John Kasich and Ted Cruz Hunt for Votes in Upstate New York
Whereas Mr. Trump struggled in previous primaries to appeal to affluent, well educated and suburban voters, while running stronger in rural areas, polls show him faring less well upstate than in New York City and Long Island.Both culturally and economically, upstate New York has more in common with the Rust Belt, where deindustrialization has drained both jobs and people. It also includes dairy farms and university cities, and in nonpresidential elections it leans Republican: 43 of 51 upstate c..>> view originalTrump counting on NY state GOP to pick friendly delegates
Donald Trump is counting on New York’s Republican Party leaders to pick Trump-friendly delegates after the state’s April 19 primary. But the New York Republican State Committee gets to choose 14 at-large delegates — party stalwarts who may not be so loyal to the mogul. They include Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox, who will pick the at-large delegates, and national committee co-chairs Jennifer Saul Rich and Charles Joyce, who have not publicly endorsed a candidate. Trump has clashed with Cox in..>> view originalNew York primary: 4 issues to watch
American Banner(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)ALBANY - For the first time in decades, New York matters.It’s a surprising statement about a state that, as home to the nation’s most-populous city and media capital, isn’t starved for attention.But when it comes to the presidential primary campaigns, New York is finally looming large — a major change from past campaign cycles, when the major parties’ candidates were decided long before they got to the Empire State.Now, the remaining hopefuls — Rep..>> view originalCan Bernie Sanders Upset Hillary Clinton in New York?
In an effort to counter Hillary Clinton’s lead in New York, Bernie Sanders has scheduled a number of campaign events in the state, including a rally outside his childhood home in Brooklyn. Credit Photograph by Eric Thayer / Getty Images On the face of it, Hillary Clinton shouldn’t have much trouble winning the New York Democratic primary on April 19th. In the 2008 version of this contest, when she was running as a two-term, home-state U.S. senator, she got more than fifty-seven..>> view originalA Roomful of Funny Women, Bonding Over the New York Comedy Life
Photo More than 200 women in comedy packed Littlefield in Gowanus, Brooklyn, for a group portrait on Saturday. The comedian Jessica Delfino came up with the idea and enlisted the photographer Mindy Tucker. Credit Dina Litovsky for The New York Times The idea was simple but novel: Take one picture of as many women in New York City’s varied comedy scenes as possible.And so on Saturday afternoon, despite the cold and rain, more than 200 female comedians gathered to have th..>> view originalRevelation on Brussels Attackers Fuels Fears of New Assaults
Photo Investigators continued to collect materials in Brussels on Saturday as part of their inquiry into the attacks in Paris and Brussels. Credit Nicolas Maeterlinck/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images BRUSSELS — The announcement by the Belgian authorities on Sunday that the attackers who set off bombs in Brussels on March 22 had initially planned to strike in France was a reminder that intelligence and police services are still learning about the full extent of the Is..>> view originalSaturday Night Live Spoofs Hillary Clinton's NYC Subway Swipe Fail
Saturday Night Live spoofed Hillary Clinton’s recent troubles trying to enter a New York City subway in a sketch that also poked fun at the Democratic presidential candidate and former New York senator’s attempts to win over the state’s voters amid a losing streak. Clinton, portrayed by SNL’s Kate McKinnon, tells viewers that her favorite part of the Big Apple is its subway system before it cuts to a clip of McKinnon failing to swipe through a turnstile. It took Clinton at least four swipes ..>> view originalDe Blasio plays dumb on fed probe into fundraising
An incredulous Mayor de Blasio said Sunday he has “no information about an investigation happening” — just two days after The Post and other reported the feds are probing his fundraising efforts. “I haven’t heard anything about any investigation,” he told Chuck Todd on Meet the Press. “There haven’t been any questions posed to me or my team.” De Blasio’s Sunday public schedule listed him as appearing on the show to “discuss the upcoming New York primary” between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sande..>> view originalCheesecake and Turnstiles: Hillary Clinton's New York Weekend
PhotoHillary Clinton, with Representative Hakeem Jeffries, right, and Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, left, at Junior’s restaurant in Brooklyn on Saturday.Credit Hilary Swift for The New York Times Hillary Clinton tried to highlight her New York City credentials this weekend, bouncing from shaking hands at Junior’s Cheesecake in Brooklyn to holding a rally in the borough’s Sunset Park neighborhood and making a cameo at a black-tie roast with the city’s voracious press corps. On Sunday, Mrs. Clinton ..>> view originalGeorge Will: 'New York Values' Is Honoring Rosenbergs, Electing Ex ...
Recapping the liberal media's infatuation and uneasiness with Ted Cruz's "New York values" comment, Fox News Sunday panelist and Washington Post columnist George Will highlighted how Cruz's slogan has had nothing to do with 9/11 but instead how the city's liberal base has recently honored Soviet spies and elected a mayor who used to work for the Sandinistas. Will first explained how Cruz's appearances in various New York City boroughs have made for "an uneasy fit," but are necessary as he tries ..>> view original
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