All political eyes are now on New York.
It’s Trump’s home state, so he should do well. It’s Clinton’s adopted home so she should do well. It’s where Sanders was born, so he should do well. It’s where people know and dislike Trump, so Cruz should do well. Everyone will win!
For me, it’s a bit more fun watching candidates hop around NY than NH. I know the state better, so it has a bit more relevance. In terms of political campaigns, the pressure is on and the candidates are firing on all cylinders, including taking swipes at one another. And for some reason, New York matters greatly this year.
It’s must-win for everyone, until the day after. Then the media will pile on and demand, again, that candidates drop out. They will explain why it is unlikely or hopeless for a candidate to continue. No one will win enough to become the candidate of a party, no one will drop out, and we’ll move on to the next round of primaries.
All political eyes will be on California.
Debatable
That was an excellent debate. It was the most like watching the Prime Minister questions on C-Span that I’ve ever seen in the US.
on second thought
I’ve thought about it overnight and while I’m biased, I do think Sanders had the better night.
I thought Clinton stumbled badly on releasing her transcripts. Fracking, $15 min wage, and other issues weighed her down, too. Invoking 9-11 seemed weak. She dodged a few questions by defending Obama rather than answer the question, then when Libya came up, she threw Obama under the bus to say that staff just advise him and he makes all decisions. Waiting for the Bernie cheers to die down before closing remarks must have been rough.
I enjoyed the “realness” of the crowd cheering for their candidates, and appreciated the moderators moving things along and pressing candidates on candidates repeatedly. Yes or No! Answer! You didn’t answer!
Good Old NYers
I think Bernie won the night.
The crowd though- it was heartening to hear such an impassioned and vocal bunch. 🙂
Hmmm...
I’d like to say I learned something from a fair election yesterday, but I don’t know what I’ve learned. It sounds as if there were a lot of people denied their vote, with record numbers of complaints coming to the Attorney General. The Mayor of NYC even spoke out about how disturbing the inability to vote was, and demanded answers.
Looking at the map, upstate went Sanders and the city went for Clinton. But the city was where they had the most voting problems.
I was expecting much more of a tie-like result. I’d expect that if we ever learn what the disenfranchised cited for, the results would tighten quite a bit.
An 5-8% win I might buy. 15% seems abnormal. But that’s just a gut feeling.
I see my ol’ stomping ground of Cayuga County came though for Sanders, and Clinton only tipped the scales in Erie County late in the night and by a handful of votes. I thank them for contributing delegates to the pile. : )
Incessant premature predicting & excessive hype
I changed the channel away from news last night when the media were all predicting winners with only a miniscule percent of the vote counted.
The numbers appear to be
The numbers appear to be adding up.
Speaking to CNN on Tuesday night, Board of Elections Executive Director Michael Ryan pushed back against the growing criticism, saying, “We’re not finding that there were issues throughout the city that are any different than what we experience in other elections.”
Of the 126,000 Democratic voters taken off from the rolls in Brooklyn, Ryan said 12,000 had moved out of borough, while 44,000 more had been placed in an inactive file after mailings to their homes bounced back. An additional 70,000 were already inactive and, having failed to vote in two successive federal elections or respond to cancel notices, were removed.
Perhaps
But someone should tell Martha Stewart:
“When I went to vote yesterday I was not in the records and had to fill out extensive forms and affidavits .i was told many had to do this”
just because she's Martha
just because she’s Martha Stewart doesn’t mean she’s voted in the last few election cycles. She was probably too busy baking bundt cakes.
Wait a minute, isn't she a
Wait a minute, isn’t she a felon?
Oh, she's probably off parole
Oh, she’s probably off parole now, you can vote in NY once you’re off parole.
Congratulations!
Your side won — be happy.
While I do admit that Bernie
While I do admit that Bernie has been a big disappointment to me in this run, I don’t really have “a side.” Will probably be happier if Hillary gets the nomination but I’m just voting for the Democrat….Supreme Court, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, healthcare and women’s issues and all. Gun rights are a big deal with me, really not happy about Bernie’s response to the Sandy Hook families.
It's time
Bernie needs to drop out, endorse Clinton, and extol his supporters to go vote in November.
He’s about to become a bitter, hypocritical loser who may well hurt the Dems if he stays in much longer.
The Long Haul
Why should he drop out now? he’s got enough money to keep going and the longer he stays in the race the more his progressive platform will be heard. That’s a good thing. I’m not so sure that Bernie’s supporters are going to meekly flock to Clinton. She better hope that they do. I know many people who just don’t feel that they can vote for her. Whoever gets the GOP nomination doesn’t really matter- with Clinton the only choice on the Democratic side it will be voters having to choose between 2 disastrous outcomes or just sitting out this election. Or maybe voting for the Green party candidate. I’m not sure Clinton realizes how much Bernie’s supporters distrust her and view her as a Republican in Democratic clothing.
I guess
I didn’t realize how short sighted and delusional many Bernie supporters apparently are.
I will have no trouble pulling the lever for Hillary rather than staying home or voting for some whackjob.
Delusional whackjobs
Did you forget something? There are two “whackjobs” in this race. What if people less enchanted by the status quo decide to vote for the other one this fall? Wouldn’t that be interesting….
That said, wouldn’t it be nice if we didn’t call each other ‘delusional’ and ‘whackjobs’ when we disagree with their politics?
Delusional
Having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions.
As in, “Bernie has a realistic chance of winning the Democratic nomination.”
Whackjob was referring to the candidates not the voters but if the shoe fits…
There is nothing short
There is nothing short sighted or delusional about wanting to have a nominee who hasn’t spent so much time in bed with Wall Street; the banking industry and big corporations that it is impossible for her to separate herself. Nothing delusional about wanting a President who isn’t willing to settle for keeping things the way they are; who isn’t afraid to rock the boat; who knows that this country can do better – for everyone- not just the wealthiest. Why would you want someone who is only interested in as little change as possible; who feels right at home at a fundraiser where the privilege of being invited cost hundreds of thousands of dollars? To me the candidate who thinks that kind of money is perfectly fine is the “whack job” and a dishonest one at that.
Noted
Boehner calling Cruz “Lucifer in the flesh” goes in the notebook as one of my favorite moments of the GOP campaign season thus far.