Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Trump and Clinton Win Momentum After Home State Victories


Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are continuing their campaigns for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations, after both won commanding victories in Tuesday's New York primary.

Native New Yorker Mr. Trump won 60 per cent of the vote in his home state, while Hillary Clinton, who was the state's Senator for 8 years, took 58% in the Democratic primary.

Peter Emerson has been involved with every Democratic race since 1972. He says the former First Lady has bounced back but will find it hard to shake off rival, Senator Bernie Sanders:

IN: Clearly, Hillary Clinton…
OUT: ...to support that
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Peter Emerson was a senior official in President Jimmy Carter's White House. He says Ted Cruz is unlikely to back out of the Republican race yet:

IN: The reality is…
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OUT: … to move forward
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Expert Peter Emerson says Donald Trump's ascent heading into the next five primaries leaves the Republican party with a tough decision:

IN: I would predict…
OUT: ...want to win
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