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| US Election 2016: Cruz 'wins Wisconsin' in blow of Trump | |
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| Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has decisively won the Wisconsin state primary, complicating front-runner Donald Trump's path to the nomination. | |
| In the Democratic race, US media have projected that Bernie Sanders will score a victory over Hillary Clinton in the Midwestern state. | In the Democratic race, US media have projected that Bernie Sanders will score a victory over Hillary Clinton in the Midwestern state. |
| Mr Trump leads the Republican race, but there are concerns that he could fall short of the number of delegates needed to secure the party's nomination. | Mr Trump leads the Republican race, but there are concerns that he could fall short of the number of delegates needed to secure the party's nomination. |
| Mr Trump's rivals have pinned their hopes on a contested convention. | Mr Trump's rivals have pinned their hopes on a contested convention. |
| At a contested convention, party leaders, not voters, would choose the nominee. | |
| "Tonight is a turning point, it is a rallying cry to the people of America," Mr Cruz told supporters in Milwaukee on Tuesday. "We are winning because we are uniting the Republican Party." | |
| Mr Cruz is unlikely to earn enough delegates to win the outright nomination, but Republican Party leaders have rallied around the Texas senator in hopes of wounding Mr Trump. | |
| Party leaders are concerned that Mr Trump would be a weak candidate in the general election and could harm other Republicans lawmakers on the ballot. | |
| Polls show that the real estate tycoon is extremely unpopular among key voting blocs including women, Latinos and young people. | |
| On the Democratic side, Wisconsin adds to a recent spate of wins by the Sanders campaign, giving the Vermont senator a boost before key races in New York and Pennsylvania. | |
| Mrs Clinton still holds a sizeable lead and most analysts say she will eventually become the Democratic nominee despite her recent losses. | |
| While Tuesday's loss was a setback for Mr Trump, his campaign has time to rebound. | |
| The campaign now moves to large north-eastern states, where polls show Mr Trump with a significant leads. | |
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| Mr Trump's loss in Wisconsin comes after a rocky week for the campaign, particularly with female voters. | |
| The New York businessman repeatedly struggled to articulate his position on abortion. At one point, he called for women to be punished for having abortions, then quickly changed his mind. | |
| His campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was also arrested, accused of manhandling a female journalist. Mr Trump has vehemently defended Mr Lewandowski and rebuffed calls to fire him. | |
| Meanwhile, outside groups opposed to Mr Trump's nomination stepped up their efforts in Wisconsin, running negative television adverts. | |
| Popular state leaders such as Governor Scott Walker and influential talk radio programme hosts also opposed the Trump campaign and threw their support behind Mr Cruz. |