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| Donald J. Trump wrested back control of the Republican presidential race on Tuesday night with a commanding victory in the New York primary, while Hillary Clinton dealt a severe blow to Senator Bernie Sanders as she won her adopted home state and increased her advantage in the Democratic nomination fight. | |
| The Queens-born, Manhattan-made Mr. Trump, who campaigned vigorously for a huge vote total to revive his political fortunes, drew support from majorities of nearly every demographic group across the state, according to exit polls by Edison Research. With Republicans turning out in relatively high numbers, Mr. Trump’s appeal was so strong that The Associated Press declared him the victor shortly after the polls closed at 9 p.m. Gov. John Kasich of Ohio led Senator Ted Cruz of Texas for a distant second place in early returns. | The Queens-born, Manhattan-made Mr. Trump, who campaigned vigorously for a huge vote total to revive his political fortunes, drew support from majorities of nearly every demographic group across the state, according to exit polls by Edison Research. With Republicans turning out in relatively high numbers, Mr. Trump’s appeal was so strong that The Associated Press declared him the victor shortly after the polls closed at 9 p.m. Gov. John Kasich of Ohio led Senator Ted Cruz of Texas for a distant second place in early returns. |
| By routing his opponents, Mr. Trump improved his chances of winning the Republican nomination — and perhaps significantly, depending on whether the final vote totals translate into a sizable increase in his current delegate lead over Mr. Cruz. | By routing his opponents, Mr. Trump improved his chances of winning the Republican nomination — and perhaps significantly, depending on whether the final vote totals translate into a sizable increase in his current delegate lead over Mr. Cruz. |
| But no matter the margin of victory, New York Republicans gave Mr. Trump a restorative psychic boost after weeks when Mr. Cruz scored a big victory in the Wisconsin primary and outmaneuvered the Trump campaign in Colorado, Wyoming and elsewhere in winning and electing delegates backing his candidacy. | But no matter the margin of victory, New York Republicans gave Mr. Trump a restorative psychic boost after weeks when Mr. Cruz scored a big victory in the Wisconsin primary and outmaneuvered the Trump campaign in Colorado, Wyoming and elsewhere in winning and electing delegates backing his candidacy. |
| Mr. Trump now has clear momentum heading into the next primaries in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and three other states next Tuesday — so much so that he evinced fresh optimism on Tuesday about ultimately getting to the 1,237 delegates needed to capture the nomination. | Mr. Trump now has clear momentum heading into the next primaries in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and three other states next Tuesday — so much so that he evinced fresh optimism on Tuesday about ultimately getting to the 1,237 delegates needed to capture the nomination. |
| “I think I’ll get there,” Mr. Trump said in an interview before the polls closed. | “I think I’ll get there,” Mr. Trump said in an interview before the polls closed. |
| In the Democratic race, Mrs. Clinton snapped Mr. Sanders’s winning streak and took an important step toward clinching the nomination. While the race appeared to tighten in recent days, Mrs. Clinton held a significant edge in early returns. | |
| But the vote was marred by irregularities at polling places across Brooklyn. The city comptroller’s office said the Board of Elections had confirmed that more than 125,000 Democratic voters in Brooklyn were dropped between November and this month, while about 63,000 were added — a net loss that was not explained. | |
| Mayor Bill de Blasio described “the purging of entire buildings and blocks of voters,” while the comptroller, Scott Stringer, said his office would audit the Board of Elections. | Mayor Bill de Blasio described “the purging of entire buildings and blocks of voters,” while the comptroller, Scott Stringer, said his office would audit the Board of Elections. |
| Sanders advisers had said that beating Mrs. Clinton in her adopted home state represented one of their campaign’s best opportunities to damage her candidacy and sew doubts about her strength as a general-election nominee. On Tuesday, however, Mrs. Clinton drew deep support among women and blacks — two groups that have been essential for her in many states — while Mr. Sanders was outpacing her among white men and people under 45, according to exit polls. | Sanders advisers had said that beating Mrs. Clinton in her adopted home state represented one of their campaign’s best opportunities to damage her candidacy and sew doubts about her strength as a general-election nominee. On Tuesday, however, Mrs. Clinton drew deep support among women and blacks — two groups that have been essential for her in many states — while Mr. Sanders was outpacing her among white men and people under 45, according to exit polls. |
