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Date: Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 2:39 PM
Subject: First Read: What Will Bernie Sanders Do?
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Forward this email to a friend June 6, 2016 Tune in to Meet the Press with Chuck Todd, Sundays on NBC News What Will Bernie Sanders Do? Mon, 06 Jun 2016 12:28:15 GMT From NBC's Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann After her victories over the weekend in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Hillary Clinton is now just 19 delegates away from hitting the 2,383 magic number of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination. And since she'll easily cross it before polls even close in California (126 pledged delegates are for up grabs in New Jersey alone on June 7), here's maybe the most important question in politics over the next month: WWBD -- What Will Bernie Do? Does he continue fighting all of the way through July's Democratic convention? "The Democratic national convention will be a contested convention," Sanders declared on Saturday, per NBC's Danny Freeman. Or does he bow out after tomorrow's results? And bow out gracefully? As one Capitol Hill Democrat closely observing the Clinton-vs.-Sanders race told us, "It's absolutely going to be the difference between a positive, proactive summer of unity and one that will lead to the same location -- but travel across a much more treacherous path." Indeed, an analysis shows that Sanders supporters climbing on board the Clinton Train turns a three-point race in the latest national NBC/WSJ poll (Clinton 46%, Trump 43%) into an eight-point Clinton lead (Clinton 51%, Trump 43%). So a lot is riding on what path Sanders chooses, as well as what happens in California tomorrow.  Click for more. First Read's Morning Clips: Clinton Wins in Puerto Rico A roundup of the most important political news stories of the day.  Click for more. Latest Stories On Verge of Nomination, Clinton Wins in Puerto Rico Hillary Clinton won the Puerto Rico primary Sunday, edging her closer to the delegate majority she needs to become the presumptive Democratic nominee.  Click for more. David French Won't Mount Independent Bid for President "It is plain to me that I'm not the right person for this effort," he wrote in an article published Sunday night.  Click for more. Trump: 'It's Possible' a Muslim Judge Would Be Biased 'It's possible, yes. Yeah. That would be possible, absolutely'  Click for more. #ComPRESSed: Remembering The Greatest Highlights from this morning's Meet the Press in under two minutes.  Click for more. More News What Is Donald Trump's Position on Libya? GOP Bigs Urge Trump to Move on From Judge's Ancestry One Trump Super PAC is Dropping a New Ad McConnell Disavows Trump's Comments on Judge You_��re receiving First Read from NBC News Politics. Share this with your family and friends and keep them up to date. Share now Follow Us   Privacy  | NBC NEWS, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112