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| Trump and Clinton move closer to nominations after New York – campaign live | Trump and Clinton move closer to nominations after New York – campaign live |
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| Cruz minimizes Trump New York win | |
| At his Hershey, Pennsylvania, rally, Cruz argues that Donald Trump’s New York win was insignificant compared to Cruz’s recent wins. | |
| “You may have heard there was an election last night,” Cruz says to applause: | |
| Donald Trump won his home state. Truly a remarkable feat. Upon winning his home state, Donald, with a characteristic display of humility, declared this race is over, Manhattan has voted, and if the rest of the voters would quietly go home now and allow him to give the general election to Hillary, all would be better. | |
| [What they don’t want you to know is], the state of Wisconsin – I won 13,000 more votes in Wisconsin than Donald Trump did last night in New York. The state of Texas – we won more than twice as many votes in Texas as Donald did in New York. There’s a reason Donald wants all of the lapdogs in the media to say that the race is over. Because in the three weeks that preceded yesterday, there were a total of five states that voted... in all five, we won a landslide. 1.3m people voted in those five states... You want to talk about different states, you have the mountain West [Utah]... upper midwest and industrial blue collar [Wisconsin], a state like Colorado, a libertarian-ish purplish state that just legalized pot... | |
| “You look at the diversity of those states, and in every one of them the one consistent pattern is we won an overwhelming landslide. | |
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| Ted Cruz has just begun a rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Lots of clapping. “I’m thrilled to be here with so many patriots who love our nation,” Cruz says. | Ted Cruz has just begun a rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Lots of clapping. “I’m thrilled to be here with so many patriots who love our nation,” Cruz says. |
| Let’s listen: | Let’s listen: |
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| Trump: 'all [Cruz] can do is be a spoiler' | Trump: 'all [Cruz] can do is be a spoiler' |
| In reply to Cruz’s argument that Trump can’t get to 1,237 delegates, Trump tweets that Cruz can’t get to 1,237 delegates – which the Cruz camp tacitly admits. It’s not the most dynamic intellectual tug-of-war. | In reply to Cruz’s argument that Trump can’t get to 1,237 delegates, Trump tweets that Cruz can’t get to 1,237 delegates – which the Cruz camp tacitly admits. It’s not the most dynamic intellectual tug-of-war. |
| But Trump has his eye on the general election, a fight that he has been inviting the Republican party for months to prepare for by unifying around him. Would a Trump nominee who cleanly cleared the 1,237 hurdle be stronger against the Democrats than a Trump nominee who kicked the hurdle down in a stumble to the finish? Trump may have larger difficulties in a general election fight against Clinton than the taint of a messy nominating race. | But Trump has his eye on the general election, a fight that he has been inviting the Republican party for months to prepare for by unifying around him. Would a Trump nominee who cleanly cleared the 1,237 hurdle be stronger against the Democrats than a Trump nominee who kicked the hurdle down in a stumble to the finish? Trump may have larger difficulties in a general election fight against Clinton than the taint of a messy nominating race. |
| Ted Cruz is mathematically out of winning the race. Now all he can do is be a spoiler, never a nice thing to do. I will beat Hillary! | Ted Cruz is mathematically out of winning the race. Now all he can do is be a spoiler, never a nice thing to do. I will beat Hillary! |
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| Cruz: 'Trump had a good night' | Cruz: 'Trump had a good night' |
| Ted Cruz has taken to Philadelphia radio this morning – Pennsylvania votes next Tuesday – to address the results in New York, where he came away with a glistening goose egg, delegates-wise. | Ted Cruz has taken to Philadelphia radio this morning – Pennsylvania votes next Tuesday – to address the results in New York, where he came away with a glistening goose egg, delegates-wise. |
| Cruz’s basic case is that Donald Trump won’t get to 1,237 delegates, the convention will witness a contest and he will emerge as the victor thanks to his campaign’s success at seeding delegate slates with loyalists eager to vote for him in a second round of convention action, no matter whom they might be bound to in the first round. | Cruz’s basic case is that Donald Trump won’t get to 1,237 delegates, the convention will witness a contest and he will emerge as the victor thanks to his campaign’s success at seeding delegate slates with loyalists eager to vote for him in a second round of convention action, no matter whom they might be bound to in the first round. |
| Patrick Svitek of the Texas Tribune tweets Cruz’s argument from this morning: | Patrick Svitek of the Texas Tribune tweets Cruz’s argument from this morning: |
| .@TedCruz on Philadelphia radio: "Last night Donald Trump had a good night. He won his home state." Everyone expected him to. | .@TedCruz on Philadelphia radio: "Last night Donald Trump had a good night. He won his home state." Everyone expected him to. |
| “We are headed to a contested convention. At this point, nobody is getting 1,237.” | “We are headed to a contested convention. At this point, nobody is getting 1,237.” |
| @TedCruz suggests those supporting Trump “might as well put a Hillary sticker on your car.” | @TedCruz suggests those supporting Trump “might as well put a Hillary sticker on your car.” |
| “Donald is going to talk all the time about other folks not getting to 1,237. He’s not getting there either.” | “Donald is going to talk all the time about other folks not getting to 1,237. He’s not getting there either.” |
| Here’s a novel take from the Cruz camp on the state of the race on the morning after Trump scored the most authoritative win in any primary yet: | Here’s a novel take from the Cruz camp on the state of the race on the morning after Trump scored the most authoritative win in any primary yet: |
