Clinton feels the Bern as Sanders wins again to spice up New York showdown

Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has snatched another win over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the Wyoming caucuses. The 74-year-old Vermont senator won 56% of the vote, with most ballots counted. The state, which is overwhelmingly Republican, only awards 14 delegates, meaning Mr Sanders barely puts a dent in Mrs Clinton’s 200-delegate lead. But it gives the self-described democratic socialist another morale boost ahead of the crucial New York primary on 19 April.

I think that it is very fair to say that we were way, way behind during the first half of this contest, but we are having - to say the least - a very strong second half, and we are closing very fast

Bernie Sanders

Mrs Clinton remains the clear frontrunner for the Democratic party presidential ticket for November’s election but her rival has the momentum after a string of successes at the polls in recent weeks. Speaking to supporters in New York, Mr Sanders said he had entered the race as a fringe candidate but continued to confound his doubters. It will still take a remarkable turnaround for him to win the nomination over Mrs Clinton, who goes into the New York primary as firm favourite and with a 54%-42% lead in the polls. In the Republican race, Ted Cruz hopes heads into Colorado’s contest on Saturday on a high after frontrunner Donald Trump’s campaign appeared to be stumbling.