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| Trump train stops in New York as Bernie attracts 6,000 in Albany – as it happened | |
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| Thanks everyone, that’s it for this evening. I’ve attended a Bernie Sanders and a Donald Trump rally in Albany this afternoon/evening, which is too much excitement for one person for one day. | |
| Just a look at the day’s top stories: | |
| And tomorrow we’ll do it all over again. Until then! | |
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| Trump complains Colorado delegate process rigged | |
| Ben Jacobs | |
| Colorado senator Cory Gardner went on a tweet storm tonight after Donald Trump claimed that Colorado’s delegate selection process was rigged in his speech in Albany, New York Monday night. | |
| Trump who was shut out of all 34 delegates elected in the Rocky Mountain State claimed that Colorado’s state convention and district convention were rigged and bemoaned “we found out in Colorado this is not a democracy like we’re supposed to have.” | |
| Trump had almost no organization in Colorado, a state his campaign had long expected to lose, and handed out incorrect sample ballots. He called the process “a crooked deal” in an interview with Fox earlier on Monday as well. | |
| Gardner erupted on Twitter, mocking Trump and deriding his effort in the state as well as his “temper tantrum.” | |
| How on earth are you going to defeat ISIS if you can't figure out the @cologop convention? -CG #copolitics | |
| Spoke to dozens of Trump supporters this weekend, listened to his surrogate speak twice, not 1 person complained abt process until he lost. | |
| .@tedcruz showed up to the @cologop convention. @realDonaldTrump only sent a surrogate. Cruz swept. Elections are won by those who show up. | |
| I've attended CO GOP conventions for years. It requires organization & attn to grassroots to win. Cruz had it. Trump didn't. End of story. | |
| RNC Chair Reince Priebus weighed in more meekly, noting simply that the rules had long been set. | |
| The rules were set last year. Nothing mysterious --nothing new. The rules have not changed. The rules are the same. Nothing different. | |
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| Video from inside the Albany rally today shows protesters getting ejected from Trump’s rally (one of several times throughout the event that protesters got the boot). | |
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| Tonight electrician Stephen J Erickson, 52, took his son Stephen H Erickson, 14, along to the Donald Trump rally in Albany. | Tonight electrician Stephen J Erickson, 52, took his son Stephen H Erickson, 14, along to the Donald Trump rally in Albany. |
| “I thought it was really cool. He doesn’t seem corrupt, he’s not like a politician,” said the younger Erickson, a big politics fan. | “I thought it was really cool. He doesn’t seem corrupt, he’s not like a politician,” said the younger Erickson, a big politics fan. |
| His dad is a fan for a simple reason. “He’ll build a wall. And keep the legal people here and the illegal people out. They’re going... over the fence and under the fence. We’ve got legal Asians here, and legal Mexicans here. They don’t want the illegals coming over,” he said. He mentioned that many Muslims in the US don’t want undocumented immigrants coming in - and said the temporary ban on Muslims would be a good thing. | His dad is a fan for a simple reason. “He’ll build a wall. And keep the legal people here and the illegal people out. They’re going... over the fence and under the fence. We’ve got legal Asians here, and legal Mexicans here. They don’t want the illegals coming over,” he said. He mentioned that many Muslims in the US don’t want undocumented immigrants coming in - and said the temporary ban on Muslims would be a good thing. |
| “They did that with the Irish and the Chinese and the Japanese,” said his son, agreeing with the ban. | “They did that with the Irish and the Chinese and the Japanese,” said his son, agreeing with the ban. |
| However, the son is too young to vote and the elder Erickson is a registered Democrat - so won’t vote for Trump in the upcoming New York primary. | However, the son is too young to vote and the elder Erickson is a registered Democrat - so won’t vote for Trump in the upcoming New York primary. |
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| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| From The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino in Buffalo tonight... | From The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino in Buffalo tonight... |
