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| New York primary: will the Empire State deliver for Clinton and Trump? – live | New York primary: will the Empire State deliver for Clinton and Trump? – live |
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| If Bernie Sanders finishes as runner-up in New York, it won’t have been for lack of trying to reach voters. In addition to staging mega rallies in at least three of the five boroughs and appearances everywhere, the Sanders camp outspent Clinton 2-1 on TV advertising, NBC News reports: | |
| Sanders outspent Clinton over airwaves in NY by a 2-1 margin, per our data. Little spending on GOP side pic.twitter.com/8IVjhc2kOT | |
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| View from the polls: Sleepy Hollow, New York | |
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| Just north of New York City in the village of Sleepy Hollow, first made famous by Washington Irving’s book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the polling place at the Fraternal Order of Eagles post was quiet just before noon from the outside, writes the Guardian’s Megan Carpentier: | |
| But inside, poll workers confirmed that there was more voter traffic that in the average primary.As they called the county board of elections to ask what to do about a reporter – The Guardian was the first media outlet to ever stop by the site, according to the long-time officials – one of two voters filling out their forms asked for clarification on whether the delegates on the ballot were pledged to a candidate and how he was supposed to pick six.“You need a PhD to figure this out,” he muttered to himself, walking back to his booth to finish filling out his ballot. | |
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| Imagining Trump taking the oath of office: | |
| Oh God, the fingers. pic.twitter.com/cSwC6SXvIl | |
| "It was a proud moment" @realDonaldTrump says about casting a vote for himself | |
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| Who are the Democratic superdelegates and where did they come from? | Who are the Democratic superdelegates and where did they come from? |
| At the Democratic national convention in July, 719 people will cast votes for Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders to be the presidential nomination who were not selected at any primary or caucus, writes Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs: | At the Democratic national convention in July, 719 people will cast votes for Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders to be the presidential nomination who were not selected at any primary or caucus, writes Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs: |
| These are the so-called superdelegates, but it is not their role at the convention, nor any special powers or abilities, that makes them super. It is their stupendous ability to attract controversy. | These are the so-called superdelegates, but it is not their role at the convention, nor any special powers or abilities, that makes them super. It is their stupendous ability to attract controversy. |
| There are three ways to become a superdelegate. The first is to be elected to public office as a Democratic governor, senator or congressman. The second is to become one of 438 members of the Democratic National Committee as a loyal party activist or powerbroker. The third and most difficult is to become a superdelegate for life by having served as president, vice-president, DNC chair or Democratic leader in either chamber of the US Congress. | There are three ways to become a superdelegate. The first is to be elected to public office as a Democratic governor, senator or congressman. The second is to become one of 438 members of the Democratic National Committee as a loyal party activist or powerbroker. The third and most difficult is to become a superdelegate for life by having served as president, vice-president, DNC chair or Democratic leader in either chamber of the US Congress. |
| Superdelegates were created in the early 1980s after the Democratic party looked at rewriting their rules after an extended fight over them in the bitter primary between incumbent president Jimmy Carter and Massachusetts senator Ted Kennedy. The party had made dramatic changes to its rules after the chaos of 1968, when Hubert Humphrey, who had not won a single primary, was nevertheless nominated at the Chicago convention. | Superdelegates were created in the early 1980s after the Democratic party looked at rewriting their rules after an extended fight over them in the bitter primary between incumbent president Jimmy Carter and Massachusetts senator Ted Kennedy. The party had made dramatic changes to its rules after the chaos of 1968, when Hubert Humphrey, who had not won a single primary, was nevertheless nominated at the Chicago convention. |
| The new rules replaced selection by party bosses in conventions with processes that made picking delegates far more democratic and included language that encouraged women and minorities to be adequately represented. | The new rules replaced selection by party bosses in conventions with processes that made picking delegates far more democratic and included language that encouraged women and minorities to be adequately represented. |
