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Twitter had a field day mocking the 'creepy man' standing behind Ted Cruz during his victory speech on Tuesday
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Even though Cruz crushed Trump in the Wisconsin primary, winning the state with 49 per cent, all focus was on the man behind him
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People questioned the man's identity, asking if it was Cruz's running mate or possible Siamese twin or puppet master
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Many couldn't resist comparing Neylon to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer as he peered eerily over Cruz's shoulder
Ironically, Dahmer's (right) childhood home is up for rent during this year's Republican National Convention in July
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The man behind Cruz is actually Wisconsin state representative Adam Neylon (pictured). Some people tweeted at Neylon telling him he looked awkward. He told them he just stood where he was told
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Wisconsin State rep is mocked mercilessly on Twitter
[h=6]- APRIL 06, 2016 -[/h][h=1]PENNSYLVANIA POLL: TRUMP, CLINTON LEAD RIVALS[/h]CNN
National front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are favored to win in Pennsylvania later this month, but both have just single-digit leads in the Keystone State, a new poll finds.
Trump has the support of 39% of Republicans there, according to a new Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday. That's a nine-point advantage over Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 30% support and a 15-point lead over John Kasich who had 24%. The Ohio governor has previously made the case that he could have a strong showing in Pennsylvania, where he was born.
The GOP race is expected to favor Trump and Kasich as the map turns East and voters are generally more moderate.
Voters will head to Pennsylvania on April 26: A large number of delegates, 71, are at stake on the Republican side, but the state's complex system for allocating delegates means that only 17 will be up for grabs on primary day.
Democratic primary voters there will award 189 delegates on a proportional basis. Clinton leads rival Bernie Sanders by 6 points, 50% to 44% in the state, according to the survey.
The survey was conducted from March 30 to April 4, entirely before Tuesday night's Wisconsin results. In the survey, 578 likely Republican voters were polled for a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points, and 514 likely Democratic voters for a margin of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.
National front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are favored to win in Pennsylvania later this month, but both have just single-digit leads in the Keystone State, a new poll finds.
Trump has the support of 39% of Republicans there, according to a new Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday. That's a nine-point advantage over Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 30% support and a 15-point lead over John Kasich who had 24%. The Ohio governor has previously made the case that he could have a strong showing in Pennsylvania, where he was born.
The GOP race is expected to favor Trump and Kasich as the map turns East and voters are generally more moderate.
Voters will head to Pennsylvania on April 26: A large number of delegates, 71, are at stake on the Republican side, but the state's complex system for allocating delegates means that only 17 will be up for grabs on primary day.
Democratic primary voters there will award 189 delegates on a proportional basis. Clinton leads rival Bernie Sanders by 6 points, 50% to 44% in the state, according to the survey.
The survey was conducted from March 30 to April 4, entirely before Tuesday night's Wisconsin results. In the survey, 578 likely Republican voters were polled for a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points, and 514 likely Democratic voters for a margin of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.
To expand on this, for future polling purposes:So much for ARG. I guess tonight was that 5th time. Even the Polls that had Lyin Ted +10% severely underestimated this one.
CARL BIALIK 10:06 PM
An American Research Group poll conducted last Friday through Sunday showed Trump leading Cruz by 10 points in Wisconsin. Every other poll after February showed either Cruz ahead or Trump up by two points. With Cruz the projected winner, and possibly headed for a double-digit win, that’s looking like another big miss by ARG. The firm also showed Clinton ahead of Sanders by a point, and he may win by double digits, too.
Even the best pollsters have the occasional miss — and sometimes a whole bunch of them do at the same time — but ARG has had more than its share of misses so far in this election. It showed Cruz ahead in Texas by a point; he won by 17. It showed Trump losing by two points to Kasich in Michigan; he won by 12 points. And it showed Kasich finishing ahead of Cruz in South Carolina; Cruz beat there by 15 points. Results like these in past races helped earn ARG a C- in the last version of our pollster ratings.
[h=1]Why isn't Trump campaigning? Donald cancels press conference and takes ANOTHER hiatus after 10-day break in March[/h]
Donald Trump is taking another break from the presidential race, just when he managed to recapture momentum with a gargantuan homecoming rally in New York on Wednesday night.
