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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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| The Hillary Clinton campaign is live blogging New York primary day. We’ve scrolled through and discerned a dearth of Bernie Sanders coverage. #skewed | |
| Consider this bit of Q&A: | |
| 3. Hillary’s lead: a big deal? | |
| It sure is. Hillary is currently leading by a wider pledged delegate margin than President Obama ever did in 2008. That’s important because no Democratic candidate has ever been nominated without winning the most pledged delegates. If Hillary wins New York even by the slimmest of margins, the path to a delegate lead becomes very difficult for Senator Sanders. | |
| It's #PrimaryDay in New York. Get all you need to know on our live blog: https://t.co/LB1MIvu39F pic.twitter.com/pXFWgcZPDt | |
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| Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who previously said he was voting for Donald Trump but that that did not constitute an endorsement, now admits that he is endorsing Donald Trump. | |
| “Why not say, ‘I’m Rudy Giuliani, I mean a lot in New York politics, I endorse Donald Trump?’” a CNN host asked Giuliani in a morning TV appearance. | |
| “I’m Rudy Giuliani, I mean a lot in New York politics, I endorse Donald Trump,” the former mayor replied. | |
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| The Guardian’s Megan Carpentier spots some creative advertising on the way upstate: | |
| Hopewell Junction, New York. Primary Day. pic.twitter.com/aUlCeX2KAE | |
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| View from the polls: Trump supporter looking for a change | View from the polls: Trump supporter looking for a change |
| “I don’t think we need another politician,” says Mary Cummings in West Seneca, New York: | “I don’t think we need another politician,” says Mary Cummings in West Seneca, New York: |
| Voter Voice: Mary Cummings likes @realDonaldTrump because he's a businessman, not "another politician." #NYPrimary pic.twitter.com/u5rhlWq4ZT | Voter Voice: Mary Cummings likes @realDonaldTrump because he's a businessman, not "another politician." #NYPrimary pic.twitter.com/u5rhlWq4ZT |
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| View from the polls: voter frustrated by registration glitch | View from the polls: voter frustrated by registration glitch |
| Ciara McCarthy | Ciara McCarthy |
| Garrett O’Connor, a labor organizer in Brooklyn, said he was only able to cast a provisional ballot on Tuesday despite changing his party registration before the deadline, reports the Guardian’s Ciara McCarthy: | Garrett O’Connor, a labor organizer in Brooklyn, said he was only able to cast a provisional ballot on Tuesday despite changing his party registration before the deadline, reports the Guardian’s Ciara McCarthy: |
| O’Connor said he was previously affiliated with the Working Families Party before deciding to change his affiliation to the Democratic Party in October so that he could vote in Tuesday’s primary. | O’Connor said he was previously affiliated with the Working Families Party before deciding to change his affiliation to the Democratic Party in October so that he could vote in Tuesday’s primary. |
| When O’Connor, 36, showed up to his polling location in Brooklyn, he said he didn’t he didn’t appear on the list of registered voters in his polling place, and that election workers weren’t able to explain why his name wasn’t on the list. O’Connor cast a vote for Sanders in a provisional ballot, but his vote won’t be counted until after Tuesday when his voter eligibility is confirmed. | When O’Connor, 36, showed up to his polling location in Brooklyn, he said he didn’t he didn’t appear on the list of registered voters in his polling place, and that election workers weren’t able to explain why his name wasn’t on the list. O’Connor cast a vote for Sanders in a provisional ballot, but his vote won’t be counted until after Tuesday when his voter eligibility is confirmed. |
| “A provisional ballot isn’t enough,” he said. “[It was] important to me to show up and be counted and not to be labeled lazy or apathetic.” | “A provisional ballot isn’t enough,” he said. “[It was] important to me to show up and be counted and not to be labeled lazy or apathetic.” |
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| Here’s a clip from Hillary Clinton’s appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which aired Monday night. They went to lunch at the Carnegie Deli on 7th Avenue. | Here’s a clip from Hillary Clinton’s appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which aired Monday night. They went to lunch at the Carnegie Deli on 7th Avenue. |
| “It’s awkward eating in front of the press,” she says. “Anything that makes you look silly.” | “It’s awkward eating in front of the press,” she says. “Anything that makes you look silly.” |
| She also compliments Colbert on his Bill Clinton impression. He teaches her how to eat cheesecake. Then he stiffs her on the check. | She also compliments Colbert on his Bill Clinton impression. He teaches her how to eat cheesecake. Then he stiffs her on the check. |
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| Wonder who these people voted for...#NYPrimary pic.twitter.com/4QWVdT3rQy | Wonder who these people voted for...#NYPrimary pic.twitter.com/4QWVdT3rQy |
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| The Democratic campaigns get out the vote on Twitter: | The Democratic campaigns get out the vote on Twitter: |
| Go vote, New York. It'll only take you one try. https://t.co/gRqmpE5EVh #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/H7bPYy5Yuu | Go vote, New York. It'll only take you one try. https://t.co/gRqmpE5EVh #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/H7bPYy5Yuu |
| Every single vote for Bernie is important. Vote Bernie Sanders today in New York!https://t.co/w4zRk7IHl9 | Every single vote for Bernie is important. Vote Bernie Sanders today in New York!https://t.co/w4zRk7IHl9 |
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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: | 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 | 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 | View from the polls: Sleepy Hollow, New York |
| Megan Carpentier | Megan Carpentier |
| 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: | 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. | 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: | Imagining Trump taking the oath of office: |
| Oh God, the fingers. pic.twitter.com/cSwC6SXvIl | Oh God, the fingers. pic.twitter.com/cSwC6SXvIl |
| "It was a proud moment" @realDonaldTrump says about casting a vote for himself | "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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| Ben Jacobs | 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: | 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 |