Blitzer: "Welcome ladies and Gentlemen. Tonight, We will see if Hillary Clinton can find a way to clinch the Democratic Nomination away from a brokered Convention or if the Democrats will indeed hold a Brokered Convention to nominate a candidate. It's 8 pm and we can project that Joe Biden is largely leading in New Jersey."
New Jersey Democratic Primary (25% Reporting) [142 Delegates]:
Biden: 47.81%
Clinton: 28.91%
Sanders: 23.28%
8:15 PM
Blitzer: "It's 8:15 PM EST and we can project that Joe Biden wins 3/4ths of New Jersey's northern counties, including Essex County (home to Newark), and Hudson County (home to Jersey City) while Hillary Clinton wins in Passaic County (home to Paterson)."
New Jersey Democratic Primary (50% Reporting) [142 Delegates]:
Biden: 45.06%
Clinton: 32.34%
Sanders: 22.60%
8:30 PM
Blitzer: "It's 8:30 PM EST and we can see that Bernie Sanders Narrowly wins Mercer (home to Trenton) and Hunterdon Counties."
New Jersey Democratic Primary (75% Reporting) [142 Delegates]:
Biden: 42.86%
Clinton: 31.92%
Sanders: 25.22%
8:45 PM
Blitzer: "It's 8:45 PM and we can now Project that Joe Biden Has won the New Jersey Democratic Primary and gets 72 Delegates while Hillary Clinton wins 50 Delegates and Bernie Sanders wins 20 Delegates."
New Jersey Democratic Primary (100% Reporting) [142 Delegates]:
Biden: 40.23% ✔ (72 Delegates)
Clinton: 33.54% (50 Delegates)
Sanders: 26.23% (20 Delegates)
New Jersey Republican Primary (100% Reporting) [51 Delegates]:
Haslam: 100.00% ✔ (51 Delegates)
10:00 PM
Blitzer: "It's 10 PM EST and let's turn our attention to South Dakota and we can see Bernie Sanders in the lead as he sweeps most of this state's eastern counties, including Minnehaha County (home to Sioux Falls)."
South Dakota Democratic Primary (25% Reporting) [25 Delegates]:
Sanders: 39.36%
Biden: 32.12%
Clinton: 28.52%
10:15 PM
Blitzer: "It's 10:15 PM EST and while Bernie Sanders wins most of South Dakota's center counties, including the Stanley County (home to Pierre), Joe Biden wins the Brown County (home to Aberdeen)."
South Dakota Democratic Primary (50% Reporting) [25 Delegates]:
Sanders: 43.67%
Biden: 36.51%
Clinton: 19.82%
10:30 PM
Blitzer: "It's 10:30 PM EST and Bernie Sanders is winning most of South Dakota's western counties."
South Dakota Democratic Primary (75% Reporting) [25 Delegates]:
Sanders: 48.12%
Biden: 38.01%
Clinton: 13.87%
10:45 PM
Blitzer: "It's 10:45 PM EST and Bernie Sanders wins the South Democratic Primary as he takes 15 Delegates, Joe Biden takes 8 Delegates, and Hillary Clinton takes 3 Delegates."
South Dakota Democratic Primary (100% Reporting) [25 Delegates]:
Sanders: 44.72% ✔ (15 Delegates)
Biden: 40.17% (8 Delegates)
Clinton: 15.11% (3 Delegates)
South Dakota Republican Primary (100% Reporting) [29 Delegates]:
Haslam: 100.00% ✔ (29 Delegates)
Blitzer: "Also, in North Dakota, Bernie Sanders wins as well, thus meaning that Tonight, it could all depend on California for the Democrats."
North Dakota Democratic Caucuses (100% Reporting) [23 Delegates]:
Sanders: 42.61% ✔ (16 Delegates)
Biden: 41.97% (5 Delegates)
Clinton: 15.42% (2 Delegates)
Blitzer: "Let's head on over to New Mexico, where Hillary Clinton is leading by a large margin as she wins in the southern counties."
New Mexico Democratic Primary (25% Reporting) [43 Delegates]:
Clinton: 47.81%
Biden: 32.16%
Sanders: 20.03%
11:00 PM
Blitzer: "It's 11 PM EST and Hillary Clinton continues to devastate both Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in New Mexico as she sweeps all of New Mexico's center counties, including the Santa Fe County (home to Santa Fe) and the Bernalillo County (home to Albuquerque."
New Mexico Democratic Primary (50% Reporting) [43 Delegates]:
Clinton: 53.72%
Biden: 30.19%
Sanders: 16.09%
11:15 PM
Blitzer: "It's 11:15 PM EST and we can project that Hillary Clinton is finally within the end of conquering both Biden and Sanders in New Mexico as she wins most of New Mexico's Remaining Counties."
New Mexico Democratic Primary (75% Reporting) [43 Delegates]:
Clinton: 59.34%
Biden: 32.37%
Sanders: 8.29%
11:30 PM
Blitzer: "It's 11:30 PM EST and we can now project that Hillary Clinton wins the New Mexico Democratic Primary and takes 34 Delegates while Joe Biden wins 6 and Bernie Sanders wins 3."
