On April 19, New York State residents registered to a specific political party voted in their respective primaries. New York has a closed primary system -- you can only vote in the primary of a political primary if you are registered to said party. For example, you must be registered a Democrat to vote for Sanders in the primary, just as you must be registered as a Republican to vote for Trump.
Let's start by addressing the elephants in the room: the Republican Party. Donald Trump won the NYS Republican primaries by obtaining 60 percent of the votes from the party. Trailing behind him with 25 percent of voters is John Kasich, and even further behind is Ted Cruz with only 15 percent of the votes.
Trump has gained much popularity in the Republican Party by addressing what most Republicans hold to their heart most, the great land known as the United States of America. By seeking to "Make America Great Again" and touching on issues that many right wingers feel passionately about, Trump has gained a lot of support throughout the country. His understanding of big business has also given him an edge on the election. However, Trump's history of bankruptcies and reality show housewife behavior at debates could push some of his supporters away. Also, his most recent mishap at a speech when he confused the horrific events of 9/11 and the chain store 7/11. Although this could have just been a slip of the tongue, to the families and friends and people who lived through that tragedy, it doesn't have any justification. Trump has taken a more radical approach to gaining the Republican candidacy, but only time will tell if he will become the next POTUS.
John Kasich did well in Ohio -- bringing the state out of debt, reforming the criminal justice system, and improving educational standards. There is not much good or bad to say about Kasich. He is not publicized too much, other than that he is not dropping out of the campaign until he is booted out. Good luck, Johnny Boy.
Ted Cruz is pushing for a movement of courageous conservatives with his "TrusTed" campaign. Ted is what many consider to be a stereotypical Texan: pro-guns, pro-life, low taxes and protecting the Constitution. And to clarify for my conspiracy theorist readers, he is not the Zodiac Killer.
The close battle for the Democratic candidate slot between Clinton and Sanders remains strong. Clinton took the lead in the NYS Democratic primary, taking 58 percent of the votes and Sanders the remaining 42 percent. In the toss-up between Clinton and Sanders, either one rising to be the presidential candidate is very possible.
Clinton is in some trouble with the Benghazi incident, and being indicted for the emails that were deleted, and the four men that were killed could put a hamper on her election -- and her life. What is fun to also note about Clinton is that she cannot talk about her past experiences as Secretary of State and First Lady at debates, due to the Benghazi incident and what happened with her husband in the White House. Yes, Hillary, the past does come back to haunt you. All she can say is she has experience. We've already had a Clinton experience -- twice now -- and we see how well she performed when those four men died.
Also, Sanders could be too socialist for some. Although popular with a lot of the younger crowd that wants the government to pay for their expenses, he might have too much of a socialist mindset for some of the older generations. What I find to be particularly interesting is this push towards socialism in this country, when we lifted an embargo off of Cuba within the last year because they are no longer a Communist nation. Didn't we fight several wars trying to contain Communism? Unless I was taught American history incorrectly, it seems as though the thing we thought was the enemy 30, or so, years ago is now becoming what is desired for the United States.
Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results
http://opportunitylives.com/the-contenders-top-5-a...