He last disappeared from the campaign trail for ten days in March, diving back in during the run-up to the Wisconsin primary.
The billionaire's official and unofficial schedules both evaporated on Wednesday, with the campaign calling off a Friday press conference in California and abandoning an unpublished plan to spend two days in Colorado.
'The trip to California has been rescheduled,' Trump press secretary Hope Hicks told DailyMail.com on Thursday morning, without providing further details.
'We look forward to campaigning in New York and returning to California in the weeks ahead.'
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LOW ENERGY? Donald Trump is calling off a Friday press conference and scrubbing a trip to Colorado in the wake of a Wisconsin drubbing, and while the upcoming primary schedule favors him
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CANCELED: This press notice went out Tuesday to reporters but now the event has disappeared from Trump's campaign website
Hicks did not respond to questions about where Trump will be through the weekend and what's on his itinerary.
The campaign had distributed a media advisory on Tuesday describing a noontime Friday press conference at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in the town of Rancho Palos Verdes.
The press event had also been added to the public schedule available on Trump's campaign website.
But by Thursday morning that notice was gone, replaced by a message that read: 'Please check back later for an updated schedule.'
Despite the high-stakes New York primary looming 12 days away, The Donald's schedule was blank. No speeches, no rallies, no town halls, no nothing.
It's highly unusual for politicians to publicly announce and then cancel a press conference. Doubly so with Trump, to whom media have had unusual levels of access during the campaign.
It's unclear what Trump had planned to announce – The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the billionaire Republican front-runner would soon shift gears and deliver a series of policy-focused speeches – but for now it will have to wait.
Separately, there had been buzz about Trump and his staff visiting Colorado on Thursday during conventions held in four of the state's congressional districts, and again on Saturday for the statewide party convention.
A Colorado Republican consultant told DailyMail.com that Trump's campaign had reserved a block of rooms for Saturday in Colorado Springs, to attend that convention.
By Thursday morning, the consultant said, those rooms were no longer being held.
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HOMECOMING: Trump spoke to more than 10,000 people Wednesday night in his native New York
Colorado has been a disaster for Team Trump so far. Party insiders organizing the first two congressional-district conventions, held April 2, awarded all of their Republican National Convention delegates to Ted Cruz, Trump's main rival for the nomination.
More of the same is expected through the weekend as Cruz's forces out-organize Trump's, and it's possible top Trump aides determined it would be better to ignore an embarrassing loss than to draw attention to it by being in the room when it happened.
Similar drama played out in North Dakota, with Cruz's ground game overcoming Trump's celebrity to muscle delegates out of a complicated process, but it went largely unreported.
Kyle Kohli, spokesman for the Colorado Republican Party, told DailyMail.com on Wednesday that Trump's campaign was 'doing advance work suggesting a visit' – sending staff to lay the groundwork and test the political waters.
But the campaign had made 'no confirmed plans with us,' he said.
Trump had lost momentum in the race with a Wisconsin drubbing at Cruz's hands on Tuesday, but the pendulum swung dramatically a day later.
Back on Trump's home turf, and away from the establishment Republican machine that had crushed him in the Badger State, the real estate tycoon drew more than 10,000 people to an evening rally on Long Island.
Hours earlier, Cruz had trouble drawing more than 100 in the Bronx and was embarrassed when a high school canceled his appearance there amid student threats of a mass walkout over his policy on illegal immigration.
A big win in New York for the native son Trump may be a foregone conclusion, and he is expected to trounce Cruz in the string of northeastern and midatlantic states whose primaries fall a week later on April 26.
But California could be more problematic, making Trump's cancelation all the more puzzling.
A Field poll released Thursday morning found Trump leading Cruz in the Golden State by a 39-32 margin, but Cruz outperforms him in Los Angeles County and some inland districts.
California awards its delegates June 7 on a winner-take-all basis in each congressional district, meaning Cruz could come away with delegates even if he only makes a decent showing in a few regions.
