Big Victory In New York For Trump, Now Back To Work
Electoral augurs long predicted the results of tonight’s Empire State primary, with handy victories for native son Donald Trump and semi-native daughter Hillary Clinton, but the margins of their victories offer boosts in both momentum and delegate allocation that even the most hopeful members of their campaigns likely didn’t anticipate.
Donald Trump holds a press conference in Trump Tower after his massive victory in New York. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters
The past month hadn’t been easy for either candidate, with both Trump and Clinton seeing their frontrunner status threatened by strings of electoral victories and wars of delegate attrition waged by their opponents. But with a pair of momentous victories in New York, Trump and Clinton now appear to have righted their ships – and are cruising for their respective party’s nomination.
Here are some key takeaways:
- Trump’s victory in New York was called by the Associated Press just moments after polls closed, but there was no telling just how vast his victory would be. Trump is on track to win all but one of New York’s 27 counties, and will likely claim most of the 95 Republican delegates up for grabs, strengthening his assertion that he is the only candidate with a realistic shot at the 1,237 needed to clinch the GOP nomination. With nearly 95% of the vote counted,Trump leads with 60.1% of the vote, with Ohio governor John Kasich at 25.2% and Texas senator Ted Cruz - whose famous comments disparaging “New York values” appear to have kneecapped him - trailing with just 14.7%.more here
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