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U.S. NEWS A3
Wednesday 6 April 2016

Sanders, Cruz emerge victorious in Wisconsin primaries

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, talks with Barbara Lawton, in the lead-up to Wiscon- Wisconsin’s 42 delegates,
former Lt. Gov. of Wisconsin, as he visits Blue’s diner during a campaign stop, Tuesday, April 5, sin, including his campaign Trump would need to win
2016, in Milwaukee. Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton Tuesday in the Wisconsin Democratic contest. manager’s legal problems 57 percent of those remain-
following an altercation ing to clinch the Repub-
(Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP) with a female reporter and lican nomination before
his own awkward stumbles the July convention. So far,
Continued from front cast her lead as nearly in- of Democratic voters say in clarifying his views on Trump has won 48 percent
surmountable. Yet Sand- Clinton has realistic poli- abortion. Wisconsin’s Re- of the delegates awarded.
The state-by-state nomi- ers’ continued presence in cies. publican establishment, in- Heading into Wisconsin,
nating contests are choos- the race has become an The exit polls were con- cluding Gov. Scott Walker, Trump had 737 delegates
ing delegates to the par- irritant for the former sec- ducted by Edison Research also campaigned aggres- to Cruz’s 475, with Kasich
ties’ national conventions retary of state, keeping her for The Associated Press sively against the business- trailing with 143.
who will select the presi- from turning her attention and television networks. man. To win a prolonged con-
dential nominees. to the general election. Trump battled a series of Exit polls in the state un- vention fight, a candidate
Heading into Wisconsin, Sanders would need to win campaign controversies derscored the concerns would need support from
Clinton had 1,243 del- 67 percent of the remain- about Trump that are surg- the individuals selected as
egates to Sanders’ 980 ing delegates and uncom- ing through some corners delegates. The process of
based on primaries and mitted superdelegates to of the Republican Party. selecting those delegates
caucuses. When including catch up to Clinton. So far, Nearly 4 in 10 Republican is tedious, and will test the
superdelegates, the party he’s winning 37 percent. voters in Wisconsin said mettle of Trump’s slim cam-
officials who can back any According to exit polls, they were scared about paign operation.
candidate, Clinton holds a Sanders has excited vot- what Trump would do as Cruz prevailed in an early
much wider lead — 1,712 ers in Wisconsin, with more president. organizational test in North
to Sanders’ 1,011. It takes than half of Democratic Complicating the primary Dakota, scooping up en-
2,383 delegates to win the primary-goers saying the landscape for both Cruz dorsements from delegates
Democratic nomination. senator inspires them more and Trump is the continu- who were selected at the
Clinton’s campaign has about the future of the ing candidacy of John Ka- party’s state convention
country. But three-quarters sich. The Ohio governor’s over the weekend. While all
only victory has come in 28 of the state’s delegates
his home state, but he’s go to the national conven-
still picking up delegates tion as free agents, 10 said
that would otherwise help in interviews that they were
Trump inch closer to the committed to Cruz. None
nomination or help Cruz has so far endorsed Trump.
catch up. If Cruz wins all of q

Panama Papers may add to the

outrage in US presidential race

WILL WEISSERT get ahead in America and
Associated Press the anger of Trump par-
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The tisans who say it will take
revelations in the Panama someone who knows the
Papers could add to the insider system to dismantle
populist outrage in the U.S. it. The papers illustrate how
presidential race by con- a small class of global elites
firming many of the fears of amass staggering wealth
Bernie Sanders supporters and find elaborate ways
on the left and contributing to hide it from tax collec-
to the distrust that drives tors, bank regulators and
people to Donald Trump police. Retired Wisconsin
on the right. The reaction in teacher Steve Nibbe, who
the U.S. has been relatively was voted for Sanders on
muted. But voters and ex- Tuesday in Wisconsin’s
perts suggest that the pa- presidential primary, said
pers could still validate the word of the documents
frustration of Sanders sup- made him “sit up and take
porters who feel that hard notice.” But he said he was
work is no longer enough to not shocked.q