| “Bernie Sanders got very negative attacking Hillary Clinton and dividing the party in New York, and I think he now has to ask himself if he wants to keep going down that path,” said Jay Jacobs, a Clinton supporter who is the Democratic chairman in Nassau County on Long Island. “After New York, we’re moving into a phase of the campaign where we have to start uniting the party.” | “Bernie Sanders got very negative attacking Hillary Clinton and dividing the party in New York, and I think he now has to ask himself if he wants to keep going down that path,” said Jay Jacobs, a Clinton supporter who is the Democratic chairman in Nassau County on Long Island. “After New York, we’re moving into a phase of the campaign where we have to start uniting the party.” |
| Mr. Sanders and his team spent Tuesday looking past New York, as the candidate campaigned in Pennsylvania and his advisers expressed optimism that he would perform strongly in next Tuesday’s primaries in that state as well as in Rhode Island and Connecticut. The other two states voting next week, Delaware and Maryland, are widely seen as Clinton strongholds. The Sanders campaign is already running television ads in those five states and Indiana, which votes May 3. | Mr. Sanders and his team spent Tuesday looking past New York, as the candidate campaigned in Pennsylvania and his advisers expressed optimism that he would perform strongly in next Tuesday’s primaries in that state as well as in Rhode Island and Connecticut. The other two states voting next week, Delaware and Maryland, are widely seen as Clinton strongholds. The Sanders campaign is already running television ads in those five states and Indiana, which votes May 3. |
| “Bernie is in good shape going forward no matter who wins New York,” said Tad Devine, a senior adviser on the Sanders campaign. “We could win enough delegates in Pennsylvania and Indiana to catch up further to her, and we have good opportunities all the way through California,” which votes June 7. Still, Mr. Devine acknowledged, “we’re going to have to have some big wins at the end” of the primary and caucus season. | “Bernie is in good shape going forward no matter who wins New York,” said Tad Devine, a senior adviser on the Sanders campaign. “We could win enough delegates in Pennsylvania and Indiana to catch up further to her, and we have good opportunities all the way through California,” which votes June 7. Still, Mr. Devine acknowledged, “we’re going to have to have some big wins at the end” of the primary and caucus season. |
| Mrs. Clinton, a former senator from New York, received support from about six in 10 Democrats on Long Island, and she had an edge over Mr. Sanders in New York City and in upstate urban areas. The two candidates were closely matched among voters in the Hudson Valley, which was widely seen as Sanders territory, given the enclaves of liberals and college students. | Mrs. Clinton, a former senator from New York, received support from about six in 10 Democrats on Long Island, and she had an edge over Mr. Sanders in New York City and in upstate urban areas. The two candidates were closely matched among voters in the Hudson Valley, which was widely seen as Sanders territory, given the enclaves of liberals and college students. |
| On a major issue in their campaign, nearly two-thirds of Democratic primary voters said that Wall Street does more to hurt the American economy than to help it, and those voters backed Mr. Sanders. But Mrs. Clinton received even stronger support from those who said Wall Street helps the economy. | On a major issue in their campaign, nearly two-thirds of Democratic primary voters said that Wall Street does more to hurt the American economy than to help it, and those voters backed Mr. Sanders. But Mrs. Clinton received even stronger support from those who said Wall Street helps the economy. |
| By a slim margin, Republican primary voters also said that Wall Street does more to hurt the economy than help it. The sample size for the Republican exit polls was relatively small. | By a slim margin, Republican primary voters also said that Wall Street does more to hurt the economy than help it. The sample size for the Republican exit polls was relatively small. |
| New York has not been home to leading presidential candidates in both parties since the 1944 campaigns of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thomas E. Dewey, so the voting by Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump merited significant news media coverage on Tuesday morning. As a light mist fell, Mrs. Clinton and former President Bill Clinton cast their votes at an elementary school in their adopted town of Chappaqua. | New York has not been home to leading presidential candidates in both parties since the 1944 campaigns of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thomas E. Dewey, so the voting by Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump merited significant news media coverage on Tuesday morning. As a light mist fell, Mrs. Clinton and former President Bill Clinton cast their votes at an elementary school in their adopted town of Chappaqua. |
| News photographers and cameramen kept encroaching while she tried to vote, and Mrs. Clinton finally shooed them away. “Guys, it’s a private ballot,” she said. | News photographers and cameramen kept encroaching while she tried to vote, and Mrs. Clinton finally shooed them away. “Guys, it’s a private ballot,” she said. |
