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| Ted Cruz suspends campaign, clearing path for Trump to get nomination | |
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| Ted Cruz suspended his campaign on Tuesday after a crushing defeat in Indiana’s primary. | Ted Cruz suspended his campaign on Tuesday after a crushing defeat in Indiana’s primary. |
| The Texas senator, who rose to fame with his quixotic 17-day attempt to shut down the government, was the last remaining competitor to Donald Trump with a clear shot at the nomination. However, after staking his campaign on a win in Indiana, Cruz suffered an overwhelming loss in the Hoosier State. | The Texas senator, who rose to fame with his quixotic 17-day attempt to shut down the government, was the last remaining competitor to Donald Trump with a clear shot at the nomination. However, after staking his campaign on a win in Indiana, Cruz suffered an overwhelming loss in the Hoosier State. |
| Cruz leaves the race having won 565 delegates and 11 states, including the first in the nation Iowa caucuses. Despite successfully building a strong base among evangelicals and social conservatives, he was unable to expand his following and to pivot to the unpredictable Trump who repeatedly bashed him as “lyin’ Ted”. | Cruz leaves the race having won 565 delegates and 11 states, including the first in the nation Iowa caucuses. Despite successfully building a strong base among evangelicals and social conservatives, he was unable to expand his following and to pivot to the unpredictable Trump who repeatedly bashed him as “lyin’ Ted”. |
| In an emotional address, Cruz told a room of supporters in Indianapolis: “From the beginning I’ve said I will continue on as long as there is a viable path to victory – tonight I am sorry to say it appears that math has been foreclosed.” | |
| As an emotional crowd shouted “no, no,” Cruz told attendees: “Together we left it out on the field. We gave it everything we got. But the voters chose another path and so with a heavy heart but with boundless optimism for the long-term future of our nation we are suspending our campaign.” | |
| Cruz repeatedly referenced his idol Ronald Reagan’s unsuccessful attempt to wrest the Republican nomination from Gerald Ford in 1976, ending by promising: “There is no substitute for the America we will restore as the shining city on the hill for generations to come,” a reference to Reagan’s farewell address. | |
| Cruz’s exit leaves John Kasich the only remaining candidate in the race against Trump. In a statement, the Ohio governor’s chief strategist, John Weaver, told the Guardian: “The senator ran on strong conservative principles and his views are part of the broad Republican party. Donald Trump’s mad hatter ramblings are outside the conservative reform movement and we will continue onward to deny him the nomination. | |
| “Too much is at stake: the soul of the Republican party and the future of America.” | |
| Kasich did not compete in Indiana as a result of a pact with Cruz and has so far only won his home state of Ohio. In a memo sent out earlier Tuesday night, Kasich vowed to stay in “unless a candidate reaches 1,237 bound delegates before the Convention”. | |
| Trump’s victory in Indiana ended the best hope of blocking a presidential nomination Cruz had claimed will plunge America into the political “abyss”. | |
| Despite a day of dire warnings from Trump’s conservative rival, the New York businessman was declared victor by the Associated Press within seconds of polls closing in the Hoosier state. | Despite a day of dire warnings from Trump’s conservative rival, the New York businessman was declared victor by the Associated Press within seconds of polls closing in the Hoosier state. |
| With the second highest number of delegates left on offer before the Republican party convention, Indiana offered a chance for Cruz to repeat his success in Iowa and Wisconsin by urging midwest voters to reject Trump. | With the second highest number of delegates left on offer before the Republican party convention, Indiana offered a chance for Cruz to repeat his success in Iowa and Wisconsin by urging midwest voters to reject Trump. |
| “The country is depending on Indiana,” he warned on Tuesday. “If Indiana does not act, this country could well plunge into the abyss … We are not a proud, boastful, self-centered, mean spirited, hateful, bullying nation.” | “The country is depending on Indiana,” he warned on Tuesday. “If Indiana does not act, this country could well plunge into the abyss … We are not a proud, boastful, self-centered, mean spirited, hateful, bullying nation.” |
| With over 50% reporting, Trump had won 52.6% of the vote, with Cruz on 36.9% and Kasich on 7.8%. He now has 1,041 pledged delegates as well of the 1,237 he needs to be the party’s nominee. | |
| The Democratic race in Indiana had not been called at the time of writing, but with over 50% reporting Bernie Sanders was ahead of Hillary Clinton by a thin margin of 53.1% to 46.9%. | The Democratic race in Indiana had not been called at the time of writing, but with over 50% reporting Bernie Sanders was ahead of Hillary Clinton by a thin margin of 53.1% to 46.9%. |
| Earlier, Trump called for Cruz to drop out of the race in a tweet: “Lyin’ Ted Cruz consistently said that he will, and must, win Indiana. If he doesn’t he should drop out of the race-stop wasting time & money,” proclaimed the frontrunner. | Earlier, Trump called for Cruz to drop out of the race in a tweet: “Lyin’ Ted Cruz consistently said that he will, and must, win Indiana. If he doesn’t he should drop out of the race-stop wasting time & money,” proclaimed the frontrunner. |
