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Cruz Ending Campaign After Indiana Loss to Trump
The Texas Tribune ^ | 5/3/16 | Patrick Svitek

Posted on 05/03/2016 5:39:31 PM PDT by Rufus Shinra

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is ending his campaign after suffering a devastating loss to frontrunner Donald Trump in the Indiana primary, campaign manager Jeff Roe told the Texas Tribune.

With about 43 percent of the vote in, Trump was projected to beat Cruz by about 2o points, 54 percent to 35 percent. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who had struck a deal with Cruz to effectively concede the Hoosier State, was winning less than 10 percent of the vote.

Trump was on track to win most — if not all — of Indiana's 57 delegates, significantly easing his path to the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination before the Republican National Convention. Eyeing a contested convention, Cruz has vowed to stay in the race regardless of the outcome in the Hoosier State.

Minutes after major TV networks projected Trump's victory, he renewed his call for Cruz to leave the race.

"Lyin' Ted Cruz consistently said that he will, and must, win Indiana," Trump tweeted. "If he doesn't he should drop out of the race-stop wasting time & money."

Cruz went all in on Indiana, recognizing its importance in holding Trump under the 1,237-delegate threshold. In addition to teaming up with Kasich, Cruz took the unusual step of naming former rival Carly Fiorina his running mate. He also had the backing of Gov. Mike Pence, an initially tepid endorsement that Pence sought to fortify in the final days before the primary.

Cruz is now left with a narrower path than ever to the nomination, entirely dependent on denying Trump 1,237 delegates. Cruz’s loss in Indiana is likely to give rise to calls for him to drop out of the race, something he has said he will not do as long as he still sees a path to victory in Cleveland.

Cruz’s campaign indicated Tuesday afternoon he was not immediately leaving the race, announcing rallies Wednesday in Nebraska and Washington. For weeks, Cruz has said the race will come down to the primary June 7 in California, whose 172 delegates make it the biggest prize of the nominating process.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana; US: New York; US: Ohio; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2016gopprimary; cruz; election2016; in2016; indiana; johnkasich; newyork; ohio; tedcruz; texas; theend; trump
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Link to the actual news story. Trump can now focus on Clinton for the rest of the race and get a head start while she still battles it out with Sanders! I expect Kasich to follow, but you never know with him...
1 posted on 05/03/2016 5:39:31 PM PDT by Rufus Shinra
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To: Rufus Shinra

The expressions on the FOX people are priceless! Absolutely stunned!


2 posted on 05/03/2016 5:41:03 PM PDT by Marie (The vulgarians are at the gate! MAGA!)
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To: Rufus Shinra

I guess the Trump supporter with a sign convinced him.


3 posted on 05/03/2016 5:41:11 PM PDT by Williams (Dear God please save us from the democrats. And the republicans.)
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To: Rufus Shinra

Diamond and Silk

Post Indiana election comments...

Must see!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_iMU0vO0uA


4 posted on 05/03/2016 5:41:21 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
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To: Rufus Shinra

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5 posted on 05/03/2016 5:41:22 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Get Ready)
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To: Rufus Shinra

Another great Cruz victory, following his epic victory in Wisconsin.


6 posted on 05/03/2016 5:41:22 PM PDT by baltimorepoet
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To: Rufus Shinra

HALLELUJAH!!!


7 posted on 05/03/2016 5:41:31 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: Rufus Shinra
uh44337,1277189212,simpsons_nelson_haha2
8 posted on 05/03/2016 5:42:13 PM PDT by tubebender (en)
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To: Rufus Shinra

Cruz has my respect again. You ran a hard race.

#Trump2016


9 posted on 05/03/2016 5:42:39 PM PDT by TheShaz
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OK...Cruz just dropped out of the race....

Are the Cruz supporters in here going to rally with Trump supporters to beat Hillary???

Yes or no????


10 posted on 05/03/2016 5:42:52 PM PDT by JBW1949
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To: Rufus Shinra

He may need to prepare for Sanders, Hillary was supposed to win Indiana. The writing may be on the wall.


11 posted on 05/03/2016 5:43:09 PM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: DoughtyOne

LOL!


12 posted on 05/03/2016 5:43:24 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Rufus Shinra

Whoo Hooo! Now we truly have a uniparty with two liberals running for President.

Now we get to look forward to 4 years of Hillary! (that would be sarcasm if it wasn’t the truth)


13 posted on 05/03/2016 5:44:32 PM PDT by TXDuke
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To: Rufus Shinra

I have more respect for Ted Cruz now then I have had for a long time. Eventually you got to say “I lost”.


14 posted on 05/03/2016 5:45:31 PM PDT by Not gonna take it anymore (If Obama were twice as smart as he is, he would be a wit)
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To: DoughtyOne

Those girls rock!


15 posted on 05/03/2016 5:45:33 PM PDT by freedom6178
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To: Robert DeLong

she’s got four trillion super delegates, whatever the @#$ they are.

she’s needs 200 more out of 1200.

Trump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


16 posted on 05/03/2016 5:46:07 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Robert DeLong

she’s got four trillion super delegates, whatever the @#$ they are.

she’s needs 200 more out of 1200.

Trump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


17 posted on 05/03/2016 5:46:10 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Rufus Shinra

I watched most of it live. He hugged everybody except the girls (who you couldn’t really see down low in the front, and then he went left and hugged his mom, Carly, everybody but he didn’t hug his father. Somebody else came and hugged the father, then Ted turned and went to the audience.


18 posted on 05/03/2016 5:46:13 PM PDT by Aliska ("No bank is too big to fail, and no executive is too powerful to jail." HRC 1/24/16)
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To: DoughtyOne

Great !


19 posted on 05/03/2016 5:46:28 PM PDT by samtheman (Trump For America.)
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To: DoughtyOne

I only caught the end (Cruz speech). Did he pledge support to The Donald?


20 posted on 05/03/2016 5:47:23 PM PDT by Rastus (The next president will be Trump or Hillary. Vote accordingly.)
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