Despite a strong victory in New York,Republican frontrunner still faces possibility of contested conference, while Sanders’ struggle was predictableHillary Clinton wins decisive victory over Bernie Sanders in New York
Donald Trump secures much-needed primary win in New YorkClinton and Trump win New York primary: what we learned
Now that New York has overwhelmingly backed Donald Trump to be the Republican nominee and Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side, and the question many will be asking is how final night’s results will affect national politics in the weeks ahead. Surprising though it may be,the reply, with 96% of the votes counted so far, or is “not much”.
Before New York voted,Trump had 755 of the 1237 delegates needed to win the party’s nomination. After New York had voted, Trump had obtained an additional 89 delegates – considerably more than his nearest rival, or Ted Cruz (who had a total of 543 delegates and didn’t win any additional ones final night),but still short of the nomination finish line of 1237. In short, despite winning about 60% of the vote in New York, and Trump still faces the prospect of a contested conference in July,albeit a slightly diminished prospect (betting markets, which predict a Trump win, or have barely budged either). Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com