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'America is a better country without you': Ted Cruz's very bad day

Candidate is heckled by a child, quizzed about his birthplace and facing questions over whether he’s a serial killer – all while polling behind in Indiana Politicians who run for president are used to scorn, mockery and a healthy skepticism from the American people. But few have been heckled by a 12-year-old, questioned about their Canadian birth, or had their spouse field questions about their resemblance to a serial killer. All in one day. Ted Cruz suffered all this and more on Monday in Indiana, a state where he desperately needs to do well if he wants to preserve any hope of winning the Republican nomination for president. Simple arithmetic eliminated Cruz from an outright victory two weeks ago, but he has clung to the possibility that he could deny Donald Trump the 1,237 delegates a candidate needs to win the primary election. Indiana and California are the two largest states that could tilt the race in favor of a contested convention, in which Cruz would have a chance of beati...

Wake up, Cruz and Kasich _ the GOP convention will never nominate you | The Reporter25

Let's imagine for a moment that Donald Trump will not be the Republican candidate for President. There are three ways this fantasy and it's likely to nothing more than a fantasy becomes a reality. One is that something Trump does is so outrageous and disgusting that knocks him out of the race and by default Ted Cruz becomes the candidate. (You can stop laughing sadly now: I'm sure we all know now that's not going to happen.) The second is that Ted Cruz wins 80% of delegates Republicans going forward, pass Trump and takes it on the first ballot at the Convention in July. At a time when no one seems to believe that this scenario is feasible even the field of Cruz, who doesn't mind talking. Top Stories :   Instagram playboy reveals why he’s risking his life for $600K The third is that Trump does not ensure enough delegates to win on the first ballot and the GOP goes up in subsequent ballots to take her away from him and give the appointment to someone else. This is pos...