As expected, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton won their home state, New York with impressive votes. Ted Cruz got no delegates and hardly any votes in comparison. This was possibly due to his offensive generalization of New Yorkers by labeling them as having 'New York Values' (see: http://www.sacerdotus.com/2016/01/ted-cruz-new-york-values.html). That ignorant comment hurt his chances.
New York republican congressman Peter King even stated that he would drink cyanide if Cruz won. I think that shows how bad Cruz offended New Yorkers. Trump beat him because New Yorkers know him better. He is a real estate business man who has brought many jobs to New Yorkers. Cruz is seen as a clown in Washington who forced the government to close and read Dr. Seuss, wasting the people's time.
Governor Kasich did well in Manhattan, which is ironic since it is the borough that Trump calls home. Clinton won against Sanders by about 15%. While not surprising, Sanders was confident that he would win New York since he was born in Brooklyn and had record numbers of participants in rallies and a smashing debate performance (see: http://www.sacerdotus.com/2016/04/brooklyn-brawl-demdebate.html and http://www.sacerdotus.com/2016/03/bernie-in-bronx-st-marys-park-mott-haven.html). His chances of winning the democratic nominee position is slim. Clinton seems to already have gotten the spot unofficially due to the number of delegates that she has.
Source:
https://gma.yahoo.com/ny-rep-peter-king-jokes-hell-cyanide-ted-165404113--abc-news-topstories.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-trounces-in-new-york-primary-pushes-toward-033326525.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sanders-has-little-path-to-victory-left-after-a-014826184.html
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