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Aboard the Staten Island Ferry, a snapshot of Donald Trump’s New York
WaPo ^ | 13 Apr 25016 | Philip Rucker

Posted on 04/13/2016 5:44:44 PM PDT by mandaladon

NEW YORK — It’s the evening rush on the Staten Island Ferry, and Donald Trump’s New Yorkers, spent after a day’s work in Manhattan, are heading home.

There’s the construction worker who is convinced Trump will stop “pussyfooting around” when it comes to terrorism. There’s the Hungarian immigrant tow-truck driver who says Trump speaks his language. There’s the moving-company worker who believes Trump would be the first honest and courageous president in his lifetime, the diamond dealer who respects his toughness and the fashion model in awe of his glamour.

“He’s just the man, right?” says Jimmy Dawson, 20, just back from modeling Givenchy’s new line on a runway in Paris. On the ferry, Dawson looks incognito, save for his red “Make America Great Again” cap.

“It’s his wealth, his attitude,” he adds. “Look at what he’s done. It’s inspiring. Who wouldn’t want to have that life? Who doesn’t want to be rich? This is New York.”

This is Trump’s city, and these are his people. The billionaire real estate mogul is poised to wallop his opponents in Tuesday’s New York primary and record one of the biggest victory margins of the GOP presidential race so far. Recent polls show Trump topping 50 percent in the state, far outpacing Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

To understand why, listen to passengers on the ferry as it cruises across New York Harbor. They see Trump as the human embodiment of their city’s spirit and ambition. He’s big and brash and unafraid.

They say they know Trump and believe in him, even though they’ve never met him. For decades, they’ve been reading about his exploits in the tabloids, staring up at his buildings, spotting his name practically everywhere.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; districtofcolumbia; election2016; elections; newyork; newyorkcity; ny2016; philiprucker; statenislandferry; trump; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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As in so many other places across the country, an influx of immigrants on Staten Island has stoked tensions. Debbie Padovano, 59, voted for President Obama but is on the Trump train now. She lives in Manhattan but commutes to Staten Island to work at a food pantry for the homeless. She says she encounters the immigration problem every day at her work...................This is the key issue and the Rinos don't get it!
1 posted on 04/13/2016 5:44:45 PM PDT by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

She voted for obama and now is on the trump train...

Makes sense.


2 posted on 04/13/2016 5:48:02 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: teeman8r

Wow, WAPO and not a bad article. Color me surprised.


3 posted on 04/13/2016 5:57:12 PM PDT by Kenny (e)
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To: mandaladon

Staten Islander bump!

“New York, New York, a helluva town. The Bronx is up but the Battery’s down.”


4 posted on 04/13/2016 5:59:05 PM PDT by aligncare (Obama and Cruz: both half-term senators-in-a-hurry; both narcissists; both unqualified 2B president)
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To: mandaladon

We sure as hell need some “big and brash and unafraid” leadership in this country!

People are worried about all the wrong things. Trump is worried about the most important things.


5 posted on 04/13/2016 6:03:00 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: mandaladon

It’s a hit piece. They’re trying to make Trump look totalitarian. They’ve been doing that for a while now...


6 posted on 04/13/2016 6:10:05 PM PDT by JmyBryan
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To: bigbob

Well said.............


7 posted on 04/13/2016 6:12:51 PM PDT by JBW1949
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To: Kenny
Wow, WAPO and not a bad article. Color me surprised.

Just wait until after the Convention.

8 posted on 04/13/2016 6:13:34 PM PDT by Hoodat (Article 4, Section 4)
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To: teeman8r

Well, if the GOP doesn’t get some of those same Obama Voters, they will never win in November.

There are many of them that have finally woken up

Just the fact Jack...


9 posted on 04/13/2016 6:13:59 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (It is better to live one day as a lion than one hundred years as a sheep)
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To: dp0622

Good article about Staten Island


10 posted on 04/13/2016 6:15:00 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Hoodat

Right you are. Remember how they loved McCain the War Hero?

After he became the GOP Nominee, Liberals ridiculed him because he doesn’t send Emails. Not because he didn’t want to, because his severe Shoulder Injuries prevent him from typing on a Keyboard.

Once a Republican becomes the Nominee, he instantly becomes Evil Incarnate. Even Ben Carson would have gotten that treatment.


11 posted on 04/13/2016 6:18:39 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (It is better to live one day as a lion than one hundred years as a sheep)
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To: LS; nopardons; Liz; Jane Long; onyx

Pass on to the New Yorkers !


12 posted on 04/13/2016 6:25:27 PM PDT by hoosiermama (W1240 (a couple extra to boot) Under budget. Ahead of schedule! Go TRUMP)
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To: mandaladon

Trump’s city? The abortion capital of the US?

In 2012, there were more black babies killed by abortion (31,328) in New York City than were born there (24,758), and the black children killed comprised 42.4% of the total number of abortions in the Big Apple, according to a report by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

His papa would be so proud.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/nyc-more-black-babies-killed-abortion-born


13 posted on 04/13/2016 6:38:20 PM PDT by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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And is your (sick) point that Trump is somehow responsible for all of the abortions in NYC?

Btw, the proportionate numbers that you carelessly threw out, comparing the number of black babies aborted in NYC, to white babies....holds similarly true in most US cities.

Did you know that Texas houses one of the largest abortion facilities in the US? In downtown Houston. Is that because it’s Ted sCRuz’s city?

http://www.lifenews.com/2010/01/06/state-4699/

And, that some of the disgusting abortion videos were filmed in Houston?

Is that because Houston is cRuz’s city?


14 posted on 04/13/2016 6:55:56 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: aligncare

New York, New York, a helluva town. The Bronx is up but the Battery’s down. ............................ Then there’s I’ll take Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island too.


15 posted on 04/13/2016 6:57:27 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (HILLARY 2016 - SERIOUSLY? What are they thinking?)
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16 posted on 04/13/2016 7:00:07 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Hey Ted, why are you taking one for the RNC/GOPe team, and not ours? Not that we don't know.)
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To: mandaladon

35 state landslide if he can get past the snakes in the GOPe.


17 posted on 04/13/2016 7:11:05 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: bigbob

It is literally nothing short of terrifying that a single courageous patriotic American, Mr. Trump, stands before us at this pivotal moment. Just think, in a nation of 300-plus million people, Mr. Trump is the ONLY ONE shining a laser beam on everything that must be done. His brilliance, vision, prescience and innovative concepts are pure inspiration. Moreover, his charisma and marvelous rapport with average people is magical. Mr. Trump’s message is our last hope to save our destiny.
I pray with all my heart and soul that he and his expanding campaign team can somehow overcome all the irrational headwinds and secure his nomination!!! We’re just a little over three months from Cleveland. Mr. Trump has to prevail!!


18 posted on 04/13/2016 7:19:00 PM PDT by edie1960
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To: mandaladon
The National Anthem
19 posted on 04/13/2016 7:32:11 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Ryan never could have outfought Trump. I never knew, until this day, that it was Romney all along.)
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To: Kickass Conservative
Remember how they loved McCain the War Hero?

More because he was "The Maverick" TM. They loved him when he was trashing other Republicans. He was stupid enough to believe they loved him.

Once he became the Republican candidate, they treated him like yesterday's garbage.

20 posted on 04/13/2016 7:40:28 PM PDT by Ditto
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