Sen. Bernard Sanders picked up a win Tuesday night in the North Dakota caucuses, a small consolation prize for his insurgent campaign as Hillary Clinton continues her seemingly inevitable march to the Democratic presidential nomination.
Networks called the race for Mr. Sanders at 9:40 p.m., minutes before Mrs. Clinton took to the stage to deliver her first speech since becoming the party’s presumptive nominee. She reached the 2,383-delegate threshold Monday after her win in Puerto Rico over the weekend and after more party superdelegates lined up behind her.
The former first lady also won the New Jersey primary Tuesday.
Still, the North Dakota win demonstrates that Mr. Sanders still has tremendous appeal to segments of the Democratic party and proves that many Democrats still aren’t ready to line up behind Mrs. Clinton.
The Vermont senator is hoping for a win in the high-stakes California primary Tuesday to give the momentum he needs to keep campaigning through the party convention in July.
• Ben Wolfgang can be reached at bwolfgang@washingtontimes.com.
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