| After three false starts, a tuft of unruly white hair finally emerged from a sea of fresh-faced supporters. Bernie Sanders strode confidently to the podium and leaned forward, hands grasping the sides, eyes scanning the university stadium where more than 6,000 supporters encircled him. | After three false starts, a tuft of unruly white hair finally emerged from a sea of fresh-faced supporters. Bernie Sanders strode confidently to the podium and leaned forward, hands grasping the sides, eyes scanning the university stadium where more than 6,000 supporters encircled him. |
| Sanders pumped a fist in the air and the thunderous applause became impossibly louder. Outside, 5,000 more people who had sloshed through the wrap-around line to see him were not let into the arena. | Sanders pumped a fist in the air and the thunderous applause became impossibly louder. Outside, 5,000 more people who had sloshed through the wrap-around line to see him were not let into the arena. |
| “I can’t believe how many people are here,” he said, explaining that he had just come from greeting the supporters who stayed to watch a broadcast of the senator’s speech. | “I can’t believe how many people are here,” he said, explaining that he had just come from greeting the supporters who stayed to watch a broadcast of the senator’s speech. |
| “This is a campaign on the move and your presence here tonight tells me how much energy and enthusiasm we have,” he said. The crowd banged their feet on the stadium seats and cheered. | “This is a campaign on the move and your presence here tonight tells me how much energy and enthusiasm we have,” he said. The crowd banged their feet on the stadium seats and cheered. |
| The New York primary will be a consequential one for the Vermont senator who needs a strong showing, if not a win here, to prove his campaign has the momentum to justify a fight to the end. Sanders has won eight of the last nine nominating contests, yet has hardly dented Hillary Clinton’s significant delegate lead. | The New York primary will be a consequential one for the Vermont senator who needs a strong showing, if not a win here, to prove his campaign has the momentum to justify a fight to the end. Sanders has won eight of the last nine nominating contests, yet has hardly dented Hillary Clinton’s significant delegate lead. |
| On Monday night, Sanders drew boos from the audience when he mentioned his opponent’s ties to Wall Street and hearty laughs when he called on her to release the transcripts of the paid speeches she gave to Goldman Sachs and other big banks. | On Monday night, Sanders drew boos from the audience when he mentioned his opponent’s ties to Wall Street and hearty laughs when he called on her to release the transcripts of the paid speeches she gave to Goldman Sachs and other big banks. |
| The speech must have been good to get such a high speaking fee, Sanders chided, posturing whether it was written in “Shakespearean prose”. | The speech must have been good to get such a high speaking fee, Sanders chided, posturing whether it was written in “Shakespearean prose”. |
| “Buffalo,” Sanders carried on the joke. “Are you ready for this dramatic announcement? I am prepared to release all of the transcripts of all of the speeches … That’s pretty easy. There were no speeches.” The crowd roared with laughter. | “Buffalo,” Sanders carried on the joke. “Are you ready for this dramatic announcement? I am prepared to release all of the transcripts of all of the speeches … That’s pretty easy. There were no speeches.” The crowd roared with laughter. |
| Sanders went on to hit Clinton for taking money from super PACs, her vote to authorize the war in Iraq and her positions on fracking and trade. | Sanders went on to hit Clinton for taking money from super PACs, her vote to authorize the war in Iraq and her positions on fracking and trade. |
| “I voted against every one of these disastrous agreements,” Sanders said, goading cheers from a crowd of Buffalo residents battered by manufacturing job losses. “Secretary Clinton supported virtually every trade policy.” | “I voted against every one of these disastrous agreements,” Sanders said, goading cheers from a crowd of Buffalo residents battered by manufacturing job losses. “Secretary Clinton supported virtually every trade policy.” |
| But the loudest boos were reserved for the great Republican provocateur: Donald Trump, who was holding a rally in the state’s capital at the same time. | But the loudest boos were reserved for the great Republican provocateur: Donald Trump, who was holding a rally in the state’s capital at the same time. |
