The newsworthy moments of the weeks-long campaign for the New York primary have provided perfect material for Jimmy Fallon’s “Pros and Cons: Campaigning in New York.”
The pros and cons addressed various gaffes from candidates, the connections that candidates have to the state, and Hamilton.
For instance, “Bernie Sanders was able to get Hamilton tickets from a guy he knew,” but Fallon couldn’t help taking a stab at Sanders’s age, since “the guy he knew is Alexander Hamilton.” Fallon claimed Sanders and Hamilton “go way, way back.”
And of course, Hillary’s fail of a subway experience came up. It was a pro that she “took several several swipes at Bernie Sanders’s voting record,” but “she took 400 swipes at a subway turnstile.”
Donald Trump’s hair was also mentioned. “Donald Trump was born in Queens,” but the con is that “his hair was born in The Bronx Zoo.”
Ted Cruz made some New York enemies for his comments about “New York values.” While he went “bird watching in Central Park,” the con meant that “i.e., he waved at New Yorkers and they gave him the finger.”
While “Hillary is popular among supporters in Queens,” it also “explains her new slogan, ‘Yaaas, Queens!'”
And, another pro for Trump is that “for extra security at his rallies, Donald Trump hired the toughest, most intimidating guy he knows.” The con, though, is that it happens to be the “Times Square Elmo.”
