• published: 04 May 2016
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We can pull off one of the great political upsets Sanders Hillary Clinton's hopes of shutting Bernie Sanders down by beating him in Indiana were dashed Tuesday night. With most of the vote tallied, the U.S. senator was six per cent ahead of the former secretary of state and was awarded the coveted checkmark that designates the winner of a given state. Sanders was in the lead with 53 percent to Clinton's 47 percent after a running start from Clinton quickly turned into a sputter. 'I sense a great deal of momentum. I sense some great victories coming,' he said during a hastily convened news conference in New Albany, Indiana. Acknowledging the state of the race, Sanders said: 'I think that while the path is narrow, and I do not deny that for a moment.' But he said: 'I think we can pull off one of the great political upsets in the history of the United States and in fact become the nominee for the Democratic Party. And then once we secure that position, I have absolute confidence that we are going to defeat Donald Trump.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3572187/Clinton-takes-early-lead-Sanders-Indiana-polls-begin-close-Hoosier-state.html#ixzz47fDF5Zij Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on FacebookTrump became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee tonight after Ted Cruz dropped his bid following a spectacular loss in the Hoosier State that eliminated what he saw as viable path to the Cleveland convention. Hillary Clinton did not comment on the results of the Indiana Democratic primary, however campaign staff sent out a tweet on her behalf asking for the funds she needs to keep him from winning the White House. The Clinton campaign also sent out a statement from chairman John Podesta disparaging Trump. Podesta said the ex-reality TV star will neither 'keep our nation safe in a dangerous world' nor 'help working families get ahead here at home.' 'Throughout this campaign, Donald Trump has demonstrated that he’s too divisive and lacks the temperament to lead our nation and the free world,' said Podesta, a former adviser to both Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. 'With so much at stake, Donald Trump is simply too big of a risk. Hillary Clinton has proven that she has the strength to keep us safe in an uncertain world and a lifelong record of fighting to break down the barriers--economic and social--that hold working families back.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3572187/Clinton-takes-early-lead-Sanders-Indiana-polls-begin-close-Hoosier-state.html#ixzz47fDKPDmB Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on FacebookHe added, 'While Donald Trump seeks to bully and divide Americans, Hillary Clinton will unite us to create an economy that works for everyone.' Sanders resisted a reporter's attempt tonight to get him to assassinate Trump's character by calling him a racist. He instead pointed out that the Republican businessman has insulted Mexicans, Muslims, women and other demographic groups and spearheaded the birther movement. 'I'll let...the American people decide the appropriate label,' Sanders said at his press conference. Unsolicited, he proceeded to denounce the probable GOP nominee on related grounds as 'a man that does have the demeanor, does not have the policy background or the ideas to become President of the United States.' 'I would love to run against him, and I'm absolutely confident that not only would we beat him, but we'd beat him by a pretty large number,' Sanders said, drawing on polling that generally support assessment of the general election. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3572187/Clinton-takes-early-lead-Sanders-Indiana-polls-begin-close-Hoosier-state.html#ixzz47fDMLE99 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on FacebookHis sights on the newly anointed Republican tonight, Sanders has the difficult task over the next week of convincing prospective voters he still has the ability to become the Democratic nominee. Hoosier State delegates will be distributed proportionally to the two Democrats and Sanders needed a tidal wave of support tonight to fulfill his own highly-publicized explanation of how he will overtake Clinton. If the victory was bitter sweet for Sanders as he defeated Clinton but with far fewer votes than he'd deemed necessary to keep his campaign on track, he did not show it as he spoke to reporters. Shortly afterward his campaign sent out a statement reaffirming his remarks and predicting 'more victories in the weeks to come.' 'The Clinton campaign thinks this campaign is over. They’re wrong. Maybe it’s over for the insiders and the party establishment, but the voters in Indiana had a different idea,' Sanders said. 'The campaign wasn’t over for them. It isn’t over for the voters in West Virginia. It isn’t over for Democrats in Oregon, New Jersey and Kentucky. It isn’t over for voters in California and all the other states with contests still to come.'