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| Indiana open primary results: Trump wins, Sanders leading | Indiana open primary results: Trump wins, Sanders leading |
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| Indiana’s open primary may give Senator Bernie Sanders a chance to upset former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but Senator Ted Cruz is looking at a big loss against billionaire businessman Donald Trump. | Indiana’s open primary may give Senator Bernie Sanders a chance to upset former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but Senator Ted Cruz is looking at a big loss against billionaire businessman Donald Trump. |
| With 45 percent of precincts reporting, Sanders leads Clinton, 52.2 to 47.8 percent, according to Associated Press. | |
| With 5 percent of precincts reporting, Trump was declared the winner with 54.2 percent, compared to Cruz with 32.8 percent and Kasich with 10 percent, according to AP. | With 5 percent of precincts reporting, Trump was declared the winner with 54.2 percent, compared to Cruz with 32.8 percent and Kasich with 10 percent, according to AP. |
| Trump tweeted minutes after he was declared the winner, "Wow, Lyin' Ted Cruz really went wacko today. Made all sorts of crazy charges. Can't function under pressure - not very presidential. Sad!" | Trump tweeted minutes after he was declared the winner, "Wow, Lyin' Ted Cruz really went wacko today. Made all sorts of crazy charges. Can't function under pressure - not very presidential. Sad!" |
| "A lot has happened in the last year. As of today, we have now won 17 primaries and caucuses. We have received some 9 million votes. When we started this campaign we were 60 points behind," Sanders told supporters Tuesday night in Louisville, Kentucky, where a Democratic primary will be held on May 17. | "A lot has happened in the last year. As of today, we have now won 17 primaries and caucuses. We have received some 9 million votes. When we started this campaign we were 60 points behind," Sanders told supporters Tuesday night in Louisville, Kentucky, where a Democratic primary will be held on May 17. |
| Indianians are, by most accounts, excited to be voting Tuesday, as their state usually does not bring as much impact to presidential races as it is this year. With each county selecting their own voting system, the day has gone relatively smoothly compared to prior state contests. | Indianians are, by most accounts, excited to be voting Tuesday, as their state usually does not bring as much impact to presidential races as it is this year. With each county selecting their own voting system, the day has gone relatively smoothly compared to prior state contests. |
| Where things are not running as smoothly is in the Cruz campaign, where many on the inside are anticipating a loss, possibly in a landslide. | Where things are not running as smoothly is in the Cruz campaign, where many on the inside are anticipating a loss, possibly in a landslide. |
| "Donald Trump may walk out of Indiana with as many as three-quarters of the delegates up for grabs," Fox News reporter John Roberts relayed from one Cruz campaign source. | "Donald Trump may walk out of Indiana with as many as three-quarters of the delegates up for grabs," Fox News reporter John Roberts relayed from one Cruz campaign source. |
| Trump piled on Cruz as people were heading to the polls. | Trump piled on Cruz as people were heading to the polls. |
| "Over the last week,” Trump wrote in a campaign statement Tuesday, “I have watched Lyin’ Ted become more and more unhinged as he is unable to react under the pressure and stress of losing, in all cases by landslides, the last six primary elections --- in fact, coming in last place in all but one of them. Today’s ridiculous outburst only proves what I have been saying for a long time, that Ted Cruz does not have the temperament to be President of the United States." | "Over the last week,” Trump wrote in a campaign statement Tuesday, “I have watched Lyin’ Ted become more and more unhinged as he is unable to react under the pressure and stress of losing, in all cases by landslides, the last six primary elections --- in fact, coming in last place in all but one of them. Today’s ridiculous outburst only proves what I have been saying for a long time, that Ted Cruz does not have the temperament to be President of the United States." |
| Indiana not long ago was considered a safe state for Cruz, but the campaign has misjudged the voters and their priorities. Cruz played up the North Carolina bathroom issue, leaving Trump the opportunity to candidly say his own Trump Towers bathrooms are all-inclusive. Caitlyn Jenner, who has praised Cruz in the past, actually went to one of Trump's facilities and in a video message said, "By the way, Ted, nobody got molested." | Indiana not long ago was considered a safe state for Cruz, but the campaign has misjudged the voters and their priorities. Cruz played up the North Carolina bathroom issue, leaving Trump the opportunity to candidly say his own Trump Towers bathrooms are all-inclusive. Caitlyn Jenner, who has praised Cruz in the past, actually went to one of Trump's facilities and in a video message said, "By the way, Ted, nobody got molested." |
| Over $6 million was spent in Indiana on Pro-Cruz and Anti-Trump advertisements in Indiana, according to SMG Delta. Just $963,000 was spent on Pro-Trump ads, compared to $1.5 million for Pro-Sanders ads, $2.8 million for Anti-Trump ads and $3.3 million for pro-Cruz ads. | Over $6 million was spent in Indiana on Pro-Cruz and Anti-Trump advertisements in Indiana, according to SMG Delta. Just $963,000 was spent on Pro-Trump ads, compared to $1.5 million for Pro-Sanders ads, $2.8 million for Anti-Trump ads and $3.3 million for pro-Cruz ads. |
| On the Democratic side, the Clinton campaign has downplayed some expectations of a victory in Indiana, though Sanders is still widely predicted to lose by a small margin. It could be a campaign tactic on the side of Clinton to urge even more supporters to the polls. | On the Democratic side, the Clinton campaign has downplayed some expectations of a victory in Indiana, though Sanders is still widely predicted to lose by a small margin. It could be a campaign tactic on the side of Clinton to urge even more supporters to the polls. |
| An upset victory for Sanders would certainly strengthen his latest strategy, winning over superdelegates who have thus far nearly uniformly lined up behind Clinton. Sanders is betting on a contested convention for the nomination in July. | An upset victory for Sanders would certainly strengthen his latest strategy, winning over superdelegates who have thus far nearly uniformly lined up behind Clinton. Sanders is betting on a contested convention for the nomination in July. |
| "It is virtually impossible for Secretary Clinton to reach the majority of convention delegates by June 14 -- that is the last day that a primary will be held -- with pledged delegates alone," Sanders said at the National Press Club on Sunday. | "It is virtually impossible for Secretary Clinton to reach the majority of convention delegates by June 14 -- that is the last day that a primary will be held -- with pledged delegates alone," Sanders said at the National Press Club on Sunday. |
| Contested conventions on both sides are looking more likely. | Contested conventions on both sides are looking more likely. |