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.
No need to gloat, as it's time to pull together.
The Witch and her flying monkeys are REALLY ticked at Hoosiers for picking Bernie!
oops -— CIC
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I’m sorry...I haven’t seen where he said he didn’t need anyone...Where was this???
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Trump has said he doesn’t need a unified Republican party to win. Perhaps I was paraphrasing, but to me that means he doesn’t need those of us Republicans who have always and wholeheartedly voted Republican. Do you understand his statement differently?
...and the question is: Why should we vote for someone who has REPEATEDLY said he doesn’t need to unify the party to win? He says he can win without unification.
Also, as for the vitriol, I rarely post, but I READ the posts. Trump followers are as nasty as he!
I imagine MOST of us do!
I hear:
"...them Republicans who have always and wholeheartedly voted RINO."
So you DO want Donald to ‘reach out’ to the RINO voters.
Is this what I understand?
Most politicians kowtow to every little segment saying 'I need your support, please support me, what can I do to get your support?'.
Trump is saying 'Here is my agenda, if you like it or can live with it, come on board, otherwise I don't need you. Criticize it and me from the outside'.
That way you can decide for yourself, but he's not coming to run after you for your support.
It's an admirable stand, one which only a confident politician would take.
That's why you've never been confronted with it before.
Time to focus on the true evil in the situation and keep her out of the People's House.
God Bless
dog and cats are getting married!
And staying married and true to each other....
We've rubbed each other rw a time or two and I will apologize for my part in it all.
If only I was less "human" and could promise to never do it again, but alas, I'm flawed and would never be able to keep the promise.
I'm sure we have, but I don't remember it.
I'll not try to track it down; either.
I agree with ALL you've said here!
We both be flawed humans and need the Savior's grace.
If you want ‘less human’; let me see if my therapist has an opening available...
http://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3
Amen and Amen!
LOL! Neat!
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