'The result that we got in this poll does not benefit Trump's chances,' said Mark DiCamillo, director of the Field poll.
'If these regional differences persist, the delegate allocations will be more divided' among the candidates, he said, as they squabble over 172 delegates – enough to make or break Trump's endgame.
- California press conference on Friday disappears from Trump's published schedule
- Planned trip to Colorado's state GOP convention on Thursday and Saturday is scrubbed
- Trump took a 10-day break from campaigning in March
Donald Trump is taking another break from the presidential race, just when he managed to recapture momentum with a gargantuan homecoming rally in New York on Wednesday night.
He last disappeared from the campaign trail for ten days in March, diving back in during the run-up to the Wisconsin primary.
The billionaire's official and unofficial schedules both evaporated on Wednesday, with the campaign calling off a Friday press conference in California and abandoning an unpublished plan to spend two days in Colorado.
'The trip to California has been rescheduled,' Trump press secretary Hope Hicks told DailyMail.com on Thursday morning, without providing further details.
'We look forward to campaigning in New York and returning to California in the weeks ahead.'
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LOW ENERGY? Donald Trump is calling off a Friday press conference and scrubbing a trip to Colorado in the wake of a Wisconsin drubbing, and while the upcoming primary schedule favors him
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CANCELED: This press notice went out Tuesday to reporters but now the event has disappeared from Trump's campaign website
Hicks did not respond to questions about where Trump will be through the weekend and what's on his itinerary.
The campaign had distributed a media advisory on Tuesday describing a noontime Friday press conference at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in the town of Rancho Palos Verdes.
The press event had also been added to the public schedule available on Trump's campaign website.
But by Thursday morning that notice was gone, replaced by a message that read: 'Please check back later for an updated schedule.'
Despite the high-stakes New York primary looming 12 days away, The Donald's schedule was blank. No speeches, no rallies, no town halls, no nothing.
It's highly unusual for politicians to publicly announce and then cancel a press conference. Doubly so with Trump, to whom media have had unusual levels of access during the campaign.
It's unclear what Trump had planned to announce – The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the billionaire Republican front-runner would soon shift gears and deliver a series of policy-focused speeches – but for now it will have to wait.
Separately, there had been buzz about Trump and his staff visiting Colorado on Thursday during conventions held in four of the state's congressional districts, and again on Saturday for the statewide party convention.
A Colorado Republican consultant told DailyMail.com that Trump's campaign had reserved a block of rooms for Saturday in Colorado Springs, to attend that convention.
By Thursday morning, the consultant said, those rooms were no longer being held.
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HOMECOMING: Trump spoke to more than 10,000 people Wednesday night in his native New York
Colorado has been a disaster for Team Trump so far. Party insiders organizing the first two congressional-district conventions, held April 2, awarded all of their Republican National Convention delegates to Ted Cruz, Trump's main rival for the nomination.
More of the same is expected through the weekend as Cruz's forces out-organize Trump's, and it's possible top Trump aides determined it would be better to ignore an embarrassing loss than to draw attention to it by being in the room when it happened.
Similar drama played out in North Dakota, with Cruz's ground game overcoming Trump's celebrity to muscle delegates out of a complicated process, but it went largely unreported.
Kyle Kohli, spokesman for the Colorado Republican Party, told DailyMail.com on Wednesday that Trump's campaign was 'doing advance work suggesting a visit' – sending staff to lay the groundwork and test the political waters.
But the campaign had made 'no confirmed plans with us,' he said.
Trump had lost momentum in the race with a Wisconsin drubbing at Cruz's hands on Tuesday, but the pendulum swung dramatically a day later.
Back on Trump's home turf, and away from the establishment Republican machine that had crushed him in the Badger State, the real estate tycoon drew more than 10,000 people to an evening rally on Long Island.
Hours earlier, Cruz had trouble drawing more than 100 in the Bronx and was embarrassed when a high school canceled his appearance there amid student threats of a mass walkout over his policy on illegal immigration.
A big win in New York for the native son Trump may be a foregone conclusion, and he is expected to trounce Cruz in the string of northeastern and midatlantic states whose primaries fall a week later on April 26.
