Politics – Hillary Clinton solidifies presidential nomination

Hillary Clinton will become the first woman in history to lead the presidential ticket of a major political party after solidifying the Democratic nomination Monday. According to CNN’s delegate and superdelegate count, after the Puerto Rico Democratic primary Clinton secured the 1,812 pledged delegates and 572 superdelegates putting her at a total of 2,384 – enough to get the nomination. “We are on the brink of a historic, historic unprecedented moment but we still have work to do, don’t we?” Clinton said in Long Beach, California, on Monday. “We have six elections tomorrow and are going to fight hard for every single vote, especially right here in California.”