| Read further: | Read further: |
| Related: Who are the Democratic superdelegates and where did they come from? | Related: Who are the Democratic superdelegates and where did they come from? |
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| The New York candidates vote. | The New York candidates vote. |
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| Like British parliamentary elections in the 18th century, the Republican presidential primary in 2016 may be decided in rotten boroughs, writes Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs: | Like British parliamentary elections in the 18th century, the Republican presidential primary in 2016 may be decided in rotten boroughs, writes Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs: |
| While the rotten boroughs in Georgian England were the long since abandoned sites of medieval towns where aristocratic landowners could handpick members of parliament, the Republican rotten boroughs are vibrant, heavily populated urban areas in places like New York and Los Angeles. | While the rotten boroughs in Georgian England were the long since abandoned sites of medieval towns where aristocratic landowners could handpick members of parliament, the Republican rotten boroughs are vibrant, heavily populated urban areas in places like New York and Los Angeles. |
| They just don’t have very many registered Republicans. | They just don’t have very many registered Republicans. |
| The result of gerrymandered redistricting processes and the deep alienation of minority communities from the Republican party is that there are many congressional districts where registered Republicans are almost as rare as unicorns. Republican delegate apportionment rules in many states, however, mean that every congressional district receives three delegates to the convention, regardless of how many GOP voters live there. [...] | The result of gerrymandered redistricting processes and the deep alienation of minority communities from the Republican party is that there are many congressional districts where registered Republicans are almost as rare as unicorns. Republican delegate apportionment rules in many states, however, mean that every congressional district receives three delegates to the convention, regardless of how many GOP voters live there. [...] |
| New York has particularly extreme examples of this. A total of 285 people turned out in what was then New York’s 16th congressional district to vote in the 2012 Republican presidential primary: 151 of them voted for Mitt Romney and he won three delegates there. This district, then composed of the South Bronx, was the most heavily Democratic congressional district in the country and Obama won almost 97% of the vote there in 2012. While turnout will certainly be higher on Tuesday with Donald Trump on the ballot, the district, now renumbered the 17th, will still award three delegates no matter how anemic voter turnout is. | New York has particularly extreme examples of this. A total of 285 people turned out in what was then New York’s 16th congressional district to vote in the 2012 Republican presidential primary: 151 of them voted for Mitt Romney and he won three delegates there. This district, then composed of the South Bronx, was the most heavily Democratic congressional district in the country and Obama won almost 97% of the vote there in 2012. While turnout will certainly be higher on Tuesday with Donald Trump on the ballot, the district, now renumbered the 17th, will still award three delegates no matter how anemic voter turnout is. |
| Related: Republican 'rotten boroughs' could clinch nominee thanks to delegate quirk | Related: Republican 'rotten boroughs' could clinch nominee thanks to delegate quirk |
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| Kasich dislikes question about sole win | Kasich dislikes question about sole win |
| Video has surfaced of Ohio governor John Kasich grabbing a reporter’s recorder on Saturday in a minor fit of pique over an inconvenient question: how does he expect to win a general election given that he has only won his home state in the course of the primaries? | Video has surfaced of Ohio governor John Kasich grabbing a reporter’s recorder on Saturday in a minor fit of pique over an inconvenient question: how does he expect to win a general election given that he has only won his home state in the course of the primaries? |
| “But if you’ve only won Ohio,” begins the reporter, identified by The Week as Financial Times journalist Demetri Sevastopulo. | “But if you’ve only won Ohio,” begins the reporter, identified by The Week as Financial Times journalist Demetri Sevastopulo. |
| Kasich: Can I finish? | Kasich: Can I finish? |
| Sevastopulo: If you answer the question. | Sevastopulo: If you answer the question. |
| Kasich: I’m answering the question the way I want to answer it. You want to answer it? | Kasich: I’m answering the question the way I want to answer it. You want to answer it? |
| Then he takes the recorder and asks him what he thinks before handing it back. | Then he takes the recorder and asks him what he thinks before handing it back. |
