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Bernie Sanders beats Clinton in West Virginia primary | Bernie Sanders beats Clinton in West Virginia primary |
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Bernie Sanders has won the West Virginia primary in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination, US media project. | Bernie Sanders has won the West Virginia primary in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination, US media project. |
The Vermont senator still trails Hillary Clinton in the overall contest for delegates but this win keeps his slim hopes alive. | The Vermont senator still trails Hillary Clinton in the overall contest for delegates but this win keeps his slim hopes alive. |
"We are going to fight for every last vote," he said in a victory speech that also attacked Republican Donald Trump. | |
Mr Trump was declared the winner in West Virginia and in Nebraska. | |
His last remaining rivals dropped out last week but remained on the ballot. | His last remaining rivals dropped out last week but remained on the ballot. |
But Mr Trump faces a huge task in trying to get the Republican party behind him, as doubts persist about his substance and style. | |
House Speaker Paul Ryan, the party's highest-ranking elected official, has said he is unable to endorse the New York businessman because he lacks conservative principles. | |
Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington | Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington |
With victories in Indiana and now West Virginia, Bernie Sanders has started another winning streak against Hillary Clinton. Like his five-state run in April, however, it will do little to slow her steady march to the Democratic nomination. | With victories in Indiana and now West Virginia, Bernie Sanders has started another winning streak against Hillary Clinton. Like his five-state run in April, however, it will do little to slow her steady march to the Democratic nomination. |
Exit polls show the West Virginia vote was particularly quirky. Almost 40% of Democratic voters there said they wanted a president less liberal than Barack Obama - and that group favoured avowed socialist Sanders by more than a two-to-one margin. | Exit polls show the West Virginia vote was particularly quirky. Almost 40% of Democratic voters there said they wanted a president less liberal than Barack Obama - and that group favoured avowed socialist Sanders by more than a two-to-one margin. |
Mr Sanders also overwhelmingly carried the 27% who want a president more liberal than Mr Obama. | Mr Sanders also overwhelmingly carried the 27% who want a president more liberal than Mr Obama. |
Such a result makes sense if some of Sanders's support is, in fact, an anyone-but-Clinton vote. | Such a result makes sense if some of Sanders's support is, in fact, an anyone-but-Clinton vote. |
At this point the Vermont senator will likely take help wherever he can get it. He should be competitive in the next four contests, but could hit a wall in the June mega-prize, California. Its diverse electorate favours Mrs Clinton, and anything but an unprecedented Sanders win there would seal his fate. | At this point the Vermont senator will likely take help wherever he can get it. He should be competitive in the next four contests, but could hit a wall in the June mega-prize, California. Its diverse electorate favours Mrs Clinton, and anything but an unprecedented Sanders win there would seal his fate. |
Until then, however, Mr Sanders will continue to be a constant and unpleasant reminder to Mrs Clinton that there are Democratic voters still unwilling to fully get on board her campaign. | Until then, however, Mr Sanders will continue to be a constant and unpleasant reminder to Mrs Clinton that there are Democratic voters still unwilling to fully get on board her campaign. |
With Mr Trump now the Republican presumptive nominee, it was the Democratic race that provided the focus for Tuesday's primaries. | With Mr Trump now the Republican presumptive nominee, it was the Democratic race that provided the focus for Tuesday's primaries. |
Mr Sanders's victory in West Virginia, where Mrs Clinton convincingly beat Barack Obama in 2008, will prolong the Democratic contest. | Mr Sanders's victory in West Virginia, where Mrs Clinton convincingly beat Barack Obama in 2008, will prolong the Democratic contest. |
In a speech delivered in Salem, Oregon, which holds its primary next week, Mr Sanders vowed to fight on. | |
"We have now won primaries and caucuses in 19 states and let me be as clear as I can be - we are in this campaign to win the Democratic nomination." | "We have now won primaries and caucuses in 19 states and let me be as clear as I can be - we are in this campaign to win the Democratic nomination." |
He pointed to polls as evidence that he remained the best Democratic candidate to beat Donald Trump. | |
And he turned his fire on the billionaire property developer for insulting women, Hispanics, Muslims, African Americans and veterans. | |
Despite his differences with the former secretary of state Mrs Clinton, Mr Sanders said, they had one common goal - defeating Mr Trump. | |
Exit polls in West Virginia suggested one-third of those who voted for Mr Sanders would switch to Mr Trump in a general election between the two men. | |
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