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Trump wins Indiana, clearing path to nomination
The Hill
by Jonathan Swan
5/3/2016
Excerpt:
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is projected to win the Indiana primary, dealing a crushing defeat to Ted Cruz and putting himself on a clear path to clinching the nomination.
Trump’s victory will guarantee him at least 30 of the state’s 57 delegates, pushing him over 1,000 as he approaches the 1,237 he needs to clinch the nomination.
The remaining 27 delegates will be allocated in winner-take-all contests at the congressional district level. Trump is likely to take a majority of these.
The results are devastating for Cruz and John Kasich — and the anti-Trump movement.
The battle between Trump and Cruz took an unusual turn the morning of the primary.
The real estate mogul linked Cruz’s father to Lee Harvey Oswald — the man who shot President John F. Kennedy — citing an uncorroborated tabloid story. Cruz unloaded on Trump in response, calling him a “pathological liar” and “utterly amoral.”
Cruz in particular took some big gambles in the run-up to Indiana’s primary.
The Texas senator took the unusual step of announcing a running mate, adding businesswoman Carly Fiorina to his ticket. The move dominated the news cycle and gave his campaign a brief jolt of momentum, but it wasn’t enough to deliver him a victory.
Meanwhile, groups opposed to Trump, like Our Principles PAC and Club for Growth, focused on Indiana as a firewall in the effort to stop the front-runner. They poured millions of dollars' worth of resources into the state, to no avail.
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View the complete article, including image, at:
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/...-to-nomination
The Hill
by Jonathan Swan
5/3/2016
Excerpt:
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is projected to win the Indiana primary, dealing a crushing defeat to Ted Cruz and putting himself on a clear path to clinching the nomination.
Trump’s victory will guarantee him at least 30 of the state’s 57 delegates, pushing him over 1,000 as he approaches the 1,237 he needs to clinch the nomination.
The remaining 27 delegates will be allocated in winner-take-all contests at the congressional district level. Trump is likely to take a majority of these.
The results are devastating for Cruz and John Kasich — and the anti-Trump movement.
The battle between Trump and Cruz took an unusual turn the morning of the primary.
The real estate mogul linked Cruz’s father to Lee Harvey Oswald — the man who shot President John F. Kennedy — citing an uncorroborated tabloid story. Cruz unloaded on Trump in response, calling him a “pathological liar” and “utterly amoral.”
Cruz in particular took some big gambles in the run-up to Indiana’s primary.
The Texas senator took the unusual step of announcing a running mate, adding businesswoman Carly Fiorina to his ticket. The move dominated the news cycle and gave his campaign a brief jolt of momentum, but it wasn’t enough to deliver him a victory.
Meanwhile, groups opposed to Trump, like Our Principles PAC and Club for Growth, focused on Indiana as a firewall in the effort to stop the front-runner. They poured millions of dollars' worth of resources into the state, to no avail.
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View the complete article, including image, at:
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/...-to-nomination