But California could be more problematic, making Trump's cancelation all the more puzzling.
A Field poll released Thursday morning found Trump leading Cruz in the Golden State by a 39-32 margin, but Cruz outperforms him in Los Angeles County and some inland districts.
California awards its delegates June 7 on a winner-take-all basis in each congressional district, meaning Cruz could come away with delegates even if he only makes a decent showing in a few regions.
'The result that we got in this poll does not benefit Trump's chances,' said Mark DiCamillo, director of the Field poll.
'If these regional differences persist, the delegate allocations will be more divided' among the candidates, he said, as they squabble over 172 delegates – enough to make or break Trump's endgame.
Since I'm rooting for him to get the nod, this isn't good news...yet.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...mp-unfavorable-rating-poll-manafort/82763362/
A new poll shows 7 out of 10 Americans hold an unfavorable view of Donald Trump, who announced he’s reshuffling his campaign after his loss in this week’s Wisconsin primary.
The Associated Press-GfK poll shows Trump with what the AP described as “unprecedented unpopularity” among those of every race, gender and political viewpoint.
Among Republicans, the poll found nearly half don’t like their party’s current front-runner.
Sixty-three percent of registered voters said they “definitely would not vote for” Trump in a general election, including 31% of Republicans.
Still, Trump continues to lead the Republican race in delegates.
But while he enjoys a steady base of support among Republicans, as AP notes, the numbers raise questions as to whether Trump can gain enough support from voters at large to win a general election.
Ben Carson, Trump’s one-time rival who’s since endorsed his campaign, said Thursday said it was an "obvious statement" that there were others who might make a better president than the New York billionaire.
"Obviously, there's always going to be someone who's better at virtually anything," Carson told CNN’s John Bermna and Kate Bolduan. "That doesn't mean that you're not good. But of course, there are always better people at anything"
Trump’s unfavorability has risen in recent weeks, climbing from 58% in mid-February to 69%, according to this week’s poll.
For comparison, 59% of Americans viewed Ted Cruz unfavorably in the latest poll, and 55% said the same of Hillary Clinton.
Trump's rise in unfavorability came after a period in which Trump embroiled himself in several high-profile controversies.
In recent weeks, Trump has made (and then walked back) a claim that women should be punished for having banned abortions, threatened and insulted Cruz’s wife and defended a campaign manager charged with battery against a female reporter.
The poll also comes in the wake of Trump's loss to Ted Cruz in Wisconsin, an upset that increased the chances of a contested Republican convention this summer.
Trump announced Thursday that he would expand the role of Paul Manafort, previously tasked with leading delegate operations, to include all convention efforts related to securing Trump’s nomination.
“The nomination process has reached a point that requires someone familiar with the complexities involved in the final stages,” Trump said in a statement.
The AP-Gfk poll surveyed 1,076 adults via phone and online from March 3 to April 4. It has a sample error of plus or minus 3.3%.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...mp-unfavorable-rating-poll-manafort/82763362/
A new poll shows 7 out of 10 Americans hold an unfavorable view of Donald Trump, who announced he’s reshuffling his campaign after his loss in this week’s Wisconsin primary.
The Associated Press-GfK poll shows Trump with what the AP described as “unprecedented unpopularity” among those of every race, gender and political viewpoint.
Among Republicans, the poll found nearly half don’t like their party’s current front-runner.
Sixty-three percent of registered voters said they “definitely would not vote for” Trump in a general election, including 31% of Republicans.
Still, Trump continues to lead the Republican race in delegates.
But while he enjoys a steady base of support among Republicans, as AP notes, the numbers raise questions as to whether Trump can gain enough support from voters at large to win a general election.
Ben Carson, Trump’s one-time rival who’s since endorsed his campaign, said Thursday said it was an "obvious statement" that there were others who might make a better president than the New York billionaire.
"Obviously, there's always going to be someone who's better at virtually anything," Carson told CNN’s John Bermna and Kate Bolduan. "That doesn't mean that you're not good. But of course, there are always better people at anything"
Trump’s unfavorability has risen in recent weeks, climbing from 58% in mid-February to 69%, according to this week’s poll.