New Mexico Democratic Primary (100% Reporting) [43 Delegates]:
Clinton: 62.65% ✔ (34 Delegates)
Biden: 20.13% (6 Delegates)
Sanders: 17.22% (3 Delegates)
New Mexico Republican Primary (100% Reporting) [24 Delegates]:
Haslam: 100.00% ✔ (24 Delegates)
Blitzer: "Let's go to Montana, where Bernie Sanders is currently leading after winning in Eastern Montana, though Joe Biden wins in Yellowstone County (home to Billings) and the Hell Creek region."
Montana Democratic Primary (25% Reporting) [27 Delegates]:
Sanders: 41.32%
Biden: 34.51%
Clinton: 24.17%
11:45 PM
Blitzer: "It's Now 11:45 PM EST and Senator Sanders wins most of Montana's Center Counties, including Cascade County (home to Great Falls)."
Montana Democratic Primary (50% Reporting) [27 Delegates]:
Sanders: 43.56%
Biden: 37.98%
Clinton: 18.46%
12:00 AM
Blitzer: "It is now Midnight and Joe Biden is winning in Montana's Western counties, including Lewis & Clark County (home to Helena) and Missoula County (home to Missoula)."
Montana Democratic Primary (75% Reporting) [27 Delegates]:
Sanders: 45.41%
Biden: 40.32%
Clinton: 14.27%
12:15 AM
Blitzer: "It's 12:15 AM EST and we can project that Bernie Sanders wins the Montana Democratic Primary and gets 15 Delegates while Joe Biden gets 10 Delegates and Hillary Clinton gets 2 Delegates."
Montana Democratic Primary (100% Reporting) [27 Delegates]:
Sanders: 43.12% ✔ (15 Delegates)
Biden: 41.54% (10 Delegates)
Clinton: 15.34% (2 Delegates)
Montana Republican Primary (100% Reporting) [27 Delegates]:
Haslam: 100.00% ✔ (27 Delegates)
Blitzer: "Let's head to California for the Democrats. Remember, all polls leading up to tonight shows a 33-33-33 tie between all three Candidates here. Exit Polls are saying that out of all them, Vice President Joe Biden, who has hit California very hard for the last week, has the best chance of winning the Primary. We can also project that Biden wins in Los Angeles County (home to Los Angeles) and San Diego County (home to San Diego). Hillary Clinton wins in Orange County (home to Anaheim) and Ventura County (the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library's location) while Bernie Sanders wins in Santa Barbara County (home to Santa Barbara). The winner and the Margin of Victory here in California tonight will determine who the Democrats Nominate tonight."
California Democratic Primary (Exit Polls + 25% Reporting) [551 Delegates]:
Biden: 33-44% (33.43%)
Sanders: 33-42% (33.36%)
Clinton: 33-40% (33.21%)
12:30 AM
Blitzer: "It is 12:30 AM EST and we can say that the virtual tie in California still remains as Bernie Sanders takes a tenth of a percentage point lead over Biden and Hillary as he wins most of Sillicon Valley, though Hillary Clinton wins an Francisco County and Joe Biden wins Santa Clara County (home to San Jose) and the Sacramento County (home to Sacramento). Hillary also wins Madera County and Biden wins Butte county."
California Democratic Primary (50% Reporting) [551 Delegates]:
Sanders: 33.54%
Clinton: 33.30%
Biden: 33.16%
12:45 AM
Blitzer: "It's 12:45 AM EST and we can see that Hillary has taken a slim lead over both Biden and Sanders as she wins in half of California's Northern counties though Biden wins in Placer County and Sanders wins in Modoc County."
California Democratic Primary (75% Reporting) [551 Delegates]:
Clinton: 33.45%
Biden: 33.40%
Sanders: 33.15%
1:00 AM
Blitzer: "It's 1 AM EST and we can project that Joe Biden wins the California Democratic Primary by 2 Thousandths of a point, making this the closest Primary in the state's history as Biden takes 275 Delegates, Clinton takes 200 Delegates, and Sanders takes 76 Delegates."
California Democratic Primary (100% Reporting) [551 Delegates]:
Biden: 33.335% ✔ (275 Delegates)
Clinton: 33.333% (200 Delegates)
Sanders: 33.332% (76 Delegates)
California Republican Primary (100% Reporting) [172 Delegates]:
Haslam: 100.000% ✔ (172 Delegates)
Blitzer: "Some analysis, Anderson?"
Cooper: "The Democrats are due for a Brokered Convention. Tonight confirmed that. Joe Biden has won 376 Delegates tonight, Hillary Clinton has won 291 Delegates tonight, and Bernie Sanders has won 145 Delegates tonight. We add that to their totals:
Hillary Clinton - 1780 Delegates
Joe Biden - 1653 Delegates
Bernie Sanders - 1191 Delegates
Even if Joe Biden won the most Delegates tonight, all three Candidates have Probably doomed their own party to lose in November due to a Brokered Convention."
Blitzer: "Very interesting. Thank you for watching tonight. We hope you tune in to watch the coverage of the Democratic primary in Washington D.C. Have a good night."