![]() ![]() Ted Cruz is ending his presidential campaign, eliminating the biggest impediment to Donald Trump’s march to the Republican nomination.Ĭruz’s campaign said he plans to drop out of the race Tuesday following his loss in Indiana’s Republican primary to Trump.Ĭruz’s campaign placed its hopes on a data-driven effort to turn out conservative evangelical Christians who had opted out of recent presidential elections. Trump’s team gathered at his Trump Tower in New York City Tuesday where the Republican front-runner is scheduled to speak shortly.Ĭheers broke out in the building’s grand lobby as a television broadcasting Cruz’s speech announced his departure from the race. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign staff and supporters are exchanging hugs and handshakes as rival Ted Cruz formally announced his exit from the race. Trump is due to speak at the Trump Tower in New York City later Tuesday. Reince Priebus took to Twitter Tuesday after Ted Cruz ended his bid for the GOP nomination, saying that Donald Trump “will be presumptive nominee, we need to unite and focus on defeating He ended his message with the hashtag #NeverClinton. The chairman of the Republican National Committee is calling for unity, saying that Donald Trump will be the “presumptive” Republican nominee for president. He won’t win by a large enough margin Tuesday to keep Clinton from collecting at least some delegates.Ĭlinton entered the night with 91 percent of the delegates she needs to become the first woman nominated by a major party. The Vermont senator is far behind the former secretary of state in the delegate count. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on campaign 2016 as voters in Indiana head to the polls for the state primary (all times Eastern):īernie Sanders is the winner of Indiana’s Democratic primary, scoring a late victory over front-runner Hillary Clinton.īut it’s a win that won’t change the reality of the Democratic race. ![]()
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