What To Watch Tuesday As New Jersey Voters Head To The Polls
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- The primary season is about to wrap up as New Jersey voters get set to head to the polls to pick their party's candidates for president and in 12 U.S. House races.
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has already sewed up the number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination, while Democratic front-runner and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could have the number of delegates needed to secure the nomination after results in New Jersey are announced Tuesday.
Job one for Clinton on Wednesday will be bringing the Democratic Party together, WCBS 880's Peter Haskell reported. Some Bernie Sanders backers don't like Clinton, but others don't think it will be an issue.
"If you find a mutual enemy that could help sooth a lot of wounds," Ben Dworkin, a political science professor at Rider University, said.
Trump has suggested he can win traditionally blue states like New Jersey and New York.
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A count by CBS News shows Clinton is just 23 delegates shy of the 2,383 needed to win. There are 126 pledged delegates at stake in New Jersey, and 694 up for grabs in all of tomorrow's primaries.
The congressional contests in New Jersey have drawn less attention, mostly because it looks unlikely any incumbents will lose.
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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