In Kentucky’s primary on Tuesday night Hillary Clinton barely claimed victory against Bernie Sanders. In a state where her family has strong political roots and where she also beat President Obama by 35 percentage points in 2008, it was a shock to most as she won by half a percentage point.

Not only did she barely win in Kentucky but she lost Oregon to Sanders. The Vermont senator is determined to see this through “until the last ballot is cast”. Words he iterated to a large crowd in California Tuesday night, also mentioning the pressure his camp has received from the Clinton campaign to concede.

Despite Sanders recent wins, Clinton maintains a lead of 280 pledged delegates. With the largest primary approaching, June 7th in California, Clinton is pulling out her big guns with concerts and more to secure votes. Sanders is recovering from losing his California state director but believes there is still hope for him to win California.

A total of 2,383 delegate votes are needed for nomination, and so far Clinton has 2,291 pledged and superdelegate votes combined whereas Sanders has 1,528. Delegate results are not final until the convention in July. However, Clinton is expected to formally lock in the democratic nomination after California and New Jersey primary numbers are counted. In order to win the nomination, Sanders will have to prove that he is not only the better candidate but that he is the only one who can withstand a battle against Donald Trump in the general election. There may still be a chance for Sanders to prove that he is indeed the better candidate and gain the support of the voters needed to clinch the democratic nomination.

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