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Thursday, April 21, 2016

A campaign office for Donald J. Trump on Wednesday in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Mark Makela for The New York Times

Trump’s Campaign Evolution Might Take Some Time

By MAGGIE HABERMAN

Good Thursday morning.

Forcing change in Donald J. Trump’s message, as his new advisers are trying to do, is likely to take some time.

After a more surgical and precise speech about the economy and jobs in the lobby of Trump Tower after winning the New York primary, Mr. Trump was back to familiar form at rallies in Indiana and Maryland on Wednesday. He made references to Senator Ted Cruz of Texas as “Lyin’ Ted” and Hillary Clinton as “Crooked Hillary” and, when protesters interrupted, he urged security to “Get ’em outta here!”

Such remarks are crowd-pleasers that send his supporters roaring, but they are a bit less focused on the troubles people face in their lives. That said, Mr. Trump did spend some of his Indiana speech addressing trade and the economy. He also praised the state’s governor, Mike Pence, a conservative favorite with whom Mr. Trump had met earlier in the day.

Elsewhere on the campaign trail, Mr. Cruz called Gov. John R. Kasich of Ohio a “spoiler,” while declining to address his delegate shut-out in New York, a state where he had competed.

But the real action was in Florida, where the Republican National Committee held its spring meeting and where Mr. Trump’s aides were preparing to give presentations on Thursday. Mr. Trump’s team, thinly staffed and ill equipped for a professional delegate slog, is now preparing to work with the existing system even as his campaign questions the integrity of the rules.

As for the Democrats, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, after losing by double digits to Mrs. Clinton in New York, spent a quiet day off the trail. His aides spoke for him, insisting that he would soldier on and that he had a way forward. Whether that is true is a subject of debate among Democrats.

In the meantime, some of Mrs. Clinton’s aides spoke about hoping that Mr. Sanders would tone down his criticism of her, suggesting that it is over the top. The difference between the two is that Mrs. Clinton, who is the likely nominee, has something to lose by alienating Mr. Sanders or his supporters. Mr. Sanders has very little to lose.

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What We’re Watching Today

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Mr. Sanders, after losing New York and taking a day back home in Vermont to recharge, will hold three rallies in Pennsylvania, which votes on Tuesday. With its 210 delegates, the state figures prominently in his bid to keep his campaign alive.

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Mr. Trump will hold a rally in Pennsylvania in the evening. Mr. Cruz will have appearances in Maryland, which also votes on Tuesday, and in Indiana, which votes on May 3, where he will join a state Republican dinner.

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Mr. Kasich, who will also be in Pennsylvania, begins a critical six days for his presidential bid. He has long promised that he would fare well when the primary calendar moved to the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states, and the contests on Tuesday are essential to his case that he, not Mr. Cruz, is the best alternative to Mr. Trump. His campaign has signaled that it has particularly high hopes of showing strength in Connecticut and Maryland. Thomas Kaplan

Sam Hodgson for The New York Times

Bernie Sanders Has Trickier, Narrower Road in Democratic Race

By PATRICK HEALY AND YAMICHE ALCINDOR

The Vermont senator, after a loss in New York and with tough contests ahead, also faced calls from Hillary Clinton backers to take a less negative tone.

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Donald Trump, After Difficult Stretch, Shows a Softer Side

By ASHLEY PARKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN

In an interview, the usually boastful Mr. Trump seemed magnanimous and even humbled as he reflected on his “evolving” campaign and looked to the challenges ahead.

Darron Cummings/Associated Press

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Day After Triumph, Donald Trump Struggles to Stick to a More Refined Message

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Mr. Trump appeared restrained after winning the New York primary, but less than 24 hours later, he was back to his more familiar campaign self.

Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times

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The Loophole That Could Cost Donald Trump the Nomination

By NATE COHN

Pennsylvania’s unusual delegate system makes it a wild card in the primary process.

Hillary Clinton to Discuss Gun Violence in Connecticut With Sandy Hook Families

By ALAN RAPPEPORT

Two days after her victory in the New York primary, Mrs. Clinton, who regularly criticizes Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont for being weak on gun control, will discuss gun violence with the relatives of those who died in the 2012 elementary school shooting.

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What We’re Reading Elsewhere

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CNN takes a look at Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, and his role in the “toughest job in politics right now.”

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Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker writes in defense of political factions.

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And Politico says that some Democratic leaders are asking Mr. Sanders to stop dismissing Mrs. Clinton’s wins in the South, driven in large part by black voters, as “a product of a conservative region.”

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