The state is worth 142 delegates, and Mrs. Clinton will be awarded many of them when the polls close. If Mr. Sanders had made eight-point gains across the board, he would have flipped Iowa, Nevada, Massachusetts, Illinois, Missouri, Connecticut and Kentucky. If there were only pledged delegates, Mrs. Clinton would clinch the nomination with 33 percent of the vote in the remaining contests. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThat’s because Mrs. Clinton has effectively locked up the race for pledged delegates — those awarded based on votes cast in actual contests. And Mrs. Clinton was hurt more by caucuses, where she did about 10 points worse, according to the same model.

Source: New York Times June 02, 2016 07:30 UTC