What has to happen now though, after Clinton’s unexpected large margin of victory in his native state of NY, is the beginning of a united party.
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Sanders carried the rural counties where his “outsider” message about a corrupt political system may carry over to Trump, said Grant Reeher, a political science professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
“I’m honored to have Ed’s endorsement, and I look forward to working with him and the entire New York Republican Party as we head toward victory in November”.
By far the most important will be the vote in California, which takes place on the final round of primaries on 7 June, where 172 delegates will be committed. Her 19-minute speech was disrupted a number of times when the crowd cheered her on and chanted her name.
Kasich, the only other Republican left in the race, bested Cruz on Tuesday and is refusing to end his campaign despite winning only his home state. “It’s becoming clearer that this may be one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime”. He is also campaigning in Scranton and Reading today. “So now, I’m gonna say she’s not qualified”. When pressed, he said, “I’m not concerned about it, because I know [Trump is] an honorable, honest guy… you guys just want to say, ‘gotcha'”.
Tensions rose between the Sanders and Clinton campaigns in the days leading up to Tuesday’s vote as Mr Sanders accused Mrs Clinton of violating campaign finance laws, while Mrs Clinton’s campaign pushed back, saying the attacks were irresponsible and baseless.
Count one more Alaska state delegate for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
For those of us counting the Republican delegate math in the past few weeks, two states have long seemed the most uncertain and the most consequential for Donald Trump’s hopes of locking down a majority: California and Indiana. Are delegates committed to a candidate? It takes 2,383 to win the Democratic nomination.
Hillary Clinton is discussing ways to raise wages, promote early childhood education and reduce the pay gap between men and women.
In a statement, Cox said Trump has shown “remarkable political skill that has energized Americans who have felt disenfranchised by a government that hasn’t worked for them”.
Mrs. Clinton’s saving grace is the weakness of her potential Republican opposition.
Put another way: Hillary Clinton could lose every single remaining state and still be the nominee as long as Sanders doesn’t beat her by an average of 59 percent in each and every remaining contest. She signed the Omnibus Bill in 2009 which gave lump sum payments to Filipino Veterans of WWII.
Can Trump compete in New York City?
Dean said her big issue is healthcare.
Democrats outnumber Republicans in New York City by more than 4-to-1, and Clinton will be able to mobilize a Democratic machine in the city to get out the vote.
Trump says if he can make it here, he’s going to make it everywhere. “It was so contagious!” said Jerry Sibal. He added he wants Cruz and Kasich to “come in, join the campaign, unite around the frontrunner and lets make sure we all have our eye on the prize, which is to ensure we don’t have four more years of a Democrat in the White House”. Kaleo also spoke at the Fil Ams for Hillary NY launch along with Nicole Ponseca and Broadway actor Jose Llana. We are going to beat her so badly.
Presidential front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will return to CT this weekend to promote their respective Republican and Democratic campaigns ahead of the state’s April 26 primaries.
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In a perceptive blog written after the NY primaries, he said Florida Republicans have cut the Democratic advantage in registration by nearly 380,000 voters since Obama’s first campaign.