| John Kasich responds angrily to @DimiSevastopulo's question on winning only 1 state in Republican race pic.twitter.com/MWAZbTrP6D | John Kasich responds angrily to @DimiSevastopulo's question on winning only 1 state in Republican race pic.twitter.com/MWAZbTrP6D |
| For further reading visit Cincinnati.com, which entertainingly goes state-by-state comparing the Kasich camp’s predictions of what might happen – and what actually happened. | For further reading visit Cincinnati.com, which entertainingly goes state-by-state comparing the Kasich camp’s predictions of what might happen – and what actually happened. |
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| Sanders: independents ' have lost the right to vote' | Sanders: independents ' have lost the right to vote' |
| “Three million people in the state of New York who are independents have lost their right to vote in the Democratic or Republican primary, that’s wrong,” Sanders tells a voter in midtown who says he is a registered independent but would like to vote for Sanders. | “Three million people in the state of New York who are independents have lost their right to vote in the Democratic or Republican primary, that’s wrong,” Sanders tells a voter in midtown who says he is a registered independent but would like to vote for Sanders. |
| WATCH: @BernieSanders tells independent voter by Times Square: "You have a right to vote" https://t.co/1dXt1G3Cauhttps://t.co/PztjYBywWU | WATCH: @BernieSanders tells independent voter by Times Square: "You have a right to vote" https://t.co/1dXt1G3Cauhttps://t.co/PztjYBywWU |
| That’s not quite right; under state election law, registered independents did not previously have the right to vote in the Democratic primary. As toxically disenfranchising as the state’s closed primary might be for the large number of progressives in New York who have not been inspired to sign on with Democrats, it’s not a new rule. | That’s not quite right; under state election law, registered independents did not previously have the right to vote in the Democratic primary. As toxically disenfranchising as the state’s closed primary might be for the large number of progressives in New York who have not been inspired to sign on with Democrats, it’s not a new rule. |
| I get the frustration with closed primaries. But isn't the time to deal with those, and adjust strategy accordingly, like 6 months ago? | I get the frustration with closed primaries. But isn't the time to deal with those, and adjust strategy accordingly, like 6 months ago? |
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| The Donald Trump campaign has, for the benefit of the media, advertised the location where Donald Trump Jr, the scion, will vote for his father. | The Donald Trump campaign has, for the benefit of the media, advertised the location where Donald Trump Jr, the scion, will vote for his father. |
| Omitted are the polling locations where Ivanka and Eric Trump will – oops. They failed to register. | Omitted are the polling locations where Ivanka and Eric Trump will – oops. They failed to register. |
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| New York city council member David Greenfield has called on Jewish Democratic voters to vote against Bernie Sanders: | New York city council member David Greenfield has called on Jewish Democratic voters to vote against Bernie Sanders: |
| If you're a Jewish Dem voter please vote AGAINST Sanders today for his shocking criticism of Israel's right to defend itself against terror | If you're a Jewish Dem voter please vote AGAINST Sanders today for his shocking criticism of Israel's right to defend itself against terror |
| At a debate in Brooklyn last week, Sanders “spoke openly and directly about the plight of Palestinians in Gaza while criticizing Israel and its prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, for responding disproportionately to Hamas provocations,” wrote the Guardian’s Ed Pilkington: | At a debate in Brooklyn last week, Sanders “spoke openly and directly about the plight of Palestinians in Gaza while criticizing Israel and its prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, for responding disproportionately to Hamas provocations,” wrote the Guardian’s Ed Pilkington: |
| Sanders did not describe himself as a secular Jew but he did allude strongly to his heritage by saying that he spent “many months of my life when I was a kid in Israel”. He was also careful to describe himself as “100% pro-Israel”. | Sanders did not describe himself as a secular Jew but he did allude strongly to his heritage by saying that he spent “many months of my life when I was a kid in Israel”. He was also careful to describe himself as “100% pro-Israel”. |
| But what was unprecedented about his intervention was that he broke the unwritten rule that has held firm in US presidential races for decades: that candidates emphasize their commitment to supporting Israel while maintaining virtual silence over the Palestinian side of the Middle Eastern equation. | But what was unprecedented about his intervention was that he broke the unwritten rule that has held firm in US presidential races for decades: that candidates emphasize their commitment to supporting Israel while maintaining virtual silence over the Palestinian side of the Middle Eastern equation. |
