Ted Cruz’s withdrawal from the race Tuesday night meant John Kasich’s long-shot path to the nomination – deadlocked delegates in a contested convention turning to him as a compromise candidate – was definitively closed. Ted Cruz finally ended his campaign, with Ohio Gov. John Kasich doing the same on Wednesday afternoon.
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New Mexico’s Democratic Party chairwoman blasted the state Republican Party this morning for backing presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump. This leaves Trump a seemingly clear path to the GOP nomination.
Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders did get a shot in the arm to his flagging campaign by winning the in primary on the Democratic side, but he continues to fight for delegates in what appears to be a losing battle against Hillary Clinton.
The new plan represents a shift for Trump, who has for months portrayed his Republican opponents as “puppets” for relying on super PACs and taking contributions from wealthy donors that he said came with strings attached.
House Speaker Paul Ryan told CNN Thursday that he can not yet throw his support behind Donald Trump as the presumptive GOP nominee. On Wednesday she said the United States should not take a risk on an unreliable candidate.
Senator Cruz received 36.6pc votes, while only 7.6pc registered Republicans voted for Governor Kasich.
Who said it? Donald Trump or Homer Simpson?
Hillary Clinton is the likely Democratic nominee who will be battling Trump.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Texas Senator Ted Cruz dropped out of the race on Tuesday after losing to Trump in the in primary.
Both former presidents traditionally throw their support behind the Republican nominee.
On Tuesday, Trump won the IN primary, which led to his presumptive nomination by the Republican Party.
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Clinton, a former secretary of state, said Trump would have to offer policy specifics in ahead of the November 8 presidential election and criticized him for his positions on issues including nuclear weapons and abortion.
