Neither Clinton nor Sanders planned to spend Tuesday in Indiana.
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“I’m really focused on moving into the general election”, Clinton said in an interview with MSNBC. Indiana Democrats apportion some of their 99 delegates based on how they do in each congressional district and mete out others based on statewide totals.
The Vermont senator said Tuesday “the Clinton campaign thinks this campaign is over”. But Democrats are largely satisfied with either of their top candidates, according to exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks by Edison Research.
Mathematically eliminated from winning outright, Mr Cruz’s goal is to snatch victory on a second ballot, when most delegates become free to vote for whomever they choose – but which will only be held if Mr Trump falls short of a majority.
The exit polls also show that Democrats say they’re energized and optimistic about their party’s nomination process, while Republicans say they’re anxious their party is being torn apart.
Cruz’s campaign placed its hopes on a data-driven effort to turn out conservative evangelical Christians who had opted out of recent presidential elections.
IN voters also overwhelmingly expressed concern about the state of the USA economy.
Bernie Sanders came from behind Tuesday night to defeat Hillary Clinton in Indiana’s Democratic primary.
A campaign official said that aides wouldn’t be surprised if Vermont Sen. A Cruz victory in IN may make a contested convention more likely this summer.
The billionaire won the support of Republican men by a more than 25-point margin over Cruz.
But Lonegan didn’t stop there, finishing his statement by declaring that nominating Trump would be akin to nominating a gender-bended Clinton.
Indeed, Mr Trump’s first challenge will be uniting a Republican Party that has been rocked by his candidacy.
The state also has nine super delegates, eight of whom have already pledged their support to Clinton.
Trump won almost 6 in 10 voters over 45 and a similar percentage of those without a college degree.
Almost nine in ten Indiana Democratic primary voters say the country is ready to elect a woman president. Four years earlier, half the votes were counted before 9 p.m. but the state didn’t get to 90 percent until almost 1 a.m. With 63 percent of the vote in, Mr. Sanders had 53 percent compared to 47 for Mrs. Clinton.
IN provided favourable conditions for the Sanders campaign, which reportedly spent some $1.8m (£1.2m) on advertising in the state, while Ms Clinton spent nearly nothing. Almost two-thirds of white voters without a college degree supported Sanders. He said he faces “a tough road to climb, but not an impossible road to climb” to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Still, most said they probably would support whoever won for the party.
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Voters from both parties say the economy was weighing heavily on their minds as they headed to the polls.
