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| Cruz gets Bronx cheer as New Yorkers embrace Donald Trump – campaign live | Cruz gets Bronx cheer as New Yorkers embrace Donald Trump – campaign live |
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| Clinton cheered in the Bronx | |
| Lauren Gambino | |
| When the Brooklyn-born Vermont senator Bernie Sanders told the New York Daily News last Friday that it takes a “token” to ride the metro, he left the Chicago-born former New York senator an opening to flash her Big Apple bona fides. | |
| On Thursday, after a few swipes of her metro card, Hillary Clinton pushed her way the turnstile at 161st St station. She walked up the stairs and emerged at the outdoor platform. | |
| “It was my first term when we changed from tokens to Metro Cards,” Clinton said, gently knocking Sanders for his “tokengate” comment. | |
| Hillary rides the subway with @rubendiazjr. @News12BX @JohnBDias pic.twitter.com/uwHLVZlGPV | |
| She also took the opportunity to respond to Sanders’ comment from the night before that she is not “qualified” to be president. | |
| “Well it’s kind of a silly thing to say,” Clinton told reporters. “But I’m going to trust the voters of New York who know me and have voted for me three times.” | |
| She added: “Let’s keep our eye on what’s really at stake in this election.” | |
| The 4 train screeched to halt. Clinton, trailed by an entourage of staff and advisers, hopped on the train northbound to 170th St station after a visit to Yankee stadium. She said the last time she rode the subway was about two years ago, after her tenure as Secretary of State. | |
| When she emerged at 170th, Clinton walked the streets of the Bronx for some blocks. Unlike Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who was heckled by Bronx residents for criticizing “New York values” during a rally there, Clinton was greeted with smiles and cheers. She stopped often to shake hands and pose for photos with babies. | |
| ”I am so proud to have represented this state for eight years,” Clinton said. “I’m a proud New Yorker and I want to be a good president for New York and for the rest of the country. But New York values, the people of New York, there no place like it in the world,” she added, swiping Cruz. | |
| Her jaunt through the city’s northern borough was meant to show that she had no problem walking among the people. Earlier this week, Clinton challenged Republican frontrunner Donald Trump to “get out of one of his towers and actually walk the street”. | |
| After greeting supporters, Clinton slipped into Munch Time deli, where cameras were set up for an interview with NBC News. As she exited the deli supporters yelled out: “Hillary! The Bronx loves you!” | |
| After New York, Clinton will attend fundraisers in Ohio and Colorado. | |
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| Megan Carpentier | Megan Carpentier |
| The Guardian’s Megan Carpentier is in position to take in a Ted Cruz town hall in Scotia, New York, outside Schenectady. | The Guardian’s Megan Carpentier is in position to take in a Ted Cruz town hall in Scotia, New York, outside Schenectady. |
| The crowd awaiting Cruz at Mekeel Christian Academy in Scotia, NY, pic.twitter.com/9a6b0cCirq | The crowd awaiting Cruz at Mekeel Christian Academy in Scotia, NY, pic.twitter.com/9a6b0cCirq |
| Megan snaps a shot of one of two protesters to pop up at the event (the other is an anti-war protestor, she says): | Megan snaps a shot of one of two protesters to pop up at the event (the other is an anti-war protestor, she says): |
| Outside the Cruz town hall in Scotia, NY (my hometown) pic.twitter.com/3YtpQjkXh6 | Outside the Cruz town hall in Scotia, NY (my hometown) pic.twitter.com/3YtpQjkXh6 |
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| Hillary Clinton ducked into the New York City subway Thursday to thumb her nose at rival Bernie Sanders, who incorrectly told the Daily News last week that you “get a token” to ride the train. The subway system switched over to flimsy plastic cards in 2003. | Hillary Clinton ducked into the New York City subway Thursday to thumb her nose at rival Bernie Sanders, who incorrectly told the Daily News last week that you “get a token” to ride the train. The subway system switched over to flimsy plastic cards in 2003. |
| .@HillaryClinton jumps on a line 4, swipes Sanders for his riding the NY metro gaffe – 'you get a token and you get in' | .@HillaryClinton jumps on a line 4, swipes Sanders for his riding the NY metro gaffe – 'you get a token and you get in' |
| Update: the Republican political group America Rising is circulating video revealing that Clinton required multiple MetroCard swipes to pass the stiles. This never happens to city natives, except like half the time, especially if the card is more than a week old, although those auto-refill ones are a little stiffer and seem to work better. | Update: the Republican political group America Rising is circulating video revealing that Clinton required multiple MetroCard swipes to pass the stiles. This never happens to city natives, except like half the time, especially if the card is more than a week old, although those auto-refill ones are a little stiffer and seem to work better. |
| In one respect, the video below does make Clinton look like an out-of-towner, in the sense that the malfunctioning stile does not draw from her even a single audible imprecation. | In one respect, the video below does make Clinton look like an out-of-towner, in the sense that the malfunctioning stile does not draw from her even a single audible imprecation. |
| SHOCKING New Video: Out-Of-Touch @HillaryClinton Struggles To Use A NYC Subway Card #NYPrimaryhttps://t.co/fFlQekNXmo | SHOCKING New Video: Out-Of-Touch @HillaryClinton Struggles To Use A NYC Subway Card #NYPrimaryhttps://t.co/fFlQekNXmo |
