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State of Play: Clinton’s Puerto Rico Victory

Jul 31, 20207.8K Shares312K Views
In the wake of her 36-point victory in Puerto Rico, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton continues to fight for the Democratic nomination. But it’s still a bleak situation for Clinton. Accounting for that big Puerto Rico win and the Rules and Bylaws Committee decision on Saturday to seat the Michigan and Florida delegates with a half vote each, Obama is now less than 50 delegates away from the new magic number of 2,118 to clinch the nomination. But does a glance at today’s headlines make this clear? Some papers headlines went championed Clinton’s victory, while others pointed to a nearing end for her campaign.
Here’s our latest installment of "State of Play," a look at how a top story of the day is playing around the Web and in print:
Puerto Rico Moves Obama Closer to Nomination(LA Times)
Obama Poised to Claim to Victory(The Wall Street Journal)
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