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| Thousands turn out at Bernie Sanders New York rally ahead of primary – politics live | |
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| Scott Bixby | |
| Well, that took longer than expected. | |
| Not a bad day for a revolution. pic.twitter.com/3EL8iE7eJJ | |
| Security at Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’ rally in Greenwich Village’s Washington Square Park is at an all-time high, with lines of thousands of supporters stretching out for blocks in every direction as Sanders fans feel the burn (Bern!) of strict Secret Service oversight. Any New Yorker who has survived the Macy’s Day Parade or Times Square during the holiday shopping season would tell you that the chaos here is relatively controlled, but there are still some complications - particularly in the press line. | |
| The Sanders campaign is fairly libertine with its press credentialing - unlike certain other candidates - but as today’s rally careens off schedule, the lack of a hard press pass means that I’ve been relegated to covering the rally via a livestream obtained over the WiFi of a nearby burger restaurant. | |
| Fortunately, the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino had more success gaining entry to the press area than myself - and we’ll be bringing you every bit of action in tandem. | |
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| I’d estimate about 8,000 people here, maybe more. The lines go for blocks in every direction. | |
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| Scott Bixby | |
| A heavy police presence, Christian evangelists and oppressively long lines radiating out in every direction from Manhattan’s Washington Square Park have done little to dampen the jubilant mood of Bernie Sanders supporters here, who have congregated in Greenwich Village to witness the Democratic presidential candidate give what may prove to be the most widely attended rally of the campaign. | |
| With high-profile music acts like Vampire Weekend celebrities like Rosario Dawson and numerous fans in home-fashioned Bernie Sanders costumes, there is a carnival-esque feeling in the air, right down to barkers selling Sanders campaign swag and a very young schoolboy asking attendees if they feel the Bern over a megaphone held by his father. | |
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| Others seem to be facing a long wait to get in too ... | |
| Waiting for three hours so far with thousands of others to see Bernie! #feelthebern #bernie2016 #nyc pic.twitter.com/GFPKFfUrIn | |
| #Bernie's rally in Washington Pk hours away, but thousand's already for several blocks #FeelTheBern pic.twitter.com/QN0R8ouJsf @vegansmithsfan | |
| A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE FOR BERNIE pic.twitter.com/VoQmOUc6qA | |
| Birazdan Bernie Sanders mitingi başlıyor. Binlerce genç, solcu ilk defa iktidara yakın olmanın sevincini yaşıyor. pic.twitter.com/Cv81Mkf4oI | |
| Um all right vampire weekend and Bernie AND Washington square park pic.twitter.com/SCzyApZV0n | |
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| Paul Owen | Paul Owen |
| Good evening. Scott Bixby and Lauren Gambino are on their way into the Bernie Sanders rally in Washington Square Park as we speak ... It’s slow going getting through security, so please bear with us. The event is due to start at 7pm ET. | Good evening. Scott Bixby and Lauren Gambino are on their way into the Bernie Sanders rally in Washington Square Park as we speak ... It’s slow going getting through security, so please bear with us. The event is due to start at 7pm ET. |
| "We all came from @Canada because if you vote for @BernieSanders you make our lives better." pic.twitter.com/WucAvTWPaU | "We all came from @Canada because if you vote for @BernieSanders you make our lives better." pic.twitter.com/WucAvTWPaU |
| The best thing about Bernie Sanders rallies is that nobody threatens to kill anybody. pic.twitter.com/9Ph0hSoG26 | The best thing about Bernie Sanders rallies is that nobody threatens to kill anybody. pic.twitter.com/9Ph0hSoG26 |
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| The New York Observer’s endorsement of billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump - whose son-in-law owns the newspaper - has sparked at least one departure from the paper. | The New York Observer’s endorsement of billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump - whose son-in-law owns the newspaper - has sparked at least one departure from the paper. |
| Ross Barkan, a national political reporter at the Observer, announced via Twitter that he is leaving the paper: | Ross Barkan, a national political reporter at the Observer, announced via Twitter that he is leaving the paper: |
