Stage Is Set For Historic General Election Showdown

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June 08, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a primary night event on June 7, 2016 in Brooklyn, New York. Hillary Clinton surpassed the number of delegates needed to become the democratic nominee over rival Bernie Sanders with a win in the New Jersey presidential primary (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton embraced history last night as the first woman to become the presumptive nominee for president of a major political party. Clinton spoke to a huge crowd Tuesday in New York and encouraged supporters of Bernie Sanders to come together to beat Donald Trump in the general election. But Sanders refused to bow out of the race, and Trump continued his own attacks on his likely opponent in the fall.

Democratic Party strategist Angela Rye and GOP political analyst Paris Dennard join Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss.

Guests

Paris Dennard, Here & Now political analyst and a Republican strategist. He tweets @PARISDENNARD.
Angela Rye, Here & Now political analyst and a Democratic Party strategist. She tweets @angela_rye.

This segment aired on June 8, 2016.