Sanders and Clinton are now heading to the NY primary, where the self-declared social democrat has been narrowing her lead in the polls.
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“I think we’ve been pretty honest with ourselves and how hard it would be”, Devine said.
Clinton and Sanders have traded barbs over presidential qualifications, gun laws and guns brought from Vermont to NY, as well as big banks and her speeches before financial institutions.
NY will award 95 Republican delegates while the two Democratic candidates are fighting over 247 delegates in the city.
“It has been noted that Bernie has an uphill battle ahead of him to win the Democratic nomination”. “I believe Bernie Sanders is a protester”.
But as Trump maintains a mountainous advantage, Clinton’s lead over U.S. Sen. “She supports New York’s ban on fracking and will stand with any community or state that decides they don’t want to allow fracking in their backyards”.
Do you agree with Hillary Clinton’s thoughts that the federal government requires too many tests for American school children?
“Let us next week have the highest voter turnout in the history of NY state”, Sanders told a predominantly young crowd during his stop in Albany Monday, noting that his campaign has been successful so far in high-turnout states.
In the endorsement, Merkley, recounted his middle class upbringing and maenad the loss of middle class opportunities for many Americans.
Hale said the “uptick” reflects, in part, the shortening of the political calendar.
“Secretary Clinton has been a great neighbor to the people of Chappaqua and Westchester”, Buchwald said. Clinton’s had at least 55 percent support among older voters.
In addition, some Sanders supporters have engaged in a very aggressive campaign to get Clinton superdelegates to switch, and Rendell said that’s “creating a very strong backlash”.
Local activists say Sanders can gain an edge over Clinton by keeping up his vocal opposition to fracking.
“I do like both of them”, said Tami Cinquemani, 55, of Apopka, Florida, who voted for Clinton. “I’m from NY and I understand (Trump) where he comes from and having to make deals in a NY minute with real cut and dry decisions”.
“If he can win the delegate count he can win”, Murakami said.
During a later interview, he discussed helping minority businesses to address unemployment in the inner city, New York’s SAFE Act and the need for “a revolution in mental health treatment in this country”.
Trump has 742 pledged delegates, ahead of 516 for Cruz and 143 for Kasich.
Hillary Clinton’s thoughts seemed to be a reversal of her past support for the No Child Left Behind law, which directed the annual testing requirements more than 10 years ago.
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Green advocates say the anti-fracking message could resonate in the state, where Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has banned fracking and polls show most voters oppose the practice.
