washington gather speed toward win democratic presidential nomination hillary clinton wait long streak win super tuesday gird battle republican front-runner donald trump former first lady 11 state grab tuesday sweep south create distance rival bernie sanders race represent democratic party nov. election white house win include heavily populate state texas mean turn eye toward billionaire reality tv star trump also heavily tuesday another good sign clinton fundraisers say donors eager fund campaign general election hillary nominee need start focus take trump say dane strother unaligned washington dc-based democratic strategist tuesday night clinton take aim trump reputation spew insult opponents repeat attack real estate mogul proposal build 1,000-mile wall along border mexico stake election never high rhetoric hear side never low say rally miami several state try divide america us wrong clinton win give 527 delegate democratic nominate convention sanders 325 accord new york time delegate count early wednesday democratic candidate need 2,383 delegate win jim manley washington-based democratic strategist support clinton say move swiftly target trump necessary potentially dangerous start look toward general election without risk say say trump would strike back go right gutter trump frequently criticize clinton handle crises like iraq syria four years secretary state suggest dredge old scandals involve former president bill clinton clinton fundraisers say campaign notice renew interest among donors support beyond primary season campaign add appear open accept cash indication believe win nomination think take shift towards general election say tom sacks-wilner member clinton national finance committee finance department object point say campaign donors allow give 2,700 individual candidate primary phase election another 2,700 general phase grand total 5,400 another clinton fundraiser los angeles say donors area ask give money fight beyond california add recent victories also make easy bring campaign volunteer upbeat attitude mark shift three weeks ago clinton campaign bruise sanders resound win new hampshire close second place finish iowa carry large proportion youth vote shift become pronounce last week clinton victory south carolina enjoy broad support among african-american voters bloc sanders struggle draw democratic socialist platform nationally support clinton increase since feb. 27 south carolina primary nearly 53 percent democrats say vote clinton compare 43 percent u.s. senator vermont accord reuters/ipsos track poll feb. 26 march 1. dead heat early month sanders also work position general election candidate trump campaign send statement tuesday tout 42.7 million fundraise haul february donald trump go plenty money compete november say jeff weaver sanders campaign manager important nominee able raise hundreds millions dollars necessary defeat republicans november one group tie democratic party progressive wing say would wrong write sanders regardless tuesday result part poll good white northern state come late election cycle washington professional pundits wrong claim fight democratic nomination bernie sanders get race wrong claim fight charles chamberlain democracy america executive director say statement edit richard valdmanis alistair bell article fund part sap independently create reuters editorial staff sap editorial involvement creation production gain momentum super tuesday clinton take aim trump