John Kasich before making any commitments. But he would wait to hear from Trump and Ohio Gov. “I can see the genuineness and integrity in the man,” Amedore said in an interview afterward. Publicly neutral in the race, Amedore met privately with Cruz on Thursday on his way to the rally inside the Mekeel Christian Academy gymnasium, where about 1,300 conservative Republicans showed up to hear Cruz. The Republican state senator from the 46th District in upstate New York is a good bet to become a delegate to the national convention in Cleveland, where Cruz will need every friend he can get in what could become an open floor-fight for the GOP nomination in July. There were delegates to be had here, and George Amedore might be one. The morning after Donald Trump held a rally with 10,000 boisterous supporters at a movie studio in Long Island, Ted Cruz rolled into a small Christian school in this working-class suburb of Schenectady, 150 miles away from the bright lights of the big city. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) Mike Groll, STF / AP Show More Show Less Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a campaign event at Mekeel Christian Academy on Thursday, April 7, 2016, in Scotia, N.Y. Blue, stf / Bloomberg Show More Show Less 13 of13 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. (MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Victor J. Ted Cruz participates in a play matzo bakery with children at the Chabad Neshama Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York on April 7. Blue, stf / Bloomberg Show More Show Less 12 of13 Texas Sen. Ted Cruz listens at a campaign stop at the Jewish Center of Brighton Beach in the Brooklyn borough of New York on April 7. (Nathaniel Brooks/The New York Times) NATHANIEL BROOKS, STR / NYT Show More Show Less 11 of13 Texas Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a Republican presidential hopeful, speaks during a rally at the Mekeel Christian Academy in Scotia, N.Y., April 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Mary Altaffer, STF / AP Show More Show Less 10 of13 Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, grimaces as he speaks to community leaders during a campaign event at the Chabad Neshama Center, Thursday, April 7, 2016, in New York. LEE, STF / NYT Show More Show Less 9 of13 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a Republican presidential hopeful, greets a crowd as he leaves the Jewish Center of Brighton Beach in New York, April 7, 2016. LEE, STF / NYT Show More Show Less 8 of13 Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a Republican presidential hopeful, waves as he leaves the Jewish Center of Brighton Beach in New York, April 7, 2016. LEE, STF / NYT Show More Show Less 7 of13 Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a Republican presidential hopeful, tries Matzah he made with children at the Model Matzah Bakery at the Jewish Center of Brighton Beach in New York, April 7, 2016. LEE, STF / NYT Show More Show Less 6 of13 Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a Republican presidential hopeful, greets a crowd as he arrives at the Jewish Center of Brighton Beach in New York, April 7, 2016. Blue, Stringer / Bloomberg Show More Show Less 5 of13 Sen. Blue/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Ted Cruz Victor J. Fresh off a double-digit victory in Wisconsin, Cruz landed in Donald Trump's home state Wednesday to declare that the tide in the Republican primary had turned and that the billionaire front-runner knows it. Blue, Stringer / Bloomberg Show More Show Less 4 of13 Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas and 2016 presidential candidate, speaks at a campaign stop at the Jewish Center of Brighton Beach in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 7, 2016. Blue, Stringer / Bloomberg Show More Show Less 3 of13 Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas and 2016 presidential candidate, greets voters at a campaign stop at the Jewish Center of Brighton Beach in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Mary Altaffer, STF / AP Show More Show Less 2 of13 Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas and 2016 presidential candidate, greets voters at a campaign stop at the Jewish Center of Brighton Beach in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 7, 2016. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to Jewish community leaders at the Jewish Center of Brighton Beach during a campaign event, Thursday, April 7, 2016, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. 1 of13 Republican presidential candidate, Sen.
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