| Personal news: I'm announcing today that my last day at the New York Observer will be April 27th. | Personal news: I'm announcing today that my last day at the New York Observer will be April 27th. |
| I'm grateful for the three years I've spent at NYO, and all the experiences I've had along the way. Most grateful to our readers. | I'm grateful for the three years I've spent at NYO, and all the experiences I've had along the way. Most grateful to our readers. |
| Barkan told CNNMoney that the Trump endorsement, as well as other ethically dubious relationships with the campaign, prompted his departure. | Barkan told CNNMoney that the Trump endorsement, as well as other ethically dubious relationships with the campaign, prompted his departure. |
| “I knew going into this there would be complications with covering Donald Trump and working for the New York Observer,” Barkan said. “I did not imagine that the events would transpire the way they did.” | “I knew going into this there would be complications with covering Donald Trump and working for the New York Observer,” Barkan said. “I did not imagine that the events would transpire the way they did.” |
| The fact that an Observer editor assisted the Trump campaign in its preparation of a speech before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee was a breaking point, Barkan said. | The fact that an Observer editor assisted the Trump campaign in its preparation of a speech before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee was a breaking point, Barkan said. |
| “The AIPAC moment was very concerning for me,” he said. “I did not imagine that my editor-in-chief would be viewing a Trump speech before it went public.” | “The AIPAC moment was very concerning for me,” he said. “I did not imagine that my editor-in-chief would be viewing a Trump speech before it went public.” |
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| Ted Cruz takes on mayor Bill de Blasio in a new radio ad just released by the campaign. “He treats cops like criminals and criminals like freedom fighters,” it says. | Ted Cruz takes on mayor Bill de Blasio in a new radio ad just released by the campaign. “He treats cops like criminals and criminals like freedom fighters,” it says. |
| “No more criminal-coddling, soft-on-terror policies,” the ad says. “Send De Blasio a message. Vote Ted Cruz for president.” | “No more criminal-coddling, soft-on-terror policies,” the ad says. “Send De Blasio a message. Vote Ted Cruz for president.” |
| Update: Cruz’s ad does not stand up to fact-checking: | Update: Cruz’s ad does not stand up to fact-checking: |
| Ted Cruz's campaign wrongly implies that NYC's murder rate is spiking under Bill de Blasio https://t.co/j8FJhl0bcb pic.twitter.com/2tlxvsYD4z | Ted Cruz's campaign wrongly implies that NYC's murder rate is spiking under Bill de Blasio https://t.co/j8FJhl0bcb pic.twitter.com/2tlxvsYD4z |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.09pm BST | at 8.09pm BST |
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| Fox News captain Roger Ailes reportedly brokered a meeting between Donald Trump and Fox host Megyn Kelly which happened today, very off the record. | Fox News captain Roger Ailes reportedly brokered a meeting between Donald Trump and Fox host Megyn Kelly which happened today, very off the record. |
| Per @AymanM, Megyn Kelly just entered the Trump tower incognito, met by member of his team who took her upstairs. | Per @AymanM, Megyn Kelly just entered the Trump tower incognito, met by member of his team who took her upstairs. |
| Trump has been feuding with Kelly since she asked him a question at a debate about past disparaging comments he had made about women. He deemed the question unfair and has periodically criticized Kelly on Twitter and elsewhere. | Trump has been feuding with Kelly since she asked him a question at a debate about past disparaging comments he had made about women. He deemed the question unfair and has periodically criticized Kelly on Twitter and elsewhere. |
| The outcome of the meeting was unknown. | The outcome of the meeting was unknown. |
| 7.27pm BST | 7.27pm BST |
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| Hundreds turned out for a dance party in Bushwick, a Brooklyn neighborhood in New York City, to encourage people to vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary. Celebrities included Danny DeVito and Tim Robbins, and tongue-in-cheek merchandise included calendars and stickers supporting Sanders and marijuana. | Hundreds turned out for a dance party in Bushwick, a Brooklyn neighborhood in New York City, to encourage people to vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary. Celebrities included Danny DeVito and Tim Robbins, and tongue-in-cheek merchandise included calendars and stickers supporting Sanders and marijuana. |
