Trump, Clinton look for wins on home turf in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton looked to her adopted home state of New York for a convincing primary victory Tuesday to strengthen her claim to the Democratic presidential nomination, while Republican Donald Trump hoped a big win would steady his campaign after setbacks and internal turmoil.

Candidates blanketed every corner of New York, bidding for votes from Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs to the working class cities and rural enclaves that dot the rest of the state.

Trump's standing in New York has never been in doubt, and the main question facing the billionaire businessman was whether he could sweep most or even all of the 95 Republican delegates up for grabs.

Trump needed a strong showing to keep alive his chances of clinching the GOP nomination before the party's July convention — and to quiet critics who say the long primary season has exposed big deficiencies in his campaign effort.

Cruz's campaign feels confident that it's mastered the complicated process of lining up individual delegates who could shift their support to the Texas senator after a first round of convention balloting.

On Monday, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said Sanders faces a "close to impossible path to the nomination" and warned that he risks damaging the party's eventual pick if he keeps up his tough attacks.