I doubt you could find a more apropos example of the current state of the 2016 republican presidential race than to look at the contrast today between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
Candidate Trump heads to Indiana and Maryland for campaign rallies with voters; while candidate Cruz rushes to Hollywood Florida to meet with RNC officers, party insiders and GOPe officials.   Trump rallies people – Cruz relies on party bosses.

The party officials who met with Team Cruz today are the same party leaders who have presided over the past decade’s exodus from the Republican Party.  The GOPe has dropped 17% of it’s base, now around 30% registration “Republican”, and prior to candidate Donald Trump held less than a third of all registered U.S. voters.
Donald Trump has brought in massive numbers of new voters to the Republican party:  ♦ Over 100,000 people switched or registered ‘republican’ in Pennsylvania; ♦ more than 20,000 Massachusetts democrats changed party to republican prior to the primary; ♦ in California tens of thousands of voters are switching, or registering for the first time, all to support Donald Trump.  (more…)

Today Senator Ted Cruz is in Florida begging the RNC rules committee to make preferential decisions to improve his odds at a contested convention.
Meanwhile candidate Donald Trump is campaigning with the people of Indiana (pictured below – earlier today), and Maryland this evening.

Candidate Donald Trump is holding another rally tonight in Ocean City, MD at Stephen Decatur High School beginning at 7:00pm EDT.
Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

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A curious situation presented itself two weeks ago within the FEC reports and required filings of 2016 election Super-PACS. A direct phone inquiry confirmed a noted decrease in the number of required “24-hour expenditure reports” from some Super-PAC’s currently active and engaged in the 2016 presidential election.
Perhaps the decrease in filing activity was  just coincidental to several recent revelations which were discovered and discussed relating to the payments to media groups and various media-created LLC’s who are beneficiaries of Super-PAC funding.
They could just be spending less, and being less involved in the last 10 days. A key deadline for monthly summary filings is only five days away.
However, it could also be that THIS SUNLIGHT is expanding exponentially.
Super-PACS are required to file a detailed monthly list of donors (contributions) and expenditures (payments) for the preceding month on/before the 20th day of the current reporting period. Meaning contributions and expenditures for “March 2016” are due by April 20th – TODAY.

Cruz super PAC Keep the Promise III collected $770k in March, almost entirely from another Cruz super PAC, Trusted Leadership.

— Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) April 20, 2016

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Gravis Marketing conducted one of the few polls of Delaware taken in this election cycle.  The poll released today shows Donald Trump with a commanding lead of 55%, which is 37 points ahead of the second place candidate John Kasich 18%.  Senator Ted Cruz is in last place with only 15% support.

Donald Trump is beating Kasich/Cruz combined !

Gravis Marketing, a nonpartisan research firm, conducted a random survey of 1,038 likely Republican Primary voters and 1,026 likely Democratic Primary voters.  The poll has a margin of error of ± 3.0% for Republicans  (link)

Candidate Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally in Indianapolis, IN at the Indiana State Fairgrounds – Elements Financial Blue Ribbon Pavilion. The event is scheduled to begin at 3:00pm EDT
Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

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Donald Trump has won the New York Republican primary with 60.5%, and becomes the first Republican Candidate to win his Home State with a majority vote of the state electorate.

[ Ted Cruz won Texas with 44% and John Kasich won Ohio with 47% ]

New York

First, the math – Going into last night Donald Trump carried 758 delegates and Ted Cruz 554.  Last night, Donald Trump won 90 delegates, Cruz won -0- (link).

• Today Donald Trump carries 848 Delegates, and Ted Cruz still has 554.  There are 674 delegates remaining.
• It is now mathematically impossible for voters to nominate Ted Cruz.  Cruz would need 683 delegates and there are only 674 remaining available.
• Donald Trump needs 389 of the remaining 674 delegates to reach 1,237 and clinch the nomination.

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Candidate Donald Trump has opened new offices in the state of Oregon:

[…]  A group of Donald Trump supporters were watching that primary unfold from west Eugene. The event marks the grand opening of the Donald Trump Campaign Headquarters, on the corner of 7th Place and Wilson Street. This is one of several offices throughout the state. There’s also offices in Portland and Salem.

They’re hoping to open others in Bend and Medford next. Volunteers will be making calls and going door-to-door to spread awareness about the Trump campaign. They said they’ve already started making calls, but the call center will officially be up and running Wednesday.  (read more)

Oregon voters vote by mail in ballot and the last day to change party affiliation or register to vote in the primary is April 26th. (more…)

Update 9:05pm:  As soon as polling locations closed the race was called for candidate Donald Trump. – Victory Party Live Stream Added – We anticipate more than one possible New York results thread, hence the numbering as above.

NEW YORK Votes Today – Race Called:

Donald Trump Towers To Victory 

Current Delegate Count – Trump: 758, Cruz: 543

New York is a modified ‘Winner Take Most’ delegate distribution – By State and By Congressional District – 95 Delegates total: (more…)

SNAPSHOT: The “Authenticity Issue” is now crushing Ted Cruz

PPP has released a new poll from Maryland (full pdf below).  The top-line results are very good for candidate Donald Trump, but the internal results are even better.
Donald Trump is viewed as most favorable and retains increased polling popularity among all voters, winning every demographic, including women voters who rate his favorability (57%)  far above Ted Cruz (33%).  In addition Donald Trump easily beats Cruz and Kasich in head-to-head matchups.

Head To Head:  Trump 54% -vs- Cruz 34%

Key Point – In addition 90% of Trump supporters are solidly committed to his election.  Conversely, 51% of Cruz supporters and 47% of Kasich supporters said they are not committed and willing to change their vote to Donald Trump.
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New York Votes Today – Heavy Turnout !

In New York City and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland,Orange, Putnam and Erie, polls open at 6:00am and close at 9:00pm. In all other counties polls open at 12:oo NOON and CLOSE at 9 PM – You can find your polling location and additional resources HERE

Candidate Donald Trump casts his vote today in New York

6:00pm EDT – If you are a New York voter perhaps you would share a ground report from your town, polling place or municipality.

What’s Going on Out There?

Reminder – Ignore Exit Polls.  It is critical that everyone votes for their candidate. Many of the delegates are awarded by congressional district total vote result. Every vote counts. Don’t take anything for granted, ignore the media… (more…)