| Sanders tore that convention apart by talking at length about the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza, where unemployment stands around 40% and where there is a landscape of “decimated houses, decimated healthcare, decimated schools. I believe the United States and the rest of the world have got to work together to help the Palestinian people.” | Sanders tore that convention apart by talking at length about the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza, where unemployment stands around 40% and where there is a landscape of “decimated houses, decimated healthcare, decimated schools. I believe the United States and the rest of the world have got to work together to help the Palestinian people.” |
| Related: Candidates spar over Israel and fate of Palestinians in Democratic debate | Related: Candidates spar over Israel and fate of Palestinians in Democratic debate |
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| From the comments / the mood in New York | From the comments / the mood in New York |
| Megan Carpentier | Megan Carpentier |
| There’s a call in the comments for the feeling in New York on primary day... | There’s a call in the comments for the feeling in New York on primary day... |
| Anyone in NY-how's turnout? The mood? Thanks! | Anyone in NY-how's turnout? The mood? Thanks! |
| ... and throughout the day we’ll bring you reports from polling stations and around town. It’s difficult to gauge turnout at this early hour, but voter participation at candidate rallies and the rare sense among New York voters of wielding influence in two closely fought presidential primaries would seem to increase voter volume. | ... and throughout the day we’ll bring you reports from polling stations and around town. It’s difficult to gauge turnout at this early hour, but voter participation at candidate rallies and the rare sense among New York voters of wielding influence in two closely fought presidential primaries would seem to increase voter volume. |
| The Guardian’s Megan Carpentier stopped by a polling station in the northwestern corner of Astoria, Queens, where Bernie Sanders made an impromptu campaign stop yesterday. “Voters at PS 122 were quietly shuffled into one of six lines, depending on their precinct, as three translators – Spanish, Bengali and Vietnamese – sat at a nearby table assisting voters for whom English is not their first language,” Megan reports: | The Guardian’s Megan Carpentier stopped by a polling station in the northwestern corner of Astoria, Queens, where Bernie Sanders made an impromptu campaign stop yesterday. “Voters at PS 122 were quietly shuffled into one of six lines, depending on their precinct, as three translators – Spanish, Bengali and Vietnamese – sat at a nearby table assisting voters for whom English is not their first language,” Megan reports: |
| On-site coordinators said at 9:30 that traffic had been steady all morning, with short lines during the rush hour, when a large percentage of the borough’s residents commute into Manhattan for work. | On-site coordinators said at 9:30 that traffic had been steady all morning, with short lines during the rush hour, when a large percentage of the borough’s residents commute into Manhattan for work. |
| They reported only a few problems with voters who weren’t aware that they needed to be registered as a Democrat or Republican to vote today. | They reported only a few problems with voters who weren’t aware that they needed to be registered as a Democrat or Republican to vote today. |
| One voter - a man in his mid-thirties with an American accent - did appear to get frustrated and leave, after showing the table of translators his driver’s license but not acquiring a ballot; they directed him to the information table to get his precinct number but, realizing he’d have to go to the precinct table to get his actual ballot, he loudly sighed with disgust and walked out, as the Spanish translator helped an elderly woman to her precinct line. | One voter - a man in his mid-thirties with an American accent - did appear to get frustrated and leave, after showing the table of translators his driver’s license but not acquiring a ballot; they directed him to the information table to get his precinct number but, realizing he’d have to go to the precinct table to get his actual ballot, he loudly sighed with disgust and walked out, as the Spanish translator helped an elderly woman to her precinct line. |
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| Reid marks Oklahoma City anniversary with call for hearing on Garland | Reid marks Oklahoma City anniversary with call for hearing on Garland |
| On the 21st anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, in which a truck bombing attack on a federal building killed 168 and wounded more than 680, senator minority leader Harry Reid has renewed his call for senate hearings for the lead prosecutor in the case – Merrick Garland, now a circuit court judge and president Obama’s nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. | On the 21st anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, in which a truck bombing attack on a federal building killed 168 and wounded more than 680, senator minority leader Harry Reid has renewed his call for senate hearings for the lead prosecutor in the case – Merrick Garland, now a circuit court judge and president Obama’s nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. |
