Gillibrand's tearful plea to Bernie: Give up your guns
New York's junior senator, in an interview for POLITICO's 'Off Message' podcast, says that Sanders lacks the 'sensitivity' to understand how gun violence devastates families.
By GLENN THRUSH 04/18/16 05:27 AM EDT

His option? Change positions. That’s what Kirsten Gillibrand, a proud, passionate turncoat on guns, urges her Senate colleague from Vermont to do for the sake of his politics and, you know, his immortal soul.

“I was somebody who was not as focused on this, as I should have been, as a House member. Meeting these families devastated me, broke my heart,” said Gillibrand, when I suggested she switched positions as a matter of political expediency in a deep-blue state where most Democrats favor stringent gun restrictions.


Gillibrand, a 49-year-old mother of two young sons not prone to public expressions of emotion, began to cry in mid-sentence. “It’s so crippling — I mean, I sat down with a mother last week in Brooklyn, and she lost her 4-year-old baby … she took her kid to a park,” she said. “Every mom takes their kid to a park. And she took her kid to a park and the kid was killed, a baby, a 4-year-old … doesn’t have the sensitivity he needs to the horror that is happening in these families. I just don't think he's fully getting how horrible it is for these families.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/bernie-sanders-kirsten-gillibrand-off-message-222070

Gillibrand's tearful plea to Bernie: Give up your guns
New York's junior senator, in an interview for POLITICO's 'Off Message' podcast, says that Sanders lacks the 'sensitivity' to understand how gun violence devastates families.
By GLENN THRUSH 04/18/16 05:27 AM EDT

His option? Change positions. That’s what Kirsten Gillibrand, a proud, passionate turncoat on guns, urges her Senate colleague from Vermont to do for the sake of his politics and, you know, his immortal soul.

“I was somebody who was not as focused on this, as I should have been, as a House member. Meeting these families devastated me, broke my heart,” said Gillibrand, when I suggested she switched positions as a matter of political expediency in a deep-blue state where most Democrats favor stringent gun restrictions.


Gillibrand, a 49-year-old mother of two young sons not prone to public expressions of emotion, began to cry in mid-sentence. “It’s so crippling — I mean, I sat down with a mother last week in Brooklyn, and she lost her 4-year-old baby … she took her kid to a park,” she said. “Every mom takes their kid to a park. And she took her kid to a park and the kid was killed, a baby, a 4-year-old … [Sanders] doesn’t have the sensitivity he needs to the horror that is happening in these families. I just don't think he's fully getting how horrible it is for these families.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/bernie-sanders-kirsten-gillibrand-off-message-222070

Clinton and Trump Poised to Regain Momentum in the Empire State; NY Looks Safe For Dems In General
April 18, 2016

BOSTON, MA – Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump continue to hold comfortable leads in New York State just two days before the April 19th primary. The Democratic poll finds Hillary Clinton maintaining a comfortable lead over Bernie Sanders, 55% to 40%.
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http://www.theecps.com/

Clinton and Trump Poised to Regain Momentum in the Empire State; NY Looks Safe For Dems In General
April 18, 2016

BOSTON, MA – Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump continue to hold comfortable leads in New York State just two days before the April 19th primary. The Democratic poll finds Hillary Clinton maintaining a comfortable lead over Bernie Sanders, 55% to 40%.

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http://www.theecps.com/

Republicans Tremble With Fear As Hillary Clinton Annihilates Trump In Less Than A Minute

By Jason Easley on Sun, Apr 17th, 2016 at 11:59 am

The worst fears of Republicans came true as Hillary Clinton took apart Donald Trump in less than a minute after he lobbed a childish insult at the Democratic frontrunner.

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/04/17/republicans-shake-fear-hillary-clinton-annihilates-trump-minute.html

Republicans Tremble With Fear As Hillary Clinton Annihilates Trump In Less Than A Minute

By Jason Easley on Sun, Apr 17th, 2016 at 11:59 am

The worst fears of Republicans came true as Hillary Clinton took apart Donald Trump in less than a minute after he lobbed a childish insult at the Democratic frontrunner.

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/04/17/republicans-shake-fear-hillary-clinton-annihilates-trump-minute.html

2016 Primary Forecasts
The odds and polls for presidential primaries and caucuses, updated daily.

According to our latest polls-plus forecast, Hillary Clinton has a 98% chance of winning the New York primary.

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/election-2016/primary-forecast/new-york-democratic/

2016 Primary Forecasts
The odds and polls for presidential primaries and caucuses, updated daily.

According to our latest polls-plus forecast, Hillary Clinton has a 98% chance of winning the New York primary.

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/election-2016/primary-forecast/new-york-democratic/

Independent voters could make polling sites a nightmare
By Marisa Schultz April 13, 2016

WASHINGTON — New York election officials are bracing for a mess at the polls because they expect many Bernie Sanders voters will show up who can’t vote.

“I’m going to predict that a lot of Sanders people who come from the ranks of independent voters are not actually registered Democrats and they will cause lines and waits at the poll sites while they attempt to vote affidavit ballots or obtain court orders to vote,” said John Conklin, a spokesman for the state Board of Elections.

http://nypost.com/2016/04/13/independent-voters-could-make-polling-sites-a-nightmare/

Are independent voters going to cause havoc and disrupt democrats right to vote next week?

Independent voters could make polling sites a nightmare
By Marisa Schultz April 13, 2016

WASHINGTON — New York election officials are bracing for a mess at the polls because they expect many Bernie Sanders voters will show up who can’t vote.

“I’m going to predict that a lot of Sanders people who come from the ranks of independent voters are not actually registered Democrats and they will cause lines and waits at the poll sites while they attempt to vote affidavit ballots or obtain court orders to vote,” said John Conklin, a spokesman for the state Board of Elections.

http://nypost.com/2016/04/13/independent-voters-could-make-polling-sites-a-nightmare/

Are independent voters going to cause havoc and disrupt democrats right to vote next week?