For comparison, 59% of Americans viewed Ted Cruz unfavorably in the latest poll, and 55% said the same of Hillary Clinton.
Trump's rise in unfavorability came after a period in which Trump embroiled himself in several high-profile controversies.
In recent weeks, Trump has made (and then walked back) a claim that women should be punished for having banned abortions, threatened and insulted Cruz’s wife and defended a campaign manager charged with battery against a female reporter.
The poll also comes in the wake of Trump's loss to Ted Cruz in Wisconsin, an upset that increased the chances of a contested Republican convention this summer.
Trump announced Thursday that he would expand the role of Paul Manafort, previously tasked with leading delegate operations, to include all convention efforts related to securing Trump’s nomination.
“The nomination process has reached a point that requires someone familiar with the complexities involved in the final stages,” Trump said in a statement.
The AP-Gfk poll surveyed 1,076 adults via phone and online from March 3 to April 4. It has a sample error of plus or minus 3.3%.
[h=6]APRIL 07, 2016 -[/h][h=1]RUDY GIULIANI IS VOTING FOR DONALD TRUMP[/h]New York Post
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani said he’s voting for fellow New Yorker Donald Trump for president in the April 19 Republican primary.
“I support Trump. I’m gonna vote for Trump,” Giuliani told The Post Thursday.
Giuliani said he expects Trump will get more than 50 percent of the statewide vote and amass a lion’s share of New York’s 95 delegates.
“It’s a question of how much he gets over 50 percent. If he wins 70 to 80 delegates, Donald has a good shot of securing the 1,237 delegates to secure the nomination before the convention,” Giuliani said.
Giuliani said he met with Ted Cruz a few months ago, before the Texas senator blasted “New York values.”
He said Cruz’s dumping on New York “values” to score political points rankled him.
“It’s New York City. We’re family. I can make fun of New York. But you can’t!” he said.
“I know he was attacking liberal Democratic values … I know. I fought to change those policies in areas like welfare reform and policing, as did Mike Bloomberg.… There was a better way to say it.”
Giuliani said he was concerned about the personal attacks in the GOP primary and urged both Trump and Cruz to stop fighting over their spouses.
He said he doesn’t agree with all of Trump’s positions but supports his focus on the economy, immigration and security.
“Trump is a negotiator. He negotiates from a high bar to get people’s attention. Threatening to withdraw from NATO will get a better deal with NATO,” Giuliani said.
A majority of New York’s county GOP leaders are rallying around Trump’s candidacy.
Giuliani shot down rumors that he was scheduled to meet with Cruz. He’s on Cruz’s turf in Austin, Texas, where he planned to have a courtesy meeting with Gov. Gregg Abbott.
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani said he’s voting for fellow New Yorker Donald Trump for president in the April 19 Republican primary.
“I support Trump. I’m gonna vote for Trump,” Giuliani told The Post Thursday.
Giuliani said he expects Trump will get more than 50 percent of the statewide vote and amass a lion’s share of New York’s 95 delegates.
“It’s a question of how much he gets over 50 percent. If he wins 70 to 80 delegates, Donald has a good shot of securing the 1,237 delegates to secure the nomination before the convention,” Giuliani said.
Giuliani said he met with Ted Cruz a few months ago, before the Texas senator blasted “New York values.”
He said Cruz’s dumping on New York “values” to score political points rankled him.
“It’s New York City. We’re family. I can make fun of New York. But you can’t!” he said.
“I know he was attacking liberal Democratic values … I know. I fought to change those policies in areas like welfare reform and policing, as did Mike Bloomberg.… There was a better way to say it.”
Giuliani said he was concerned about the personal attacks in the GOP primary and urged both Trump and Cruz to stop fighting over their spouses.
He said he doesn’t agree with all of Trump’s positions but supports his focus on the economy, immigration and security.
“Trump is a negotiator. He negotiates from a high bar to get people’s attention. Threatening to withdraw from NATO will get a better deal with NATO,” Giuliani said.
