NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Voters in four states will head to the polls for primaries today.
Democrats and Republicans will cast their ballots in Mississippi and Michigan. Republicans will also vote in Idaho and Hawaii.
The biggest prize in the turbulent race is Michigan. A
Monmouth University poll showed GOP front runner Donald Trump with 36
percent of the Republican vote in Michigan — 13 points ahead of Ted
Cruz.
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Cruz was urging Republican voters in Michigan who aren’t
behind Donald Trump to back his campaign, contending he’s the only one
who can defeat front-runner Trump and keep him becoming the party’s
nominee.
The Texas senator made a last-minute, late-night campaign stop in Grand Rapids on the eve of the state’s primary.
Cruz said he understands that voters are angry, but they shouldn’t
take out their frustration by voting for Trump. He says Trump’s campaign
contributions to Democrats have funded “Washington corruption” for
decades.
Emerging as Trump’s strongest
competitor
,
Cruz has accumulated the second-most delegates. He’s criticizing Trump
for saying in last week’s GOP debate in Detroit that he is “flexible”
on policy positions.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is 13 points ahead of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders.
In New York, a new Siena poll shows Clinton leading 21 points ahead
of her Brooklyn-born opponent. Trump may also have a home-field
advantage in New York — the same poll shows the businessman leading with
45 percent in the state.
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(Clockwise from top left): Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. (Credit: CBS2)NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Voters in four states will head to the polls for primaries today.
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