“It also surprised nobody”.
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Donald Trump, fresh off winning big in his home state, moved on to the Midwest and the in primary on May 3. We have got huge states like California still in play.
Clinton’s path to the Democratic nomination in late July is looking close to a certainty, which would make her the first major party female presidential nominee in USA history. “All of his bluster, all of his bravado is created to hide that simple fact”.
Trump’s win in NY was commanding, but it wasn’t unexpected.
“The prospect of a contested convention just adds to the intrigue of the whole process”, said Matthew Levendusky, another associate political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania. To win the Republican nomination, a candidate has to clinch the support of a majority of 2,472 delegates. Donald is going to talk all the time about other folks not getting to 1237.
Trump highlighted Cruz’s mathematical elimination from the 1,237 level on Wednesday.
Ted Cruz insists that the race for the GOP nomination is far from over. “Now all he can do is be a spoiler, never a nice thing to do”.
After losing NY to Clinton by 16 points, about the same percentage that Clinton beat Barack Obama in 2008, Sanders sent a letter to supporters about his intention to “keep fighting” for the nomination.
Less than three minutes into his speech, Trump was blasting Cruz and repeating “Lyin’ Ted”.
The Wisconsin governor held the door open for switching his support to another candidate if GOP delegates can not settle on a candidate quickly.
“Every time I have you on the air and I ask a legitimate question, you throw this in my face”, Hannity said after he asked Cruz to explain how his campaign is gaining delegates.
Trump spoke to his supporters Tuesday night. Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Maryland will hold primary elections on April 26. “That’s a real problem for Donald”.
The former first lady’s campaign has spent a total of $157.8 million since launching last April and has yielded a total of 10.4 million votes in state nominating contests.
After Donald Trump’s big primary win in NY, his sole Senate backer says it’s going to be tougher for Texas Sen.
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He also grew hot talking about Ohio Gov. John Kasich, whose continued presence in the race Cruz acknowledged was hurting his ability to amass more delegates. Bernie Sanders, from Vermont, has been granted a permit to host a rally on the New Haven Green on Sunday at 7 p.m., but his campaign has not confirmed the appearance.
