Trump, Clinton set sights on November

UPDATE: After decisive wins in Tuesday’s primaries, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are turning to each other in anticipation of the November general election.

Trump, who won all five states up for grabs in the Republican primary Tuesday, reiterated his claims that Clinton is trying to play “the woman card.”

“A lot of women don’t like Hillary, despite the card,” he told CNN’s New Day this morning.

Clinton lashed back with renewed appeals to women voters.

“If fighting for women’s healthcare and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the ‘woman card,’ then deal me in,” she told supporters Tuesday night.

The former secretary of state won four of the five Democratic primaries Tuesday, giving up only Rhode Island to rival Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. But Sanders isn’t giving up yet, even though he admitted he has a “very narrow path, and we’re going to have to win some big victories.”

Polls predicted Trump would get a clean sweep last night, and his rivals, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, had already moved on to the next stops in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. But after racking up five wins, Trump declared himself the presumptive nominee.

“It’s over. As far as I’m concerned it’s over,” he said.

Although Trump now has 77 percent of the delegates he needs to secure the nomination, he may still come up short. If Cruz takes Indiana, where he is focusing all his efforts, Trump will not have enough remaining delegates to reach the magic 1,237 he needs by the time the convention begins in July.

UPDATE (9:23 p.m. April 26): Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania, racking up her third win of the night. But Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., scored a win in Rhode Island, giving him a moral victory if not a significant bump in delegates. The Democratic race in Connecticut is still too close to call.

With her three wins, Clinton has 88 percent of the delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination for president. Sanders has vowed to remain in the race and has the campaign war chest to keep going. But a Sanders aide hinted the Democratic-Socialist might be reconsidering his future. Tad Devine said after Tuesday’s results were known, “we’ll decide what we’re going to do going forward.” Despite Clinton’s dominance in the delegate count, Sanders has continued to inspire big crowds at rallies and big checks from donors.

UPDATE (8:45 p.m.): Donald Trump has picked up wins in Delaware and Rhode Island, completing his predicted sweep of today’s Republican primaries. Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic contest in Delaware, giving her two out of the five states up for grabs tonight.

OUR EARLIER REPORT (8:10 p.m.): As soon as polls closed, the Associated Press declared Donald Trump the winner of the Republican primaries in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Maryland. Hillary Clinton has won the Democratic primary in Maryland.

Both frontrunners are expected to sweep tonight’s contests, with the possible exception of a predicted loss for Clinton in Rhode Island.

Republican contests in Delaware and Rhode Island, and the Democratic race in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Rhode Island are still too close to call.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.