Bernie Sanders refused to concede defeat to Hillary Clinton today, vowing to stay in the Democratic nomination battle despite his rival declaring herself the party's flagbearer for the US presidential race. Despite his rival, Clinton declaring herself the party's flagbearer for the US presidential race. "Together, we secured the Democratic nomination. "We are going to fight hard to win the primary in Washington, DC," he told supporters in California, referring to the final nomination contest next Tuesday. The former first lady, senator and US secretary of state beat rival Bernie Sanders in New Jersey's nominating contest, expanding her lead a day after she captured the number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination.

Source: dna June 08, 2016 07:22 UTC