| “I know a lot of Americans are worried about Donald Trump,” Sanders said. “It ain’t going to happen ... because national poll after national poll, we defeat Trump by double digits but it is also not going to happen because the American people understand that our strength is in our diversity and we will not allow Donald Trump to divide us up.” | “I know a lot of Americans are worried about Donald Trump,” Sanders said. “It ain’t going to happen ... because national poll after national poll, we defeat Trump by double digits but it is also not going to happen because the American people understand that our strength is in our diversity and we will not allow Donald Trump to divide us up.” |
| Drawing his hour-long speech to a close, Sanders encouraged New Yorker to vote, promising them that with a large voter turn out, “we are going to win.” | Drawing his hour-long speech to a close, Sanders encouraged New Yorker to vote, promising them that with a large voter turn out, “we are going to win.” |
| “On April 19,” Sanders said, making his closing pitch, “New York can make history. Let’s do it!” | “On April 19,” Sanders said, making his closing pitch, “New York can make history. Let’s do it!” |
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| Have just arrived in my hotel in Albany - there is free cheese and salami! - and am tuning in to John Kasich’s Town Hall on CNN right now. | Have just arrived in my hotel in Albany - there is free cheese and salami! - and am tuning in to John Kasich’s Town Hall on CNN right now. |
| First thing I hear is his daughter Reese, saying: “He also thinks he’s a really good dancer” | First thing I hear is his daughter Reese, saying: “He also thinks he’s a really good dancer” |
| “I’ve gotten better!” said Kasich. | “I’ve gotten better!” said Kasich. |
| “Yeah, but you’re not going to go on Dancing with the Stars,” quipped his teenage daughter. | “Yeah, but you’re not going to go on Dancing with the Stars,” quipped his teenage daughter. |
| Then CNN’s Anderson Cooper quizzes how Kasich handles his twin teenage daughters bringing boys home. | Then CNN’s Anderson Cooper quizzes how Kasich handles his twin teenage daughters bringing boys home. |
| “Well, we have a trooper who sits in the car with a gun,” replied Kasich. | “Well, we have a trooper who sits in the car with a gun,” replied Kasich. |
| Literally no teenager would want their parent to be president. Let’s all give a thought to Sasha and Malia Obama. | Literally no teenager would want their parent to be president. Let’s all give a thought to Sasha and Malia Obama. |
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| I just interviewed several attendees from the Donald Trump Albany rally outside the Times Union Center - including a 14-year-old, a 17-year-old, a Ted Cruz supporter, a registered Democrat and a registered Green Party supporter (who supports John Kasich). | I just interviewed several attendees from the Donald Trump Albany rally outside the Times Union Center - including a 14-year-old, a 17-year-old, a Ted Cruz supporter, a registered Democrat and a registered Green Party supporter (who supports John Kasich). |
| Meaning, none of them will be voting for Donald Trump in the New York primary, although they were part of the 10,000+ crowd at tonight’s rally. | Meaning, none of them will be voting for Donald Trump in the New York primary, although they were part of the 10,000+ crowd at tonight’s rally. |
| Not to say people there won’t vote for Trump - a big chunk of them will. But at least one - Pete Palleschi, 19, a Hudson Valley Community College student who is a registered Green Party member and prefers John Kasich of the Republican left - admitted he was just “here for the show.” | Not to say people there won’t vote for Trump - a big chunk of them will. But at least one - Pete Palleschi, 19, a Hudson Valley Community College student who is a registered Green Party member and prefers John Kasich of the Republican left - admitted he was just “here for the show.” |
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| Sanders fires back at Clinton's gun claims | Sanders fires back at Clinton's gun claims |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| As well as covering the Bernie Sanders Buffalo rally live this evening, The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino just filed this report... | As well as covering the Bernie Sanders Buffalo rally live this evening, The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino just filed this report... |
| Bernie Sanders campaign fired back at Hillary Clinton for suggesting that the guns used to commit crimes in New York flow from the senator’s Vermont. | Bernie Sanders campaign fired back at Hillary Clinton for suggesting that the guns used to commit crimes in New York flow from the senator’s Vermont. |
| In an emailed statement, subject line: “Clinton misfires,” Sanders’ spokesman Michael Briggs deferred to remarks from the state’s governor, who has endorsed Clinton for president. | In an emailed statement, subject line: “Clinton misfires,” Sanders’ spokesman Michael Briggs deferred to remarks from the state’s governor, who has endorsed Clinton for president. |