| 21 years ago today, Judge Garland oversaw the prosecution of those involved in the OKC bombing and adhered to the law every step of the way. | 21 years ago today, Judge Garland oversaw the prosecution of those involved in the OKC bombing and adhered to the law every step of the way. |
| Republicans are treating this good man very unfairly, especially when you consider what Garland has done for US. https://t.co/CYj0b3dZbf | Republicans are treating this good man very unfairly, especially when you consider what Garland has done for US. https://t.co/CYj0b3dZbf |
| A group called WeNeedNine, which supports Garland’s nomination, has posted a video on YouTube featuring Garland’s work on the bombing case. As the lead prosecutor on the ground, he coordinated federal and state agencies to ensure that evidence was collected and preserved for use in trial and secured the conviction of bomber Timothy McVeigh. | A group called WeNeedNine, which supports Garland’s nomination, has posted a video on YouTube featuring Garland’s work on the bombing case. As the lead prosecutor on the ground, he coordinated federal and state agencies to ensure that evidence was collected and preserved for use in trial and secured the conviction of bomber Timothy McVeigh. |
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| Trump refers to 9/11 as 7/11 | Trump refers to 9/11 as 7/11 |
| At a rally in Buffalo, New York, last night, Donald Trump confused 9/11, the date of the terrorist attacks that brought down the World Trade Center, and 7/11, the convenience store chain. | At a rally in Buffalo, New York, last night, Donald Trump confused 9/11, the date of the terrorist attacks that brought down the World Trade Center, and 7/11, the convenience store chain. |
| He said: | He said: |
| I was down there, and I watched our police and our fireman down on 7/11 down at the World Trade Center right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people I’ve ever seen in action, I saw the bravest people I’ve ever seen... | I was down there, and I watched our police and our fireman down on 7/11 down at the World Trade Center right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people I’ve ever seen in action, I saw the bravest people I’ve ever seen... |
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| Amanda Holpuch | Amanda Holpuch |
| Police arrested the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream at the US Capitol on Monday as they protested against the influence of money in politics, writes the Guardian’s Amanda Holpuch: | Police arrested the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream at the US Capitol on Monday as they protested against the influence of money in politics, writes the Guardian’s Amanda Holpuch: |
| Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen were arrested while participating in the Democracy Spring protests, a two-week series of demonstrations at the US Capitol. Since the protests began on 11 April, 12 people have handcuffed themselves to scaffolding in the building’s rotunda and more than 1,200 people have been arrested. | Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen were arrested while participating in the Democracy Spring protests, a two-week series of demonstrations at the US Capitol. Since the protests began on 11 April, 12 people have handcuffed themselves to scaffolding in the building’s rotunda and more than 1,200 people have been arrested. |
| The demonstrations are not affiliated with any presidential candidate, but are calling on politicians at all levels of government “to commit to fight for reform to save our democracy and ensure political equality”. | The demonstrations are not affiliated with any presidential candidate, but are calling on politicians at all levels of government “to commit to fight for reform to save our democracy and ensure political equality”. |
| Two of the world’s most famous Vermonters, Ben and Jerry arguably should have been thrown in jail for calling an ice cream Bernie’s Yearning, which they produced as a personal tribute to Bernie Sanders. | Two of the world’s most famous Vermonters, Ben and Jerry arguably should have been thrown in jail for calling an ice cream Bernie’s Yearning, which they produced as a personal tribute to Bernie Sanders. |
| “We’ve been his constituents for over 30 years,” Ben Cohen said in January. “We’ve seen the way he governs. We’ve seen his tremendous consistency on the issues. Where he’s coming from is a place of real internal passion about economic inequality. He’s a politician that comes along once in a generation.” | “We’ve been his constituents for over 30 years,” Ben Cohen said in January. “We’ve seen the way he governs. We’ve seen his tremendous consistency on the issues. Where he’s coming from is a place of real internal passion about economic inequality. He’s a politician that comes along once in a generation.” |
