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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at The Palladium in Carmel, Ind. 				  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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  Cruz Drops Out of GOP Primary after Indiana Loss to Trump 

JULIE PACE                     somber crowd in India-         to the possibility that Trump                 other races. Rory Cooper, a
SCOTT BAUER                    napolis. Cruz campaigned       would fall short of the 1,237                 senior adviser to the Never
Associated Press               aggressively in Indiana,       delegates he needs and                        Trump super PAC, said the
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Texas      but could not overcome         the race would go to a                        group will help protect “Re-
Sen. Ted Cruz abruptly end-    Trump. The billionaire busi-   contested convention.                         publican incumbents and
ed his presidential cam-       nessman has stunned the        Trump now faces pressure                      down-ballot candidates,
paign Tuesday night after      Republican Party with his      to unite a Republican Party                   by distinguishing their val-
falling to Donald Trump in     appeal to voters deeply        that has been roiled by his                   ues and principles from
Indiana’s primary, a dev-      frustrated with Washing-       candidacy. But whether                        that of Trump, and pro-
astating loss that left him    ton and their own party’s      he can accomplish that re-                    tecting them from a wave
with no viable path to the     leaders. Trump still must win  mains deeply uncertain.                       election.”
Republican nomination.         about 200 more delegates       . Even before the Indiana                     Only about half of Indiana’s
Trump, considered a fringe     to clinch the nomination.      results were finalized, some                  Republican primary voters
candidate a year ago,          But his victory in Indiana     conservative leaders were                     said they were excited or
now is poised to represent     — where he picked up at        planning a Wednesday                          even optimistic about any
Republicans in the fall pres-  least 45 of the state’s 57     meeting to assess the vi-                     of their remaining candi-
idential campaign.             delegates — made it all        ability of launching a third                  dates becoming president,
“I’ve said I would continue    but impossible for Cruz to     party candidacy to com-                       according to exit polls. Still,
on as long as there was a      block him from doing so.       pete with Trump in the fall.                  most said they probably
viable path to victory; to-    Before Tuesday’s results,      One outside group trying                      would support whoever
night I’m sorry to say it ap-  Cruz had vowed to stay in      to stop Trump suggested                       won for the GOP.
pears that path has been       the race through the final     it would shift its attention
foreclosed,” Cruz told a       primaries in June, clinging    to helping Republicans in                           Continued on Page 3