April 10, 2017 - While a string of defeats  have attempted to up end the presidential front runners, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the Democrats and Businessman Donald Trump for the Republicans, the upcoming Empire State state primary on April 26 gives both candidates a chance to escape form New York with a much needed win.

For Trump a return to his home state of New York, gives him the opportunity to blunt the momentum of Senator Ted Cruz of Texas who defeated Trump in the April 5 Wisconsin Primary by a wide margin. Current polling has Trump leading in New York with 56% followed by Cruz at 22% and Ohio Governor John Kasich with 17%.

In the all important delegate count Trump leads with 743 followed by Cruz with 532 and Kasich with 143.

On the Democratic side, Clinton has lost seven of the last contests to Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. For Clinton it is also a return to her home state where she was twice elected U.S. Senator and served in that position from 2001 to 2009. For Sanders it is also  a homecoming of sorts as he was born in Brooklyn.

Currently polling for the New York Democratic Primary has Clinton out in front with 56% followed by  38% for Sanders. Despite the rough patched in the recent caucuses and primaries , Clinton has a commanding lead in the delegate race. Clinton has 1,756 delegates to 1,068 for Sanders.