| Mr. Trump voted for himself at midmorning in New York City, which he called “a great honor” as he entered his apartment building. In the interview later, Mr. Trump described the experience of seeing his name on the ballot. “It does sort of hit you,” he said. | Mr. Trump voted for himself at midmorning in New York City, which he called “a great honor” as he entered his apartment building. In the interview later, Mr. Trump described the experience of seeing his name on the ballot. “It does sort of hit you,” he said. |
| The primary was a seminal moment for Mr. Trump, both tactically in terms of delegates needed to clinch the nomination, and mentally, as he tries to right the ship after a rough couple of weeks that prompted him to shuffle his small team of advisers by adding a seasoned campaign hand, Paul Manafort, whose purview has grown substantially. | The primary was a seminal moment for Mr. Trump, both tactically in terms of delegates needed to clinch the nomination, and mentally, as he tries to right the ship after a rough couple of weeks that prompted him to shuffle his small team of advisers by adding a seasoned campaign hand, Paul Manafort, whose purview has grown substantially. |
| Mr. Manafort is said to have focused on trying to bring Mr. Trump’s message into sharper relief; to that end, the candidate has given fewer television interviews and, for the first two Sundays in a row of the campaign, did not appear on the morning shows. | |
| The coming weeks will test whether Mr. Trump can temper his message and his style for a new phase of the race, one in which running a traditional campaign matters more than his ability to rally crowds. Mr. Trump’s tone throughout Tuesday was focused on what he repeatedly called, in interviews, a “corrupt” and “rigged” nominating process. | The coming weeks will test whether Mr. Trump can temper his message and his style for a new phase of the race, one in which running a traditional campaign matters more than his ability to rally crowds. Mr. Trump’s tone throughout Tuesday was focused on what he repeatedly called, in interviews, a “corrupt” and “rigged” nominating process. |
| Alfonse M. D’Amato, the former United States senator and a backer of Mr. Kasich, predicted that his candidate could pick up as many as 10 delegates. But he said that Mr. Trump would dominate. | Alfonse M. D’Amato, the former United States senator and a backer of Mr. Kasich, predicted that his candidate could pick up as many as 10 delegates. But he said that Mr. Trump would dominate. |
| “This will give him momentum that he needs after his setbacks,” Mr. D’Amato said, referring to Mr. Trump’s Wisconsin defeat and the delegates going to Mr. Cruz in Colorado. Mr. D’Amato declined to say whether Mr. Kasich should bow out of the race, although he acknowledged that he could not mathematically get to 1,237 delegates before the convention. But he suggested there was no harm in someone staying in. | “This will give him momentum that he needs after his setbacks,” Mr. D’Amato said, referring to Mr. Trump’s Wisconsin defeat and the delegates going to Mr. Cruz in Colorado. Mr. D’Amato declined to say whether Mr. Kasich should bow out of the race, although he acknowledged that he could not mathematically get to 1,237 delegates before the convention. But he suggested there was no harm in someone staying in. |
| Nearly half of Mr. Trump’s support came from the New York City suburbs and the Hudson Valley, and he also performed strongly on Long Island. Some Republicans questioned why Mr. Cruz spent so little time in upstate New York, where Mr. Trump’s support two weeks ago was softer than it appeared. Instead, Mr. Cruz devoted his time mostly to the city and to fund-raising. | Nearly half of Mr. Trump’s support came from the New York City suburbs and the Hudson Valley, and he also performed strongly on Long Island. Some Republicans questioned why Mr. Cruz spent so little time in upstate New York, where Mr. Trump’s support two weeks ago was softer than it appeared. Instead, Mr. Cruz devoted his time mostly to the city and to fund-raising. |
| Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor who earlier Tuesday said he was endorsing Mr. Trump but did not want to be a surrogate for him, said that he anticipated that Mr. Trump would get at least 70 percent of the state’s congressional districts. That share of the vote would win him almost all the 95 Republican delegates at stake. | Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor who earlier Tuesday said he was endorsing Mr. Trump but did not want to be a surrogate for him, said that he anticipated that Mr. Trump would get at least 70 percent of the state’s congressional districts. That share of the vote would win him almost all the 95 Republican delegates at stake. |
| “If he could come out of it with 90 or 95, it’s never over, like Yogi said, until it’s over, but it’s probably over,” Mr. Giuliani said. “If he comes out of it with 80 or more he’s in good shape. If he comes out of it with 80 or less, then it’s tough getting 1,237.” | “If he could come out of it with 90 or 95, it’s never over, like Yogi said, until it’s over, but it’s probably over,” Mr. Giuliani said. “If he comes out of it with 80 or more he’s in good shape. If he comes out of it with 80 or less, then it’s tough getting 1,237.” |