Competing on home turf, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton hoped to emerge victorious from Tuesday’s primaries in ny, contests that offer big delegate hauls and an opportunity for the front-runners to inch closer to their parties’ nominations.
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Polls show Trump beating his Republican rivals with about 50 percent support versus roughly 20 percent each for Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Governor John Kasich.
– Hillary Clinton and billionaire Donald Trump are expected to win NY, but neither has “cleaned up”, and neither Clinton nor Trump have a clear, unchallengeable lead. Trump got a major boost in his quest to secure the Republican nomination with a majority of delegates but could not eliminate the possibility of a contested convention. While the deadline for new voters to register for the April primary was in March, the deadline to switch party affiliation was last October – months before voters had any clue that the NY primary would actually matter.
New York Democrats were slightly more likely to see Clinton than Sanders as most inspiring.
A sizable win for Clinton, who was twice elected to the US Senate from NY, would greatly diminish any chance Sanders has of capturing the nomination.
“We’re not taking anything for granted”, Clinton said Monday after greeting workers at the Hi-Tek Car Wash & Lube in Queens.
“I am so excited about both campaigning here in NY, voting here in NY”, she said.
Clinton spent her final hours of campaigning in NY trying to drive up turnout among women and minorities, her most ardent supporters.
“This community has been very good to us, we know our neighbors”, Bill Clinton said. Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has had success campaigning against Wall Street and wealthy interests, which the Vermont senator says have rigged the economy in ways that hurt the middle class.
Trump celebrated his victory at Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan by predicting he would win enough delegates to avoid a convention fight. NY has 291 Democratic delegates. The data analysis is not just limited to the U.S. and also covers such topics like Brexit, Tax Day fretting, and the recent natural disaster in Ecuador. Including superdelegates -party leaders and officials who are free to change their support – Clinton led the delegate race before Tuesday’s vote 1,758 to 1,076, according to an Associated Press tally.
NBC exit polls showed that 57% of Republican voters surveyed said the primary campaign had divided their party, and only 39% said the primary campaign has been energizing.
Bernie Sanders is hoping his Brooklyn roots and left-wing stands will propel him to victory there, finally altering the dynamic of the race in his favor. The Clintons were greeted by around 50 supporters at the polling location, all positioned 100 feet away from the door in order to follow NY election law.
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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. She has done much better in this primary when only registered Democrats are voting.She also carried the state in 2008 against Barack Obama, who would go on to win the presidency. If Sanders tops Clinton in her home state, or even beats expectations and comes close, he will have the WFP to thank… NY has 247 pledged delegates at stake. The one who clinches 2383 delegates in all wins the party’s nomination.
