, and an American electorate that, even after decades in the public eye, still was not warm toward Clinton. The news also came just one day short of eight years since Clinton herself conceded to Barack Obama in 2008.
The Clinton campaign quickly responded to the AP call on Twitter, encouraging voters to turn out in the six states that vote Tuesday.
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We’re flattered, @AP, but we've got primaries to win. CA, MT, NM, ND, NJ, SD, vote tomorrow!
https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/739977292076683264 …
8:54 PM - 6 Jun 2016
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