Home | WebMail | Register or Login

      Calgary | Regions | Local Traffic Report | Advertise on Action News | Contact

World

They said what? The New York primary, in quotes

Tuesday's New York primaries mark another step closer in the battle to clinch the party nomination. All of the presidential candidates reflected that in their speeches tonight. Here are a few of the lines that resonated with voters, viewers and online as results poured in Tuesday evening.

Five presidential hopefuls continue to vie for the nomination

The much anticipated primary contest in New York took place on Tuesday, April 19. Five presidential hopefuls remain. (Carlo Allegri/Lucas Jackson/Brendan McDermid/Bryan Woolston/Reuters)

Tuesday's New York primaries mark another step closer in the battle to clinchthe Democrat and Republicanparty nominations.Here are a few of the key quotesthat resonated with voters, viewers and online readers as results poured in and the presidential hopefuls spokeTuesday evening.

Hillary Clinton

Clinton, theDemocrat front-runner,had a big victory Tuesday, after a string of primary losses to Bernie Sanders. A visibly energized Clinton spoke in a New York City hotel ballroom and was joined onstage by herdaughterChelsea and her husband Bill.

She took a subtle jab at Sanders' campaign promises and warned of the dangers if Donald Trump orTed Cruz were to win the election.

Clinton told thecrowd that there will be challenges ahead, but that she can overcome them."It's not whether you get knocked down.It's whether you get back up."

(Haydn Watters/CBC)

Ted Cruz

Cruz gave a short speech at a rally inPhiladelphia, where he is campaigning ahead of next week's primary contest in Pennsylvania. He was introduced byCarly Fiorina,who dropped out as aRepublican presidential candidate in February.

Cruz mentionedObama's2008 presidential campaign slogan "Yes we can", but put his own spin on it, changingthe wording to "Yes we will."He repeated the phrase several times throughout his speech.

He also had the most interesting line of the evening when talking about his country's ability to rebound: "America has always been best when she's lying down with her back on the mat and the crowd has given the final count."

YetCruz himself wasn't able to rebound. Heended up placing a distantthird, behind Trump and Ohio governorJohn Kasich.

(Haydn Watters/CBC)

Bernie Sanders

Sanders gave the longest speech of the night. He spoke for over an hour before an enthusiastic crowdat Penn State. He too was campaigningin Pennsylvaniaahead of next week's primary.

Sanders gave his typical campaign stumpspeech, touching on campaign financing, the justice system and health care.

He briefly spoke about the primary in New York. Hewas optimistic about his performance there, saying that he thought he would do better there than most people thought.

(Haydn Watters/CBC)

Donald Trump

Trump, the Republican front-runner,gave a short eight minute speech following his primary win.

He thanked his family and campaign team, who joined him at the podium and touched on his campaign's momentum and success going forward.

It was a much tighter and more respectful speechthan his past primary speeches have been.He did not ramble much and was rather respectful to his fellow competitors. He referred to Cruz as "Senator Cruz" rather than his usual nickname for him"Lyin' Ted."

(Haydn Watters/CBC)