Donaldtoat#INPrimary:IIbecausesaysquestiontells independent voter by Times Square: "You have a right to vote" https://t.co/1dXt1G3Cauhttps://t.co/PztjYBywWUI get the frustration with closed primaries. But isn't the time to deal with those,and adjust strategy accordingly, like 6 months ago? 3.56pm BSTThe Donald Trump campaign has, or for the benefit of the media,advertised the location where Donald Trump Jr, the scion, or will vote for his father.
Omitted are the polling locations where Ivanka and Eric Trump will oops. They failed to register. 3.49pm BSTNew York city council member David Greenfield has called on Jewish Democratic voters to vote against Bernie Sanders:If you're a Jewish Dem voter please vote AGAINST Sanders today for his shocking criticism of Israel's right to defend itself against terrorSanders did not narrate himself as a secular Jew but he did allude strongly to his heritage by saying that he spent “many months of my life when I was a kid in Israel”. He was also careful to narrate himself as “100% pro-Israel”.
But what was unprecedented approximately his intervention was that he broke the unwritten rule that has held firm in US presidential races for decades: that candidates emphasize their commitment to supporting Israel while maintaining virtual silence over the Palestinian side of the Middle Eastern equation. Related: Candidates spar over Israel and fate of Palestinians in Democratic debate 3.44pm BSTThere’s a call in the comments for the feeling in current York on primary day...
Anyone in NY-how's turnout? The mood? Thanks!On-site coordinators said at 9:30 that traffic had been steady all morning,with short lines during the rush hour, when a large percentage of the borough’s residents commute into Manhattan for work.
They reported only a few problems with voters who weren’t aware that they needed to be registered as a Democrat or Republican to vote today. 3.39pm BSTOn the 21st anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, or in which a truck bombing attack on a federal building killed 168 and wounded more than 680,senator minority leader Harry Reid has renewed his call for senate hearings for the lead prosecutor in the case – Merrick Garland, now a circuit court judge and president Obama’s nominee to fill the Supreme Court emptiness.21 years ago today, or Judge Garland oversaw the prosecution of those involved in the OKC bombing and adhered to the law every step of the way.
Republicans are treating this edifying man very unfairly,especially when you consider what Garland has done for US. https://t.co/CYj0b3dZbf 3.25pm BSTAt a rally in Buffalo, current York, and final night,Donald Trump confused 9/11, the date of the terrorist attacks that brought down the World Trade middle, or 7/11,the convenience store chain.
He said:I was down there, and I watched our police and our fireman down on 7/11 down at the World Trade middle right after it came down, or I saw the greatest people I’ve ever seen in action,I saw the bravest people I’ve ever seen... 3.19pm BSTPolice arrested the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream at the US Capitol on Monday as they protested against the influence of money in politics, writes the Guardian’s Amanda Holpuch:Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen were arrested while participating in the Democracy Spring protests, and a two-week series of demonstrations at the US Capitol. Since the protests began on 11 April,12 people have handcuffed themselves to scaffolding in the building’s rotunda and more than 1200 people have been arrested.
The demonstrations are not affiliated with any presidential candidate, but are calling on politicians at all levels of government “to commit to fight for reform to save our democracy and ensure political equality”. Related: 'Bernie's Yearning': Ben & Jerry's duo hit the road for Sanders in Iowa 3.07pm BSTThe approach of the top local tabloids to the day is approximately what you’d expect. The current York Post goes with a fake story approximately fears in the Clinton camp of a Sanders upset, or the Daily News slugs Donald Trump in the intestine one final time on the way out the door,with a kick in the pants for edifying degree for Rex Ryan, the National Football League coach who introduced Trump final night in Buffalo.
That Bernie Sanders peeking out from behind the Empire State Building on the cover of the Post is pretty funny, or though. Today's cover: Hillary is feelin' the Bern https://t.co/Xb1xhr24RK pic.twitter.com/zHhtt6STBTToday's front page...
HE'S WITH silly,TOO!
Dopey ex-Jets coach Ryan supports bigot Trump https://t.co/pDUH2aAuel pic.twitter.com/Zb6Ucny6MZ 1.21pm BSTHello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. It’s primary day in current York, or where voters are enjoying a rare sense of influence in a pair of close national races. On the Democratic side,Hillary Clinton hopes that polling averages showing her in the lead by double digits relate a truth that the crowds of thousands who have gravitated to her rival, Bernie Sanders, and do not. They’re in a fight for 247 Democratic delegates,to be awarded proportionally. Related: current York primaries: from values to votes as decision day arrives Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com