Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton haven’t been doing so well lately, but that changed with big wins in the state both candidates call home.
Trump was projected to be the winner with 61% of the vote, with John Kasich getting 25% and Ted Cruz getting 15%. (Voters there didn’t like Cruz’s slur against Trump’s “New York values.” Lesson: If you are running for office, don’t insult anyone you want to vote for you. Then again, New York values tend not to favor Cruz’s brand of conservatism anyway.)
If Trump gets 50% in all of the state’s 27 congressional districts (something we won’t know for awhile), he may walk away with all 95 delegates, making it all the harder for the Republicans convention to deny him the nomination on the first ballot.
Among the Democrats, Clinton won 58% to Bernie Sanders’ 42%. (See this for why he did so poorly in this extremely liberal state.)
From New York primary: Trump, Clinton win big in home state – The Washington Post:
Donald Trump is the projected winner of the New York Republican primary and Hillary Clinton is the projected winner of the Democratic primary, according to exit polls and early returns.
The Associated Press called the race for the party front-runners after polls closed at 9 p.m. ET, with Trump’s projected win called almost immediately, and Clinton’s closer at 9:45 p.m. The victories help Trump and Clinton solidify their leads at a time when both are beginning to talk more about the general election.
Trump’s victory puts him closer to clinching the GOP nomination and should at least temporarily quell speculation that he will fall short of the votes needed before the July convention.
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See this for continually updated results and the number of delegates earned.
See this for what this victory means for the Trump and Clinton campaigns.
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