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Donald Trump basked in his New York primary victory from Trump Tower on Tuesday night, declaring that the GOP nominating process is all but over. “We don’t have much of a race anymore,” Trump said. Sen. Cruz is just about mathematically eliminated.” Trump is poised to take a strong majority of New York’s 95 delegates on Tuesday night. Ted […]

NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports Cruz has changed his focus to Pennsylvania and making a play for the state’s unbound delegates. Jackson, the network’s Cruz correspondent, said even if Cruz has a third place finish in Pennsylvania, they’ll win more than half the delegates. “It’s very telling that’s Ted Cruz tonight is not in Brooklyn or […]

Mitch McConnell on GOP Convention: “I’m Increasing Optimistic That There May Be Second Ballot” (VIDEO)   Jim Hoft Apr 19th, 2016 8:59 am 12 Comments Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke with reporters Monday that he is “increasingly optimistic” there will be a second ballot at the RNC Convention in Cleveland in July. Mitch […]

To hear the front-runners describe it, the fall presidential campaign could pit “the Donkey of the Decade”  vs. “Crooked Hillary Clinton.” Clinton, appearing on a New York radio show Monday morning the day before the state’s primary, was asked on the “The Breakfast Club” whether Donald Trump scared her. She said he did, adding: “I think he’s the Donkey […]

Rep. Peter King (R., N.Y.) has never been shy about expressing his loathing for Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas), and he was at it again Tuesday on Morning Joe, saying he hated Cruz and would take cyanide if he become the Republican nominee. Co-host Willie Geist read out a quote from King in which he […]

Voters have gone to the polls in droves during the Republican primaries, putting turnout on a record pace, yet the decision about who will be the ultimate nominee is increasingly likely to rest with fewer than 2,500 party insiders. That has put GOP leaders in a historic and potentially explosive bind: Explaining that while Donald […]

A former senior advisor to Donald Trump thinks the Republican presidential front-runner should ask his delegates to promise to support him on every ballot at a contested convention by having them sign a loyalty pledge. “We’re going to produce a voluntary loyalty pledge that will say, if you’re a Trump delegate, that you’ll stick with […]

By Rich Calder and Bob Fredericks, New York Post Less than 24 hours before the polls open in New York, Hillary Clinton’s campaign tried to downgrade expectations of a huge victory by predicting a less-than-overwhelming margin in Tuesday’s presidential primary. “I think the margin will be a little tighter than people expect,” campaign spokesman Brian […]

It has been a challenging month for both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, as neither has won since March 22. It’s not enough for them to win the New York primary today — they’ve got to win convincingly. For Clinton, who is up by about 12 points in the Real Clear Politics polling average in […]