Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race 'We gave it everything we’ve got, but the voters chose another path.' By Katie Glueck and Shane Goldmacher 05/03/16 08:26 PM EDT Updated 05/03/16 08:44 PM EDT
Ted Cruz on Tuesday night dropped out of the presidential race, ending one of the best-organized campaigns of 2016 after a series of stinging defeats left Donald Trump as the only candidate capable of clinching the nomination outright.
Cruz had appeared likely to go all the way to the Republican convention, but a string of massive losses in the Northeast, and his subsequent defeat in Indiana, appear to have convinced him there’s no way forward.
“From the beginning I’ve said that I would continue on as long as there was a viable path to victory,” Cruz said, with his wife Heidi by his side. “Tonight I’m sorry to say it appears that path has been foreclosed.”
“With a heavy heart but with boundless optimism for the long-term future of our nation, we are suspending our campaign.”
John Kasich, however, pledged on Tuesday night to stay in the race until a candidate reaches 1,237 bound delegates.
.@realDonaldTrump will be presumtive @GOP nominee, we all need to unite and focus on defeating @HillaryClinton #NeverClinton
RNC announces Trump is the presumptive nominee -- as Porky Pig says -- That's all folks!
Trump! Trump! Trump!
******* “We cannot continue to allow ourselves to be influenced and molded by the political class and by the media. That is going to destroy us," he said, remarking that it's "kind of sad" that the press is the only business protected by the Constitution "because they were supposed to be the allies of the people." Dr. Ben Carson
Yes, and then in accord with the rules Clinton got 86 of the delegates and Sanders 6.
Now that the R's appear to have head off a convention explosion, the D's may be on track to have the young crazies of their party recreate Eugene McCarthy and Chicago's 1968 Dem convention as hosted by Mayor Richard Daley.
******* “We cannot continue to allow ourselves to be influenced and molded by the political class and by the media. That is going to destroy us," he said, remarking that it's "kind of sad" that the press is the only business protected by the Constitution "because they were supposed to be the allies of the people." Dr. Ben Carson
My younger kids are 31 and 28 so they always give me the 411 on the Sanders crowd. These kids are REALLY in with him. I don't think the media has any idea how much distaste they have for Hillary.
When Sanders does not get the nod they won't be voting that's for sure.