Somalilandsun- It takes 2,383 delegates to win the Democratic nomination for US president. Where the race for those delegates stands, based on an Associated Press count:
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PLEDGED DELEGATES
These are the delegates won in primaries and caucuses. At the party’s national convention, these delegates must vote for the candidate who won them.
Hillary Clinton: 1,769
Bernie Sanders: 1,501
SUPERDELEGATES
These are elected and party officials who automatically attend the convention and can vote for the candidate of their choice. The AP has surveyed these delegates several times and noted their on-the-record endorsements.
These delegates, however, can change their minds.
Clinton: 543
Sanders: 44
THE TOTAL
Clinton: 2,312
Sanders: 1,545
Clinton needs 71 delegates to reach the 2,383 needed to win.