| "It was my first term when we changed from tokens to Metro Cards," Clinton said before hopping the 4 train for one stop. | "It was my first term when we changed from tokens to Metro Cards," Clinton said before hopping the 4 train for one stop. |
| Clinton flies out of town this afternoon, with fundraisers scheduled for later today in Colorado and Ohio. Tomorrow she is holding a rally in Buffalo, NY. | Clinton flies out of town this afternoon, with fundraisers scheduled for later today in Colorado and Ohio. Tomorrow she is holding a rally in Buffalo, NY. |
| On the Republican side, Ted Cruz has an event scheduled in Albany for Friday morning. Ohio governor John Kasich, meanwhile, is in the Bronx this midday and at a Brooklyn town hall with Montel Williams tonight in Bay Ridge. Trump has no public events scheduled. | On the Republican side, Ted Cruz has an event scheduled in Albany for Friday morning. Ohio governor John Kasich, meanwhile, is in the Bronx this midday and at a Brooklyn town hall with Montel Williams tonight in Bay Ridge. Trump has no public events scheduled. |
| This from Clinton’s traveling press secretary: | This from Clinton’s traveling press secretary: |
| In honor of our @NYCTSubway ride, a #TBT to 2004 when the NYC subway turned 100, & this letter from @HillaryClinton: pic.twitter.com/xAANUFRUZ5 | In honor of our @NYCTSubway ride, a #TBT to 2004 when the NYC subway turned 100, & this letter from @HillaryClinton: pic.twitter.com/xAANUFRUZ5 |
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| Say what you will about Ted Cruz, he shows chutzpah. On Tuesday he told reporters in Wisconsin that he would arm the cheese curds. | Say what you will about Ted Cruz, he shows chutzpah. On Tuesday he told reporters in Wisconsin that he would arm the cheese curds. |
| Now, seated in an incredibly uncrowded breakfast spot in New York – must’ve got an ‘F’ from the health department – he tells George Stephanopoulos that he does not regret slagging off Donald Trump’s “New York values”. | Now, seated in an incredibly uncrowded breakfast spot in New York – must’ve got an ‘F’ from the health department – he tells George Stephanopoulos that he does not regret slagging off Donald Trump’s “New York values”. |
| WATCH: On @GMA, @TedCruz says he doesn't regret his "New York values" comment https://t.co/byrDIL9nFZ https://t.co/8JqUVFFqRT | WATCH: On @GMA, @TedCruz says he doesn't regret his "New York values" comment https://t.co/byrDIL9nFZ https://t.co/8JqUVFFqRT |
| Cruz, a Princeton and Harvard alum, may exaggerate his removal from New York and all it values. Last year, he made headlines for fundraising in Manhattan including one reception at the apartment of two prominent gay hoteliers, one of whom later got kicked out of a Fire Island bar for hosting Cruz, according to reports. Cruz’s wife, Heidi Cruz, is on leave from her post as managing director at Goldman Sachs, but she worked for them out of Houston. | Cruz, a Princeton and Harvard alum, may exaggerate his removal from New York and all it values. Last year, he made headlines for fundraising in Manhattan including one reception at the apartment of two prominent gay hoteliers, one of whom later got kicked out of a Fire Island bar for hosting Cruz, according to reports. Cruz’s wife, Heidi Cruz, is on leave from her post as managing director at Goldman Sachs, but she worked for them out of Houston. |
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| Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Can Donald Trump top 50% in New York state – statewide, and then in each congressional district? A Monmouth University poll released late Wednesday had Trump at 52% support, John Kasich at 25% and Ted Cruz at 17%. | Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Can Donald Trump top 50% in New York state – statewide, and then in each congressional district? A Monmouth University poll released late Wednesday had Trump at 52% support, John Kasich at 25% and Ted Cruz at 17%. |
| The 50% mark is important because any candidate consistently crossing it would win a lion’s share of the state’s 95 delegates. That number would grow Trump’s delegates lead on Cruz by about 40%: | The 50% mark is important because any candidate consistently crossing it would win a lion’s share of the state’s 95 delegates. That number would grow Trump’s delegates lead on Cruz by about 40%: |
| Cruz won a Bronx cheer on the cover of today’s Daily News – a paper that has repeatedly tangled with Trump. Cruz was heckled in the New York City borough on Wednesday for his anti-immigrant views (see video here). | Cruz won a Bronx cheer on the cover of today’s Daily News – a paper that has repeatedly tangled with Trump. Cruz was heckled in the New York City borough on Wednesday for his anti-immigrant views (see video here). |
| Tomorrow's front page:TAKE THE F U TRAIN, TED! Cruz jeered in bungled Bronx tour: https://t.co/dwbsQfjC54 pic.twitter.com/oq9gVz6gNC | Tomorrow's front page:TAKE THE F U TRAIN, TED! Cruz jeered in bungled Bronx tour: https://t.co/dwbsQfjC54 pic.twitter.com/oq9gVz6gNC |
| Trump, meanwhile, received a jubilant welcome from supporters at a rally on Long Island Wednesday night. “It’s great to be home,” he said. Here’s the video: | Trump, meanwhile, received a jubilant welcome from supporters at a rally on Long Island Wednesday night. “It’s great to be home,” he said. Here’s the video: |
| Thanks for joining us today and please let us know what’s cooking in your corner of the political world in the comments. | Thanks for joining us today and please let us know what’s cooking in your corner of the political world in the comments. |