| Trump now looks almost certain to inherit a party he has left bitterly divided through a brand of politics defined by innuendo, race-baiting and outright demagoguery. | Trump now looks almost certain to inherit a party he has left bitterly divided through a brand of politics defined by innuendo, race-baiting and outright demagoguery. |
| Trump’s latest sally came in a telephone interview with Fox News on Tuesday in which the Republican frontrunner alleged that Ted Cruz’s father, Rafael, had met with Lee Harvey Oswald prior to the assassination of John F Kennedy and implied that Rafael Cruz was somehow involved. | Trump’s latest sally came in a telephone interview with Fox News on Tuesday in which the Republican frontrunner alleged that Ted Cruz’s father, Rafael, had met with Lee Harvey Oswald prior to the assassination of John F Kennedy and implied that Rafael Cruz was somehow involved. |
| Trump’s latest sally came in a telephone interview with Fox News on Tuesday in which the Republican frontrunner alleged that Ted Cruz’s father, Rafael, had met with Lee Harvey Oswald prior to the assassination of John F Kennedy and implied that Rafael Cruz was somehow involved. | Trump’s latest sally came in a telephone interview with Fox News on Tuesday in which the Republican frontrunner alleged that Ted Cruz’s father, Rafael, had met with Lee Harvey Oswald prior to the assassination of John F Kennedy and implied that Rafael Cruz was somehow involved. |
| Trump had previously threatened to “spill the beans” about Cruz’s wife and has spread a variety of clearly false stories, starting from his June announcement speech that Mexico was deliberately sending rapists into the United States and including the repeated claim that American general John Pershing committed war crimes in the Philippines. The latter story appears to have originated via an internet hoax spread by email. | Trump had previously threatened to “spill the beans” about Cruz’s wife and has spread a variety of clearly false stories, starting from his June announcement speech that Mexico was deliberately sending rapists into the United States and including the repeated claim that American general John Pershing committed war crimes in the Philippines. The latter story appears to have originated via an internet hoax spread by email. |
| Cruz fired back in an emotional press conference at which he told reporters: “I am going to do something I haven’t done this entire campaign, I am going to tell you what I really think of Donald Trump.” | Cruz fired back in an emotional press conference at which he told reporters: “I am going to do something I haven’t done this entire campaign, I am going to tell you what I really think of Donald Trump.” |
| The Texas senator proceeded to call Trump a pathological liar, amoral, a narcissist and a buffoon. Cruz has long prided himself on avoiding personal attacks. Instead, he attacked Trump as a “New York liberal” and the real estate mogul’s former pro-choice and pro-gun control stances. Cruz proceeded to paint the stakes in the starkest of terms: “If the people of Indiana do not act this country could well plunge into the abyss.” | The Texas senator proceeded to call Trump a pathological liar, amoral, a narcissist and a buffoon. Cruz has long prided himself on avoiding personal attacks. Instead, he attacked Trump as a “New York liberal” and the real estate mogul’s former pro-choice and pro-gun control stances. Cruz proceeded to paint the stakes in the starkest of terms: “If the people of Indiana do not act this country could well plunge into the abyss.” |
| Cruz’s devastating loss in Indiana came after a significant investment of resources by anti-Trump forces in the state. Cruz and anti-Trump Super Pacs spent $6m in the state on television advertising while Trump spent less than a million. | Cruz’s devastating loss in Indiana came after a significant investment of resources by anti-Trump forces in the state. Cruz and anti-Trump Super Pacs spent $6m in the state on television advertising while Trump spent less than a million. |
| Further, in a vain attempt for a boost in the Hoosier State, Cruz unveiled former rival Carly Fiorina as his running mate if he receives the nomination and was able to cajole the state’s sitting governor, Mike Pence, into an endorsement. In contrast, Trump was endorsed in the state by a number of prominent former college basketball coaches, led by legendary Indiana University coach Bobby Knight. | Further, in a vain attempt for a boost in the Hoosier State, Cruz unveiled former rival Carly Fiorina as his running mate if he receives the nomination and was able to cajole the state’s sitting governor, Mike Pence, into an endorsement. In contrast, Trump was endorsed in the state by a number of prominent former college basketball coaches, led by legendary Indiana University coach Bobby Knight. |
| With his loss tonight, Cruz had not won a primary election for over a month since his April 5 win in Wisconsin. Despite Cruz doing well in delegate selection contests in Colorado and Wyoming, Trump won seven consecutive primaries and over 200 delegates over the last two weeks. | With his loss tonight, Cruz had not won a primary election for over a month since his April 5 win in Wisconsin. Despite Cruz doing well in delegate selection contests in Colorado and Wyoming, Trump won seven consecutive primaries and over 200 delegates over the last two weeks. |