The 2016 candidates have taken over New York as the state’s primary is just hours away. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are near-certain winners, with recent polls showing them both leading by double digits.
Republican primaries
Donald Trump: Trump, who has a knack for giving his opponents unflattering nicknames, revealed his novel nickname for Hillary Clinton this weekend: “Corrupt Hillary.” As it turns out, “corrupt” is also the word he used to describe the RNC primary process, furious at the results of the convention in Wyoming this weekend, where Cruz won all the delegates. The last few contests, Trump argues, have given disproportionate power to party officials. He is expected to do much better in New York on Tuesday night. His campaign has said it aims to win at least 80 of New York’s 94 delegates.
Ted Cruz: Cruz won 14 delegates at the GOP convention in Wyoming this weekend. The senator won the endorsement of Indiana Right to Life ahead of the state’s May 3 primary, underscoring his 100 percent pro-life voting record. But he’s lagging in New York, with some polls putting him in third place, behind John Kasich. Texas senator appeared ON ABC “Good Morning America” on Monday, where he responded to Trump’s condemnation of the RNC. The businessman, Cruz said, “doesn’t do well losing.” Borrowing some of Trump’s language, Cruz told voters this weekend that we can’t nominate a “loser” to face the Democrats in November.
Jan Kasich:Kasich received support Albany Times-Union and Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval this weekend. Sandoval is rumored to be a potential vice presidential candidate for Ohio governor. Kasich received unflattering reports after campaign event in Watertown, N.Y., on Friday, where he answered a question about sexual assault. After sharing with the audience the efforts he’s made in Ohio to combat violence, such as offering students a way to confidentially report crimes and implementing victim assistance programs, he commented that perhaps youthful women should stay away from parties “where there’s a lot of alcohol.” That last comment got him in some trouble with the politically correct police, and Kasich felt the need to clarify his comments on social media, insisting that there’s only one person to blame in an assault: the attacker. Kasich courted Jewish voters with a speech at a New York synagogue on Saturday. The candidate is campaigning in Schenectady, N.Y., on Monday.
Democratic primaries
Hillary Clinton: Clinton gave a painful interview to ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Sunday. She evaded specifics when asked by Stephanopoulos whether she would release her Wall Street transcripts and whether she supported Senator Chuck Schumer’s 9/11 bill. That put her in a hard position, given that the Obama White House opposes the bill. But after some hesitation, her campaign tweeted that it supported it. Clinton received three editorial recommendations in “Philadelphia Inquirer”this Providence Journal and Albany Times-Union. Her team released a novel ad on Friday titled “Go through“which highlights her efforts to open a public school for young African-Americans in the Bronx. Clinton has been courting African-American votes lately as she tries to put her racist sketches and crime bill controversy behind her. George Clooney held a fundraiser for Clinton over the weekend that raised an “obscene” amount of money for the former New York senator. Despite Clinton losing her last eight contests, 91 percent Democratic voters still expect her to be their candidate.
Number of delegates
Republicans
Trump-744
Cruz-559
Kasich-144
Democrats
Clinton – Pledges Made: 1,289; Superdelegates: 469
Sanders – pledged: 1,045; superdelegates: 31
Basic schedule
Tuesday – New York Primary (R/D)
