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Trump, poised for win in New York, vows to rewrite political map

A man holds up a sign as U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Buffalo, New York, U.S., April 18, 2016.

US: Donald Trump is expected to breeze to victory on Tuesday in the New York primary and he's vowed to put the heavily Democratic state in play in the November general election, but the Queens native could find his home state a political graveyard like so many Republican presidential contenders before him.

Polls show Trump beating his Republican rivals with about 50 percent support versus roughly 20 percent each for Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Governor John Kasich. The New York businessman insists he is the only one of the three remaining candidates who can attract enough new voters to win states in the Nov. 8 general election that have long been key Democratic strongholds.

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