Sanders continues winning streak in Wyoming

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., easily won today’s Democratic caucuses in Wyoming. But the victory for the self-proclaimed democratic-socialist won’t put much of a dent in front-runner Hillary Clinton’s huge delegate lead.

Wyoming awards just 14 pledged delegates, the fewest among the 50 states. And although Sanders won today’s contest by 12 percentage points (56 percent to 44 percent) over Clinton, he has netted only seven pledged delegates to Clinton’s six. One more delegate will be awarded, pending the final vote totals.

Sanders was speaking in New York when he learned of his Wyoming victory from his wife Jane. He relayed the news to the crowd of several hundred people, joking that there were probably more people at that event than in the entire state of Wyoming.

Sanders has dominated Clinton in states where Democrats hold caucuses instead of primaries, but there are only a few more caucuses left on the calendar. Overall he has won 16 states to Clinton’s 18, including six of the last seven. But Sanders, according to Associated Press estimates, trails the former secretary of state 1,286 to 1,037 in delegates, thanks in part to the 469 superdelegates who have pledged their support to Clinton, compared to only 31 for Sanders.

In the race for the Republican nomination, Ted Cruz looks to pick up a few more delegates in Colorado today. The senator from Texas had already claimed 21 delegates and could gain as many as 13 more at the state GOP convention today.

According to the Associated Press, Donald Trump has 743 delegates, Cruz has 532, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich has 143. It takes 1,237 delegates to clinch the nomination, though there’s a good chance no GOP candidate will reach that mark by the national convention in Cleveland in July.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.