| (Bernie’s Yearning was Cohen’s own creation, and is not connected to Ben & Jerry’s brand, which was sold to Unilever a decade ago.) | (Bernie’s Yearning was Cohen’s own creation, and is not connected to Ben & Jerry’s brand, which was sold to Unilever a decade ago.) |
| Related: 'Bernie's Yearning': Ben & Jerry's duo hit the road for Sanders in Iowa | Related: 'Bernie's Yearning': Ben & Jerry's duo hit the road for Sanders in Iowa |
| But that’s not even the most controversial flavor the dairy duo have perpetrated. In 2011 they produced Schweddy Balls, a limited-edition flavor based on an infamous Saturday Night Live sketch. | But that’s not even the most controversial flavor the dairy duo have perpetrated. In 2011 they produced Schweddy Balls, a limited-edition flavor based on an infamous Saturday Night Live sketch. |
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| The approach of the top local tabloids to the day is about what you’d expect. The New York Post goes with a fake story about fears in the Clinton camp of a Sanders upset, and the Daily News slugs Donald Trump in the gut one last time on the way out the door, with a kick in the pants for good measure for Rex Ryan, the National Football League coach who introduced Trump last night in Buffalo. | The approach of the top local tabloids to the day is about what you’d expect. The New York Post goes with a fake story about fears in the Clinton camp of a Sanders upset, and the Daily News slugs Donald Trump in the gut one last time on the way out the door, with a kick in the pants for good measure for Rex Ryan, the National Football League coach who introduced Trump last night in Buffalo. |
| That Bernie Sanders peeking out from behind the Empire State Building on the cover of the Post is pretty funny, though. | That Bernie Sanders peeking out from behind the Empire State Building on the cover of the Post is pretty funny, though. |
| Today's cover: Hillary is feelin' the Bern https://t.co/Xb1xhr24RK pic.twitter.com/zHhtt6STBT | Today's cover: Hillary is feelin' the Bern https://t.co/Xb1xhr24RK pic.twitter.com/zHhtt6STBT |
| Today's front page...HE'S WITH STUPID, TOO!Dopey ex-Jets coach Ryan supports bigot Trump https://t.co/pDUH2aAuel pic.twitter.com/Zb6Ucny6MZ | Today's front page...HE'S WITH STUPID, TOO!Dopey ex-Jets coach Ryan supports bigot Trump https://t.co/pDUH2aAuel pic.twitter.com/Zb6Ucny6MZ |
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| Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. | Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. |
| It’s primary day in New York, where voters are enjoying a rare sense of influence in a pair of close national races. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton hopes that polling averages showing her in the lead by double digits tell a truth that the crowds of thousands who have gravitated to her rival, Bernie Sanders, do not. They’re in a fight for 247 Democratic delegates, to be awarded proportionally. | It’s primary day in New York, where voters are enjoying a rare sense of influence in a pair of close national races. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton hopes that polling averages showing her in the lead by double digits tell a truth that the crowds of thousands who have gravitated to her rival, Bernie Sanders, do not. They’re in a fight for 247 Democratic delegates, to be awarded proportionally. |
| On the Republican side, Donald Trump appears poised to win by as much as 30 points, if the polls are to be believed, in what may be his most authoritative victory of the cycle so far. If he could capture more than 50% of the vote statewide and in each of New York’s 27 congressional districts, he would sweep the state’s 95 Republican delegates and gain a crucial boost in his determined climb toward 1,237. | On the Republican side, Donald Trump appears poised to win by as much as 30 points, if the polls are to be believed, in what may be his most authoritative victory of the cycle so far. If he could capture more than 50% of the vote statewide and in each of New York’s 27 congressional districts, he would sweep the state’s 95 Republican delegates and gain a crucial boost in his determined climb toward 1,237. |
| Polling station hours depend on where you live. Polls are open in New York City and in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie counties from 6am-9pm. Elsewhere in the state, polls are open from 12 pm-9pm. | Polling station hours depend on where you live. Polls are open in New York City and in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie counties from 6am-9pm. Elsewhere in the state, polls are open from 12 pm-9pm. |
| Related: New York primaries: from values to votes as decision day arrives | Related: New York primaries: from values to votes as decision day arrives |
| Both frontrunners have big parties planned for midtown Manhattan tonight. There’s a lot on the line in the Empire State – thank you for reading and please make your predictions and observations in the comments! | Both frontrunners have big parties planned for midtown Manhattan tonight. There’s a lot on the line in the Empire State – thank you for reading and please make your predictions and observations in the comments! |
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