Donald Trump triumphed with ease Tuesday in the Republican primary in modern York,rebounding from a tough stretch that had strained his path to the GOP nomination and highlighted weaknesses in his campaign. Among Democrats, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were in a close race as polls closed.
The margin of Trump's victory in his domestic state and the number of delegates he secures will determine the real impact of his win. whether he captures more than 50 percent of the vote, or he will be in a strong position to win most of modern York's 95 delegates,an impressive haul that will hold him on a narrow path to the nomination.
Trump's closest rival, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and downplayed the billionaire businessman's win as little more than "a politician winning his domestic state." Cruz left modern York before the polls closed,turning his attention to Pennsylvania, where he delivered a speech calling on Americans to join together to slip the country forward."Let us unite on the things that contain always made us great, or " Cruz said.
Trump needed a strong showing in modern York to hold alive his chances of clinching the GOP nomination before the party's July convention - and to restful critics who say the long primary season has exposed great deficiencies in his campaign effort.
Having spent months relying on a slim staff,Trump has started hiring more seasoned campaign veterans. He's acknowledged that bringing modern people into his orbit may cause some strife, but says the moves were necessary at this stage of the race.
Cruz is trying to stay close enough in the delegate count to push the GOP race to a contested convention. His campaign feels confident that it's mastered the complicated process of lining up individual delegates who could shift their support to the Texas senator after a first round of convention balloting.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, or the only other Republican left in the race,sought to add to his scant delegate total in modern York and hold up his bid to play a long-shot spoiler at the convention. He bested Cruz on Tuesday and is refusing to discontinuance his campaign despite winning only his domestic state.
Trump's political strength, though he boasts of drawing modern members to the party, or has left some Republicans concerned that his nomination could splinter the GOP. Among Republican voters in modern York,nearly 6 in 10 said the nominating contest is dividing the party, according to exit polls.
Still, and about 7 in 10 modern York Republicans said the candidate with the most votes in primary contests should be the Republican presidential nomineeThe surveys were conducted by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks.
Trump now leads the GOP race with 804 delegates,ahead of Cruz with 559 and Kasich with 144. Securing the GOP nomination requires 1237.
Source: wnyc.org