ABC News projects that Donald Trump will win the New York Republican primary, based on exit poll analysis, scoring a win in his home state.
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Trump’s political strength, though he boasts of drawing new members to the party, has left some Republicans concerned that his nomination could splinter the GOP. Trump’s strategy in ruling out Cruz is now part of a broader swipe at the Republican establishment and each time he talks about the race being over he’s doing his best to pile pressure on his party to bring them into line.
Sanders spent Tuesday in Pennsylvania, as did Trump’s main rival Ted Cruz. Cruz acknowledged today that the geography was more favorable toward Trump than to him, and that he is looking ahead to subsequent contests in Montana, Nebraska and California. Clinton clinched at least 175 out of 291 NY delegates, while Sanders won at least 106, according to the AP.
Trump also took credit for knocking Walker out of the presidential race, saying he sent the governor “packing like a little boy”.
Outside the city the two candidates were hotly contesting the more county areas, but the populous New York City holds the lion’s share of delegates.
Calling out Trump and Cruz for their remarks against Muslims and women, she said, “Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have a vision for our country that’s divisive and unsafe – rounding up immigrants or banning Muslims is just not who we are”.
With more than 98% of the results in, Mr Trump is leading with just over 60% of the vote while Mrs Clinton has just under 58%. Not only does she have a lead of 277 pledged delegates, but upcoming states such as California, New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania are favorable to Clinton. Marco Rubio in the overall delegate count, despite Rubio having dropped out of the race more than a month ago.
“We don’t have much of a race anymore”, he said during a victory rally in the lobby of the Manhattan tower bearing his name. With at least 89 of New York’s 95 delegates in hand, he insisted it was “impossible” for any of his rivals to catch him and warned party leaders against trying to take the nomination away from him at the convention. “To me, I think it’s preferable to have a Republican nominee over Hillary Clinton”. Thank you everybody, and thank-you NY.
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Claiming her win, Mrs Clinton told supporters her campaign for the nomination was “in the home stretch and victory is in sight”. The Democratic Convention will be in July in Philadelphia.
