A New York State Of Mind *Open Thread*

After two weeks of Trump temper tantrums and charges of cheating because Cruz actually read the rules, and the Democrats trying to out-New York each other, we have finally – thank God – arrived at the New York State Primary for both Democrats and Republicans.

Whew.

As of this writing, conventional wisdom has Trump winning a good number of delegates anyway – it is his home state, after all. But if he wins 50% of the votes, then he gets all 95 delegates. That ain’t no small thing. According to USA Today, the job of Cruz and Kasich on Tuesday is to try and keep Trump from doing that:

[…] Trump’s opponents, Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, have all but conceded the popular vote to Trump in New York, though each is looking to pick off a few delegates as part of their effort to deny him a first ballot win at the July convention in Cleveland.

Cruz picked up 14 delegates in Wyoming during a state convention this weekend, telling supporters there that Trump would lose a general election badly to DemocratHillary Clinton.

Kasich, who plans to spend New York primary night in Maryland, which holds its primary April 26,  said the delegate selection rules are clear, involving state conventions as well as primaries and caucuses, and Trump should stop whining about them.

“I mean, come on,” Kasich told CNN’s State of the Union. “Act like you’re a professional, be a pro.” […]

No kidding. And speaking of his opponents, while Trump has been lashing out left and right, I am sure you will be shocked – shocked, I tell you – to learn the media reported on Trump’s rantings 24 times more than they did the threats his opponents received by Trump supporters. Uh, yeah. Nice of the media to keep propping Trump up free of charge!!

And yeah, professional Trump has not been, though he isn’t just spewing his venom on Cruz. He seems to have some left for the two Democrats, too:

[…] During his rally Sunday in the heart of the Hudson Valley, Trump said he would beat the “crooked” Clinton easily, and also bashed Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders. (“I refuse to vote for a communist.”) (Click here to read the rest.)

Well, there is one thing about which I agree with Trump – I wouldn’t vote for any Commie either. Ahem.

And I also agree with this adviser to Ted Cruz about Trump’s constant crying, whining, feet-stamping over the rules that have been the rules for sometime now. From Economic Times:

A senior adviser to Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Sunday accused rival Donald Trump’s campaign of taking a “banana republic approach” by complaining that party rules for selecting a nominee are rigged against him.

Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the Texas senator’s delegate operations manager, said on ABC’s “This Week” that the Trump campaign is challenging the delegate selection process “because they’re getting beat on the ground.” […] (Click here to read the rest.)

Uh, yeah. I hope Kasich and Cruz have much better showings than the polls expect them to have. Oh, please, GOD, let them have a better showing.

Anyway, I think this behavior from Trump is quite the good indicator of just how he would operate should he somehow manage to occupy the Oval Office, too. Can you just IMAGINE what that would be like? I mean, really – from the Congress to the Supreme Court to the leaders of other countries, whenever he doesn’t get his way, I can just SEE Trump having meltdowns like  he has been the past couple of weeks. Why? Because Trump doesn’t care about the rules that stand or, apparently, LEARNING about them. Decorum, what little bit is left after Obama, would be finally laid to rest under a Trump Presidency.

I think we would be seeing a whole lot more of these kinds of attacks by Trump (and because I care, I am giving you a video in which Trump is not actually speaking. You’re welcome!):

And that would be considered CIVIL by Trump Standards. Ugh.

Cannot wait for Wednesday when Trump is back to his boorish insufferable bragging ways. That is marginally better than his Big Baby way, huh? Oh, who am I kidding – they are both terrible, especially from someone who wants to be POTUS. Good grief.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the aisle, Clinton is also expected to easily win her adopted home state of New York, despite Sanders being from Brooklyn.

(Cartoon courtesy of Legal Insurrection.)

The Bern is none too happy with the way mean ol’ Clinton has been treating him in New York, as this Fox article highlights:

[…] “I have become a little bit tired of being beaten up by the negativity of the Clinton campaign. And we’re responding in kind,” Sanders said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” about his TV debate last week with the former secretary of state and the increasing negativity in the Democratic primary.

The Vermont senator and self-described democratic socialist then launched into his criticism about Clinton’s Wall Street ties, support for the war in Iraq and the minimum wage issue. […] (Click here to read the rest.)

Good grief, what a bunch of whiners we have in this campaign, huh? Man up already, Bernie! Sheesh!

I still cannot believe anyone is taking Sanders seriously. I mean, really, as this Chicks on the Right article notes, have his supporters no sense of history at all? So it would seem, but the can just look at Venezuela to see how demands like Bernie’s work out on real life.

Yep, I cannot wait for the polls in New York to close, and the winners proclaimed.  My (delusional) hope is that maybe this shift away from Trump’s home state will result in a cessation of the incessant “New York Values!” discussions. I know – what a dreamer…

Anyway – that’s it for me. Feel free to discuss the NY State Primary results, or whatever else is on your minds today.

This is an Open Thread.

Tags: "New York Values", Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, New York State, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Ted Cruz