Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, and Donald Trump.
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Cruz would beat Clinton 67 percent to 26 percent, with 7 percent undecided, and would beat Sanders 63 percent to 32 percent, with 5 percent undecided.
The number of delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination is 2,383. GOP conventions have long used House of Representatives’ rules, which give the presiding officer more unfettered power to run each day’s session. It took place just days before New York’s primary, which comes amid an unusually contentious campaign for the nomination.
A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll finds that when the Republican candidates are matched up against Hillary Clinton, the GOPer with the best chance is to win New Jersey is Ohio Governor John Kasich. But Trump can count on the support of only 69 of the state’s 99 delegates because the state Republican Party chairman is allowed to appoint 30. A 10-point NY wins for Clinton might result in picking up a net gain of 25 delegates, where actually Clinton holds a lead of 244 delegates.
Other delegates chosen from the First District are Kay Godwin and Linda Olson.
After organizing at the county level in March and again at the congressional districts on Saturday, Cruz’s supporters make up a large portion of Georgia’s convention delegation so far.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges supporters while leaving Trump Tower in NY earlier this month.
Both have close links to the state – Mr Sanders was born in Brooklyn while Ms Clinton served eight years as senator – and the pair have campaigned with vigour and passion.
Meanwhile, while Clinton is still the favorite among New Jersey Democrats, her lead against Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is shrinking.
The last days Trump has also been attacking the Republican Party’s nomination rules, stating that the process is appointed to him, making the top members of the party fight right before their meeting in Florida this week.
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Trump now has 744 delegates to Cruz’s 559, according to the Associated Press, followed by ex-candidate Marco Rubio (171) and Kasich (144). And now, even a local television anchor is flat out telling him, “You’re not at this point, going to win NY”. He said if his plan is rejected, he will push for its approval by the full RNC and then at the July convention, where he said he believes the delegates will look more favorably at it.
