NBC Bay Area political analyst Larry Gerston, “I wouldn’t get too excited about a seven point differential between Trump and Cruz”.
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Cruz’s win comes as he seeks to gather enough delegates to force a contested national convention in July and continue momentum from Wisconsin.
“I’m not getting out”. The campaign sees that primary, in addition to a series of Eastern contests later this month, as a likely firewall after a poor showing in Wisconsin. The New York Times reported on a recent fundraiser for the Cruz camp held at the Knickerbocker Club, one of the New York’s most elite establishments. Because he will only get weaker as the delegates are released from their obligations. You win Wisconsin – here are the delegates you get.
With more than 600 candidates on the ballot, voting was set to take place by Scantron, with state convention delegates listed in circles next to the number of their choice. One third remain bound on the second ballot. “And it is the liberal values of Democratic politicians who have been hammering the people of NY for decades”.
Sanders touched off an uproar within his party this week by saying that Clinton wasn’t “qualified” to be president, and then backing down.
Trump’s chances of winning the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination is looking less likely, Cindy Costa, a Republican National Committee from SC, and U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, R-Myrtle Beach, told delegates at the 7th congressional district convention.
“That’s when it is the wild wild west…and that is what is going to happen”, Dr. Greene says.
The reason is a few caucus states only report delegates, not vote totals. Kasich could become the nominee, or any of the past candidates who dropped out of the race, Schweber said. “That person can’t make that claim unless they win the NY primary”, he adds. The former NY senator is still leading with 56 percent to Bernie Sanders’ 38 percent, according to an Emerson College poll.
There are 95 delegates up for grabs in the state, and the 50 percent mark is significant. She’s planning a stop in Rochester.
Two separate videos of protesters emerged on Wednesday as Cruz visited the borough, with both videos highlighting that the region was filled with immigrants.
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People protest near the site of a campaign appearance by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Bethpage, New York, April 6, 2016.
