8 The Courier sun • APRIL 14, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com CAMPAIGN 2016 Hillary Clinton storms through southeast Queens as she drums up support ahead of primary Senator Bernie Sanders Senator Ted Cruz Hillary Rodham Clinton Governor John Kasich Donald Trump PRIMARY POINTERS - Polls open on Tuesday, April 19, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. - Only voters who are registered with the Democratic or Republican parties may vote in their party’s nomination. Democrats cannot vote in the Republican primary; Republicans cannot vote in the Democratic primary; registered independent or third-party voters cannot vote in either primary. - Democrats will choose between former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. There are 217 delegates at stake, and will be awarded proportionally based on the outcome of the vote. Voters in each congressional district will vote for slates of delegates pledged for either Clinton or Sanders. - There are also 74 non-elected Democratic Superdelegates made up of party leaders who support the candidate of their choice. The results of the Here’s what you need to know about the April 19 New York presidential primary primary have no bearing on the number or status of superdelegates in New York State. - Republicans will choose between their party’s three remaining active candidates: billionaire celebrity Donald Trump, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich. Neurosurgeon and author Ben Carson, who suspended his campaign weeks ago, remains on the ballot. - There are 95 total Republican delegates at stake in New York, and the primary winner will receive most of the delegates. Republican voters will vote for the candidate, not the delegates supporting the candidate. The runners-up will receive some delegates provided they receive at least 15 percent of the vote. The Democratic nominee needs 2,383 total delegates to win the nomination outright. As of April 13, according to The New York Times, Clinton has 1,774 delegates, while Sanders has 1,117 delegates. This includes the superdelegate total (Clinton has 469, Sanders has 31). Superdelegates can switch candidates if the candidate they support loses the lead among pledged, elected delegates. The Republican nominee needs 1,237 total delegates to win the nomination outright. As of April 13, according to The New York Times, Trump has 742 delegates; Cruz has 529 delegates; and Kasich has 143 delegates. Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who suspended his campaign in March, has 171 delegates. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON VOTING, CALL 1-212-VOTE-NYC OR VISIT www.vote.nyc.ny.us. By The Queens Courier Staff editorial@qns.com/@QueensCourier Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to pick up the support of faithful voters on April 10 when she visited a pair of congregations in southeast Queens. Amid a tough home state primary battle with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, the Democratic presidential hopeful took part in services at the Greater Allen AME Cathedral in St. Albans and the New Greater Bethel Ministries in Queens Village. Clinton was welcomed to Greater Allen AME by the church’s pastor and former Congressman, Reverend Floyd Flake, who recalled first meeting Hillary during her husband Bill’s successful presidential campaign in 1992. Flake credited the Clinton administration for creating jobs and economic opportunity, and said Hillary Clinton would continue that work if elected president. Shortly thereafter, the former secretary of state and New York senator took the microphone. She said she was “heartsick” over the state of the criminal justice system, which many suggest unfairly tips the scales of justice against people of color, and the plague of gun violence across the nation. Hillary Clinton also called for an end to divisive rhetoric often heard on the campaign trail and urged the nation to come together to improve the lives of Americans everywhere. She compared her current battle with Sanders to the 2008 presidential campaign, which she lost to President Obama. “When it was over and he won, I immediately endorsed him,” Clinton said. “I nominated him at the Democratic convention. I was so happy when he won because it was exactly the right thing for our country.” Following her appearances at both churches, she received blessings from the congregation and got a chance to meet with many churchgoers individually.
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