| See the full slide show here: | See the full slide show here: |
| Related: Hipsters for Bernie: supporters party before New York primary – in pictures | Related: Hipsters for Bernie: supporters party before New York primary – in pictures |
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| Here’s an in-depth podcast on the current delegate wars in both nominating races, including a look at how Clinton and Sanders split delegates evenly in Wyoming despite Sanders’ big win there, and at how Ted Cruz swept the Colorado state convention. | Here’s an in-depth podcast on the current delegate wars in both nominating races, including a look at how Clinton and Sanders split delegates evenly in Wyoming despite Sanders’ big win there, and at how Ted Cruz swept the Colorado state convention. |
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| Most Republicans think candidate with most delegates should be nominee – poll | Most Republicans think candidate with most delegates should be nominee – poll |
| Most Republican voters disagree with the party’s method for selecting a presidential nominee, a new AP-GfK poll finds: | Most Republican voters disagree with the party’s method for selecting a presidential nominee, a new AP-GfK poll finds: |
| According to the new poll, nearly 6 in 10 Republican voters – 58%– think the candidate with the most delegates after all the state contests are finished should be the nominee, even if he doesn’t have a clear majority. | According to the new poll, nearly 6 in 10 Republican voters – 58%– think the candidate with the most delegates after all the state contests are finished should be the nominee, even if he doesn’t have a clear majority. |
| Just 40 percent think it would be acceptable for the delegates to pick a different candidate. | Just 40 percent think it would be acceptable for the delegates to pick a different candidate. |
| That’s true even though slightly fewer have a favorable opinion of Trump, who will likely go into the convention with more delegates than any other candidate. Just 53 percent of Republican voters have a favorable opinion of Trump, while 46 percent have an unfavorable opinion. | That’s true even though slightly fewer have a favorable opinion of Trump, who will likely go into the convention with more delegates than any other candidate. Just 53 percent of Republican voters have a favorable opinion of Trump, while 46 percent have an unfavorable opinion. |
| Read more here. | Read more here. |
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| Video: Bernie Sanders rallies Verizon protesters | Video: Bernie Sanders rallies Verizon protesters |
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| Paul Ryan’s firm No on the question of a presidential candidacy has left mainstream Republicans struggling to identify a way out of the predicament of the unacceptable presidential candidates. | Paul Ryan’s firm No on the question of a presidential candidacy has left mainstream Republicans struggling to identify a way out of the predicament of the unacceptable presidential candidates. |
| “We’ve got so many problems—there are a myriad of problems,” senator John McCain of Arizona tells Bloomberg. “None of this is going to turn out well for the Republican Party.” | “We’ve got so many problems—there are a myriad of problems,” senator John McCain of Arizona tells Bloomberg. “None of this is going to turn out well for the Republican Party.” |
| “I am at a loss. OK? I do not know what’s going to happen. I just don’t see that a lot of it’s going to turn out well. Because there are too many divisions within our party,” he said. | “I am at a loss. OK? I do not know what’s going to happen. I just don’t see that a lot of it’s going to turn out well. Because there are too many divisions within our party,” he said. |
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| Clinton calls for elimination of lead as 'public threat' | Clinton calls for elimination of lead as 'public threat' |
| “Today I’m announcing a new plan to fight for environmental justice across America,” Clinton tells the National Action Network crowd. She describes an “ambitious national goal” “to eliminate lead as a major public threat within five years.” | “Today I’m announcing a new plan to fight for environmental justice across America,” Clinton tells the National Action Network crowd. She describes an “ambitious national goal” “to eliminate lead as a major public threat within five years.” |
| “If we put our minds to it, we can get it done... we know how to do the work. All we need is the will,” she says. | “If we put our minds to it, we can get it done... we know how to do the work. All we need is the will,” she says. |