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ByLisaLerer and Steve Peoples The Associated Press NEWYORK Tensionsfrayed in both parties on Monday, as Hillary Clinton and Don- ald Trump tried to stave off the prospect of a lengthy battle to the nomination with big victories in New York. While Clinton esca- lated her attacks against rival Bernie Sanders, Re- publican leader Donald Trump complained about a "rigged" nomination pro- cess prompting a fierce de- fense from party leaders. Both candidates are push- ing for big wins in next week's New York primary, hoping to create a sense of inevitably around their can- didacies with sizable dele- gate gains. Campaigning in south- ern California, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz described Trump's attacks on the Re- publican nomination pro- cess as "whining." Trump erupted on Fox News on Monday morning over his loss of recently-allocated delegates in Colorado to Cruz. "Donald has been yell- ing and screaming. A lot of whining. I'm sure some cursing. And some late- night fevered tweeting," Cruz told hundreds of sup- porters gathered in Irvine. He noted Trump's com- plaints follow his struggles in recent primary contests in Utah, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Colorado. At a rally in Roches- ter on Sunday, Trump had blasted the way the country chooses presidential party nominees as "corrupt" and "crooked" — a senti- ment echoed by surrogates and supporters who ap- pear increasingly troubled by Cruz's superior efforts when it comes to wrangling delegates. "I see it with Bernie too," Trump told Fox News Mon- day, pointing to the Demo- cratic race. "Every time I turn on your show — Ber- nie wins, Bernie wins, Ber- nie wins. And yet Bernie's not winning. I mean, it's a rigged system folks." Trump's accusations come as he seeks to outma- neuver Cruz in local state gatherings where the del- egates who will attend the summer convention are be- ing chosen. In state after state, Cruz's campaign has implemented a more stra- tegic approach to picking up delegates, which, de- spite Trump's current lead, are essential if he wants to reach the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomina- tion. The complaints call into question the integrity of the voting process at a time when the party could be working to unify behind its front-runner. In an in- terview with conservative radio host Mike Gallagher, Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, pushed back against Trump's claims, saying that the convention system used in Colorado is "not an affront to the people of Colorado. It just is what the rule is." "I don't know why a ma- jority is such a difficult con- cept for some people to ac- cept," he said. Clinton, meanwhile, hopes to capture what her team says would be an all- but-insurmountable lead by the end of the month. Cam- paigning across southern New York on Monday, Clin- ton targeted Sanders' re- cord on guns, immigration, Wall Street reform and for- eign policy. "I have noticed that un- der the bright spotlight and scrutiny here in New York, Sen. Sanders has had trou- ble answering questions," she told reporters after a campaign event at an In- dian restaurant in Queens, New York. Sanders hit back at a rally in the upstate New York city of Binghamton, rallying supporters with a lengthy rift slamming Clinton for promoting fracking as sec- retary of state and only of- fering conditional opposi- tion to the practice. The oil and gas drilling method, re- viled by environmentalists, has been banned in New York. The harsher tone comes just days before the two Democrats will meet on stage for the first Demo- cratic primary debate in more than a month. Since their last faceoff, the con- test has taken a decidedly negative turn, with the two candidates trading a series of barbs over their qualifica- tions for the White House. Clinton has avoided di- rectly calling for Sanders to exit the race, saying she's campaigned until the end in 2008 and that she's all for a "good hard contest." 2016 CAMPAIGN Wi th N Y on t he ir m in ds , Democrats trade new attacks SETHWENIG—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks to community leaders and politicians at the Jackson Diner in the Queens borough of New York on Monday. By Julie Pace and Emily Swanson The Associated Press WASHINGTON In an early general election warning for Donald Trump, Amer- icans say they trust Dem- ocrat Hillary Clinton over the Republican business- man on a range of issues, including immigration, health care and nominat- ing Supreme Court justices. Even when asked which of the two candidates would bebestat"makingAmerican great" — the central prom- ise of Trump's campaign — Americans are slightly more likelytosidewithClinton,ac- cording to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. The survey does reveal some potential trouble spots for Clinton. Trump is nearly even with her on whom Americans trust to handle the economy, which voters consistently rank as one of the top issues fac- ing the country. Clinton is trusted more on the economy by 38 percent of Americans, while 35 per- cent side with Trump. And despite Americans' overall preference for Clin- ton on a host of issues, just 20 percent say she repre- sents their own views very well on matters they care about, while 23 percent say somewhat well. But as with most is- sues addressed in the AP- GfK poll, the numbers for Trump are even worse: Just 15 percent of Amer- icans say he represents their views very well and 14 percent say somewhat well. Trump's support with registered Republican vot- ers is also soft on some is- sues, with less than 50 per- cent saying they trust him over Clinton on working with Congress or handling the U.S. image abroad. About a quarter of Repub- licans say they trust nei- ther candidate on either of those issues. Those figures under- score the work the real estate mogul must do to shore up support within his own party if he's the nominee. Greg Freeman, an inde- pendent who leans Repub- lican, said he would "abso- lutely not" trust Trump to handle major issues facing the United States. "I think he would have the U.S. in wars at the drop of a hat. He would make the international commu- nity angry at the United States," said Freeman, a 41-year-old from Walhalla, South Carolina. "He has a lot of comments on issues, but he has no solutions." While Clinton and Trump are the favorites to face off in the fall cam- paign, obstacles remain, particularly for the Repub- lican billionaire. He's lead- ing in the delegate count, but needs to perform bet- ter in the upcoming final primaries in order to reach the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Trump's campaign ap- pears well-aware of the need to bolster the busi- nessman's policy creden- tials. He's recently ex- panded on his foreign policy views, including questioning U.S. partici- pation in the NATO mili- tary alliance and suggest- ing some Asian nations may need nuclear weap- ons. Campaign officials say Trump plans to give a se- ries of policy speeches in the coming weeks. Clinton's edge over Trump on the issues spans foreignanddomesticpolicy. Sheholdsasignificantad- vantage on handling immi- gration,healthcare,theU.S. image abroad, filling Su- preme Court vacancies, in- ternational trade and work- ing with Congress. Her biggestadvantageisonhan- dlinggenderequalityissues, with 55 percent of Ameri- cans trusting her and just 12 percent backing Trump. Clinton has a slimmer lead over Trump on which candidate is trusted to pro- tect the country, with 37 percent backing the Dem- ocrat and 31 percent back- ing the Republican. PRESIDENTIAL RACE Poll: On range of issues, Clinton edges out Trump MEL EVANS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign rally on Monday in Binghamton, N.Y. 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