A majority of New York’s county GOP leaders are rallying around Trump’s candidacy.
Giuliani shot down rumors that he was scheduled to meet with Cruz. He’s on Cruz’s turf in Austin, Texas, where he planned to have a courtesy meeting with Gov. Gregg Abbott.
[h=6]- APRIL 07, 2016 -[/h][h=1]DONALD J. TRUMP ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF NOMINATION EFFORTS UNDER CONVENTION MANAGER PAUL MANAFORT[/h](New York, NY) April 7th, 2016 – Today Donald J. Trump is announcing that he is consolidating the functions related to the nomination process and assigning them to Convention Manager, Paul Manafort. In this capacity, Mr. Manafort will oversee, manage, and be responsible for all activities that pertain to Mr. Trump’s delegate process and the Cleveland Convention.
Working closely with Campaign Manager Corey R. Lewandowski and Deputy Campaign Manager Michael Glassner, Mr. Manafort will direct the campaign’s activities in areas including delegate operations, Washington, DC outreach and the DC office opening next week.
Mr. Trump stated, “My campaign continues to receive tremendous support from voters all across the country. We have won far more states, far more delegates, and millions more votes than any other candidate. The nomination process has reached a point that requires someone familiar with the complexities involved in the final stages. I am organizing these responsibilities under someone who has done this job successfully in many campaigns. This will allow the rest of my team to deal with the increasing needs of a national campaign for both the pre-Convention phase and most importantly, the general election. Paul is a well-respected expert in this regard and we are pleased to have him join the efforts to Make America Great Again.”
Mr. Manafort commented, “Securing the Republican nomination is an intricate series of steps that requires a comprehensive strategy. As part of the campaign team, my job is to secure and protect Mr. Trump’s nomination and that is what we will do. In this regard, I will be working closely with Mr. Lewandowski and Mr. Glassner to ensure Mr. Trump’s nomination. I am honored that he has allowed me to join him in this effort. Mr. Trump has created a historic campaign that has moved the American people. He is on the verge of an incredible victory.”
Mr. Trump will continue to expand his team as the national convention nears and he moves to consolidate his nomination. He is expected to announce several new hires and promotions within the campaign in the weeks ahead.
Mr. Trump is currently campaigning in New York, where he hosted a rally attended by several thousand last night and maintains substantial leads in all the polls, with the most recent survey showing Mr. Trump with 52% support, nearly thirty points ahead of his nearest competitor.
Working closely with Campaign Manager Corey R. Lewandowski and Deputy Campaign Manager Michael Glassner, Mr. Manafort will direct the campaign’s activities in areas including delegate operations, Washington, DC outreach and the DC office opening next week.
Mr. Trump stated, “My campaign continues to receive tremendous support from voters all across the country. We have won far more states, far more delegates, and millions more votes than any other candidate. The nomination process has reached a point that requires someone familiar with the complexities involved in the final stages. I am organizing these responsibilities under someone who has done this job successfully in many campaigns. This will allow the rest of my team to deal with the increasing needs of a national campaign for both the pre-Convention phase and most importantly, the general election. Paul is a well-respected expert in this regard and we are pleased to have him join the efforts to Make America Great Again.”
Mr. Manafort commented, “Securing the Republican nomination is an intricate series of steps that requires a comprehensive strategy. As part of the campaign team, my job is to secure and protect Mr. Trump’s nomination and that is what we will do. In this regard, I will be working closely with Mr. Lewandowski and Mr. Glassner to ensure Mr. Trump’s nomination. I am honored that he has allowed me to join him in this effort. Mr. Trump has created a historic campaign that has moved the American people. He is on the verge of an incredible victory.”
Mr. Trump will continue to expand his team as the national convention nears and he moves to consolidate his nomination. He is expected to announce several new hires and promotions within the campaign in the weeks ahead.
Mr. Trump is currently campaigning in New York, where he hosted a rally attended by several thousand last night and maintains substantial leads in all the polls, with the most recent survey showing Mr. Trump with 52% support, nearly thirty points ahead of his nearest competitor.
