“Hillary Clinton claimed the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday night after decisive victories in the California, New Jersey and New Mexico primaries, and she quickly appealed to supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont to unite with her against Donald Trump,” the New York Times reports.

“With the 14-month Democratic race nearing a close, Mrs. Clinton savored the biggest night of her extraordinary journey from lawyer, wife and first lady to senator, secretary of state and, now, the first woman to win a major party’s nomination. At a rally in Brooklyn, she took the stage with her hands clasped over her heart in gratitude, then threw open her arms in joy and savored a long moment as a jubilant crowd waved American flags and chanted ‘Hillary.'”

Politico‘s analysis of polling data “suggests 11 states will determine the next president: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. All were battleground states in the previous two elections. But that doesn’t mean the map is constant: As the states’ demographics change, and the parties’ relative appeal among various groups transform, some states move toward one party or the other over the long term.”

“While those changes – combined with the unusual nature of Trump’s campaign – add an element of uncertainty to the campaign, most pollsters agree that Clinton and the Democrats will enter the general election with a perceptible advantage: Of the 11 states most likely to determine the victor, President Barack Obama won all 11 in 2008, and 10 of the 11 in 2012.”

The scene of Donald Trump mocking a New York Times reporter with a congenital disability garners the presumed Republican nominee some of his highest negative ratings among focus groups, Politico has learned.

Although the Associated Press declared Hillary Clinton the presumptive Democratic nominee last night — based on their count of pledged delegates and superdelegates — Clinton will likely secure a majority of pledged delegates tonight.

Poll closing times are listed below:

• New Jersey – 8 pm ET
• New Mexico – 9 pm ET
• North Dakota – 9 pm ET
• South Dakota – 9 pm ET
• Montana – 10 pm ET
• California – 11 pm ET

We are expecting speeches from Donald Trump at 9 pm ET, Hillary Clinton at 9:45 pm ET and Bernie Sanders at 1 am ET.

Chris Cillizza: “For party leaders who’ve lined up with Trump amid polling that suggested he was running surprisingly competitively against Democrat Hillary Clinton, the time is rapidly approaching to either hop off the Trump train or decide you are riding it all the way to Nov. 8.”

“At the moment, it appears as though most party leaders are trying to dangle a leg off the train while still holding on.”

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