| .@tedcruz spokesman: @realDonaldTrump campaign is 'one hot mess after another' pic.twitter.com/MHev3R7udt | .@tedcruz spokesman: @realDonaldTrump campaign is 'one hot mess after another' pic.twitter.com/MHev3R7udt |
| Here’s how the Republican delegate count stands: | Here’s how the Republican delegate count stands: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.16pm BST | at 3.16pm BST |
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| Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton scored very big victories in New York on Tuesday – every bit as big as the candidates hoped for and their adversaries feared – to significantly advance their respective nomination quests. | Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton scored very big victories in New York on Tuesday – every bit as big as the candidates hoped for and their adversaries feared – to significantly advance their respective nomination quests. |
| Trump captured at least 89 of the 95 Republican delegates at stake, although he lost on his own Manhattan turf, in congressional district 12, to John Kasich. Clinton won at least 139 of the 247 Democratic delegates at stake, although Bernie Sanders beat her soundly in most upstate districts. | Trump captured at least 89 of the 95 Republican delegates at stake, although he lost on his own Manhattan turf, in congressional district 12, to John Kasich. Clinton won at least 139 of the 247 Democratic delegates at stake, although Bernie Sanders beat her soundly in most upstate districts. |
| With 98.4% of districts reporting, Clinton led Sanders 57.9%-42.1% statewide, while Trump sat at 60.5% to Kasich’s 25.1%. Ted Cruz was on 14.5%. For granular results, visit our interactive maps page here. | With 98.4% of districts reporting, Clinton led Sanders 57.9%-42.1% statewide, while Trump sat at 60.5% to Kasich’s 25.1%. Ted Cruz was on 14.5%. For granular results, visit our interactive maps page here. |
| Average poll had Clinton winning by 12 points. She won by 16 points. Average poll had Trump by 32. He won by 35. | Average poll had Clinton winning by 12 points. She won by 16 points. Average poll had Trump by 32. He won by 35. |
| Appearing at a victory rally in midtown Manhattan, Clinton said: “Tonight, the race for the Democratic nomination is in the home stretch and victory is in sight.” | Appearing at a victory rally in midtown Manhattan, Clinton said: “Tonight, the race for the Democratic nomination is in the home stretch and victory is in sight.” |
| Trump appeared at Trump Tower in Manhattan and managed to overestimate his resounding victory. “It’s just incredible,” he said. “I guess we’re close to 70%, and we’re gonna end at a very high level, and get a lot more delegates than anybody projected, even in their wildest imagination.” | Trump appeared at Trump Tower in Manhattan and managed to overestimate his resounding victory. “It’s just incredible,” he said. “I guess we’re close to 70%, and we’re gonna end at a very high level, and get a lot more delegates than anybody projected, even in their wildest imagination.” |
| The question now is: what’s next? It is difficult to make the case that a viable path remains for Sanders to swipe the nomination from Clinton, barring some extremely unusual twist. Sanders was returning to Vermont on Wednesday for a meeting with his advisers. | The question now is: what’s next? It is difficult to make the case that a viable path remains for Sanders to swipe the nomination from Clinton, barring some extremely unusual twist. Sanders was returning to Vermont on Wednesday for a meeting with his advisers. |
| Related: Hillary Clinton wins decisive victory over Bernie Sanders in New York primary | Related: Hillary Clinton wins decisive victory over Bernie Sanders in New York primary |
| The Republican race is a bit more difficult to assess, because there’s an active debate over whether to follow rules requiring a candidate to hit 1,237 delegates in order to win the nomination outright. While Trump’s win boosted him toward that magic number, most models of the race had such a win baked in, and the big question marks – how he performs in Indiana and California and beyond – had not changed. | The Republican race is a bit more difficult to assess, because there’s an active debate over whether to follow rules requiring a candidate to hit 1,237 delegates in order to win the nomination outright. While Trump’s win boosted him toward that magic number, most models of the race had such a win baked in, and the big question marks – how he performs in Indiana and California and beyond – had not changed. |
| Related: Donald Trump secures essential home-state win in New York | Related: Donald Trump secures essential home-state win in New York |
| Better than 70% of New York Republicans, however, told exit pollsters that the candidate with most delegates at the end of the state contests should win the nomination, and that sentiment is shared by a majority of Republicans nationally. If the 109 unpledged Republican delegates in the race, plus delegates shaken loose, tip toward that view, the race could be Trump’s. | Better than 70% of New York Republicans, however, told exit pollsters that the candidate with most delegates at the end of the state contests should win the nomination, and that sentiment is shared by a majority of Republicans nationally. If the 109 unpledged Republican delegates in the race, plus delegates shaken loose, tip toward that view, the race could be Trump’s. |
| It's funny watching CW pendulum swing from def-contested after WI to inevitably-Trump after NY. We're all better off waiting til Indiana. | It's funny watching CW pendulum swing from def-contested after WI to inevitably-Trump after NY. We're all better off waiting til Indiana. |
| What do you make of the New York result? Thanks as always for reading and please join the debate in the comments! | What do you make of the New York result? Thanks as always for reading and please join the debate in the comments! |
| We're screwed https://t.co/8SNfkGiy63 | We're screwed https://t.co/8SNfkGiy63 |