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| US election 2016: Trump-Cruz row precedes Indiana primary | US election 2016: Trump-Cruz row precedes Indiana primary |
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| Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has warned that America would "plunge into an abyss" if it elected Donald Trump. | Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has warned that America would "plunge into an abyss" if it elected Donald Trump. |
| He spoke after Mr Trump suggested Mr Cruz's father was connected to the man who killed President John F Kennedy. | He spoke after Mr Trump suggested Mr Cruz's father was connected to the man who killed President John F Kennedy. |
| The New York tycoon is poised to deliver a crushing blow to Mr Cruz as Indiana votes in the latest primary. | The New York tycoon is poised to deliver a crushing blow to Mr Cruz as Indiana votes in the latest primary. |
| Mr Cruz's advisers had targeted Indiana as the senator's best hope of halting Mr Trump's march to the nomination. | Mr Cruz's advisers had targeted Indiana as the senator's best hope of halting Mr Trump's march to the nomination. |
| However, polls show Mr Trump with a sizeable lead in the mid-western state. | However, polls show Mr Trump with a sizeable lead in the mid-western state. |
| Mr Cruz attacked Mr Trump on Tuesday, calling the billionaire businessman "totally amoral," "a pathological liar" and "a serial philanderer". | Mr Cruz attacked Mr Trump on Tuesday, calling the billionaire businessman "totally amoral," "a pathological liar" and "a serial philanderer". |
| Responding, Mr Trump said "Ted Cruz is a desperate candidate trying to save his failing campaign. | Responding, Mr Trump said "Ted Cruz is a desperate candidate trying to save his failing campaign. |
| "It is no surprise he has resorted to his usual tactics of over-the-top rhetoric that nobody believes." | "It is no surprise he has resorted to his usual tactics of over-the-top rhetoric that nobody believes." |
| Mr Cruz and fellow candidate John Kasich are hoping to force a contested convention where party officials, not voters, choose the nominee. | Mr Cruz and fellow candidate John Kasich are hoping to force a contested convention where party officials, not voters, choose the nominee. |
| If Mr Trump wins Indiana, the New York businessman will probably reach the required 1,237 delegates to secure the nomination and avoid such a scenario. | |
| Meanwhile in the Democratic battle, polls show Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders locked in a tight race in Indiana. | Meanwhile in the Democratic battle, polls show Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders locked in a tight race in Indiana. |
| However, a Sanders win in Indiana would do little to erase Mrs Clinton's commanding lead. | However, a Sanders win in Indiana would do little to erase Mrs Clinton's commanding lead. |
| The Clinton campaign has shifted its focus to other states, opting not to actively campaign or spend money in Indiana. | The Clinton campaign has shifted its focus to other states, opting not to actively campaign or spend money in Indiana. |
| Mr Trump told supporters on Monday that he is eager turn his attention to the general election. | Mr Trump told supporters on Monday that he is eager turn his attention to the general election. |
| "You know if we win it's over, and then I can focus," he said at a campaign rally in the state. | "You know if we win it's over, and then I can focus," he said at a campaign rally in the state. |
| Mr Cruz cannot get enough delegates to win the nomination outright, but hopes he can still deprive Mr Trump of a majority. | Mr Cruz cannot get enough delegates to win the nomination outright, but hopes he can still deprive Mr Trump of a majority. |
| He has thrown considerable resources into the state in recent days. | He has thrown considerable resources into the state in recent days. |
| At the scene: Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter | At the scene: Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter |
| Ted Cruz's father is tied to the Kennedy assassination. Donald Trump is a pathological liar, a narcissist and a serial philanderer. Mr Cruz is unhinged and desperate. | Ted Cruz's father is tied to the Kennedy assassination. Donald Trump is a pathological liar, a narcissist and a serial philanderer. Mr Cruz is unhinged and desperate. |
| That is just a taste of the accusations that have been flying between the two top Republican presidential hopefuls on the day primary voters in Indiana head to the polls. | That is just a taste of the accusations that have been flying between the two top Republican presidential hopefuls on the day primary voters in Indiana head to the polls. |
| If recent opinion surveys are any indication, Mr Trump is poised to deliver a mortal blow to the Cruz campaign in a state the Texan had once described as "favourable terrain". Mr Cruz has thrown everything he can at his opponent - brokering a deal to clear out rival candidate John Kasich, breaking with tradition and naming his vice-presidential running mate early, even engaging Trump supporters in a street-side debate. None of it has worked. | If recent opinion surveys are any indication, Mr Trump is poised to deliver a mortal blow to the Cruz campaign in a state the Texan had once described as "favourable terrain". Mr Cruz has thrown everything he can at his opponent - brokering a deal to clear out rival candidate John Kasich, breaking with tradition and naming his vice-presidential running mate early, even engaging Trump supporters in a street-side debate. None of it has worked. |
| Mr Cruz ran an efficient, tactically sound campaign that allowed him to survive long after most of his competitors had faltered. But now, facing Mr Trump in a head-to-head showdown with everything at stake, his best efforts may prove to be far from enough. | Mr Cruz ran an efficient, tactically sound campaign that allowed him to survive long after most of his competitors had faltered. But now, facing Mr Trump in a head-to-head showdown with everything at stake, his best efforts may prove to be far from enough. |
| Is Indiana Ted Cruz's last stand? | Is Indiana Ted Cruz's last stand? |
| "Indiana is in a position to decide the direction of this race, not just for Indiana, not just for the Republican Party, but for the entire country," he told supporters in the state. | "Indiana is in a position to decide the direction of this race, not just for Indiana, not just for the Republican Party, but for the entire country," he told supporters in the state. |
| "I think... the country is depending on Indiana to pull us back from this cliff." | "I think... the country is depending on Indiana to pull us back from this cliff." |
| The third Republican candidate, Mr Kasich, is no longer campaigning in Indiana. | The third Republican candidate, Mr Kasich, is no longer campaigning in Indiana. |
| He and Mr Cruz reached a deal last month to coordinate their strategies against Mr Trump, a move which prompted Mr Trump to label them "desperate". | He and Mr Cruz reached a deal last month to coordinate their strategies against Mr Trump, a move which prompted Mr Trump to label them "desperate". |
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