Posted on 04/05/2016 11:52:07 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Senator Ted Cruz soundly defeated Donald J. Trump in the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday, breathing new life into efforts to halt Mr. Trump’s divisive presidential candidacy and dealing a blow to his chances of clinching the Republican nomination before the party’s summer convention.
With more than 80 percent of precincts reporting, Mr. Cruz had received 48 percent of the vote to 34 percent for Mr. Trump. Gov. John Kasich of Ohio was a distant third with 14 percent.
Mr. Trump’s loss was his most significant setback since Mr. Cruz narrowly defeated him in Iowa, the campaign’s first nominating contest. And after largely dominating the Republican field from the moment he announced his candidacy last June, Mr. Trump now faces a fresh challenge: bouncing back in the face of searing attack ads by Republicans bent on stopping him, questions about his demeanor and campaign organization, and a single ascendant challenger in Mr. Cruz.
In winning Wisconsin so convincingly, Mr. Cruz, of Texas, showed he was capable of appealing to more than just the hard-line and religious conservative Republicans who have been the foundation of his campaign.
“Tonight is a turning point,” he told cheering supporters in Milwaukee.
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Whatever, you’ve been fooled and can’t even see it.
Who is standing behind Teddy the TOOL?
Open your eyes man, it’s all right there
And for the records, nowhere did I say I ‘hate’ Rush and/or Levin. Get real
If you go back to 2012, you can find hundreds (if not thousands) of posts from Freepers lamenting open voting in our primaries.
I’m not the one drinking the Owsley Trump-aid.
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