NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 14: Businessman/TV personality Donald Trump attends The New York Observer 25th Anniversary Party at Four Seasons Restaurant on March 14, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ted Cruz ended his campaign for president, putting Donald Trump on a glide path to claim the Republican Party’s nomination.
The conservative firebrand and Texas senator had tried to cast himself as the only viable alternative to the billionaire businessman. But he announced his decision to drop out of the race after losing to Trump in Tuesday’s Indiana primary.
Trump thanked voters in Indiana after his big win in the state’s Republican presidential primary.
He took to Twitter Tuesday, shortly after his big win which gives him a big boost toward reaching the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination.
“Thank you Indiana,” Trump wrote. “We have won in every category. You are very special people-I will never forget!”
Trump’s win dealt a big blow to rival Ted Cruz, who had poured time and resources into the state, which is home to a significant evangelical population.
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