| “I don’t know why Secretary Clinton would be so critical of the governor of Vermont who strongly supports her candidacy,” Briggs said. “What Gov [Peter] Shumlin recently said is true: ‘It is campaign season, therefore, things are sometimes said by all the candidates that sometimes aren’t entirely accurate. I would just say this, I think you’d have a hard time convincing Vermonters that New York’s crime problems are coming from Vermont.’” | “I don’t know why Secretary Clinton would be so critical of the governor of Vermont who strongly supports her candidacy,” Briggs said. “What Gov [Peter] Shumlin recently said is true: ‘It is campaign season, therefore, things are sometimes said by all the candidates that sometimes aren’t entirely accurate. I would just say this, I think you’d have a hard time convincing Vermonters that New York’s crime problems are coming from Vermont.’” |
| During a panel on gun violence prevention on Monday, Clinton said: “Most of the guns that are used in crimes and violence and killings in New York come from out of state. And the state that has the highest per capita number of those guns that end up committing crimes in New York” is Vermont.” | During a panel on gun violence prevention on Monday, Clinton said: “Most of the guns that are used in crimes and violence and killings in New York come from out of state. And the state that has the highest per capita number of those guns that end up committing crimes in New York” is Vermont.” |
| Clinton has long hammered Sanders for his record on guns, one of the only issues she has been able to position herself to the left of the progressive senator. This however was the first time she has used this line of attack tying Sander’s hunter-friendly home state to gun violence in New York. | Clinton has long hammered Sanders for his record on guns, one of the only issues she has been able to position herself to the left of the progressive senator. This however was the first time she has used this line of attack tying Sander’s hunter-friendly home state to gun violence in New York. |
| Clinton’s statistics come from a 2013 Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives (ATF) report, that found the state of Vermont had the highest per-capita source of guns recovered in other states, in large part due to its small population and lax gun laws. | Clinton’s statistics come from a 2013 Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives (ATF) report, that found the state of Vermont had the highest per-capita source of guns recovered in other states, in large part due to its small population and lax gun laws. |
| And according to a 2014 ATF report, 55 guns found in New York to Vermont, less than 1% of the roughly 7,686 that were recovered, (though only 4,585 of those guns were traceable to a state). By comparison, 395 were traced to Virginia. | And according to a 2014 ATF report, 55 guns found in New York to Vermont, less than 1% of the roughly 7,686 that were recovered, (though only 4,585 of those guns were traceable to a state). By comparison, 395 were traced to Virginia. |
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| More from The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino, in Buffalo tonight for Bernie Sanders’ rally. | More from The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino, in Buffalo tonight for Bernie Sanders’ rally. |
| Larry Cohen of the Bernie campaign just told the crowd that @BernieSanders is delayed bc he's outside with the 5K ppl who couldn't get in | Larry Cohen of the Bernie campaign just told the crowd that @BernieSanders is delayed bc he's outside with the 5K ppl who couldn't get in |
| Loudest cheer yet followed by prolonged pounding on bleachers: "What women are telling me, they want the whole damn dollah!" #equalpay | Loudest cheer yet followed by prolonged pounding on bleachers: "What women are telling me, they want the whole damn dollah!" #equalpay |
| .@BernieSanders gets cheered when he says he grew up poor in Brooklyn, NY | .@BernieSanders gets cheered when he says he grew up poor in Brooklyn, NY |
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| John Kasich’s daughters record a little video teaser for their interview on CNN with their Ohio Governor father tonight at 9pm ET. | John Kasich’s daughters record a little video teaser for their interview on CNN with their Ohio Governor father tonight at 9pm ET. |
| The governor's daughters get ready to head to the studio after a New York dinner! Tune in to CNN at 9pm EST! pic.twitter.com/0D9F3APB6X | The governor's daughters get ready to head to the studio after a New York dinner! Tune in to CNN at 9pm EST! pic.twitter.com/0D9F3APB6X |