Clinton, Democrats Confronting Dangerous Rift Within Party
- Split decision in Kentucky, Oregon shows unity elusive
- Eruption by Sanders supporters adds to rancor in campaign
Bad Blood Continues to Boil Between Clinton and Sanders
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Hillary Clinton’s claim of a narrow victory in Kentucky and Bernie Sanders’s win in Oregon illustrated a deepening rift among Democrats with the potential to hobble the party heading into the general election.
The split outcome in Tuesday’s primaries gives Clinton little leverage to push Sanders to unify his supporters behind her in preparation for an expected campaign against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, who is using the extended primary contest to attack Clinton’s standing with her own party.