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Pivot
Point
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a primary night campaign event, Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Milwaukee. Cruz defeated his
GOP rivals Tuesday in the Wisconsin Republican contest.
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Cruz, Sanders Emerge Victorious in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Repub- weaknesses with women the latest in a string of vic- Clinton in uncertainty and
lican Ted Cruz stormed to and raised questions about tories that have given him preventing both from fully
a commanding victory in his policy depth. an incentive to keep com- setting their sights on the
Wisconsin Tuesday, dent- While the billionaire busi- peting against Clinton. general election.
ing front-runner Donald nessman still leads the Re- But he still trails her in the For Sanders, Wisconsin was
Trump’s chances of captur- publican field, Cruz and an pledged delegate count favorable territory, with an
ing the Republican nomi- array of anti-Trump forces and has so far been un- overwhelming white elec-
nation before the party’s hope Wisconsin signals the able to persuade superdel- torate and liberal pockets
convention. start of his decline. egates— the party officials of voters, and the Vermont
Bernie Sanders defeated “Tonight is a turning point,†who can back any candi- senator’s victory gives him
Hillary Clinton in the Demo- Cruz, an ultraconservative date — to drop their alle- a fresh burst of momentum.
cratic contest, a win that Texas senator, told cheer- giance to the former sec- Because Democrats award
still leaves him with a math- ing supporters at a victory retary of state and back his delegates proportionally,
ematically difficult path to rally. campaign. Sanders and Clinton will
the White House. “It is a call from the hard- The results in Wisconsin both emerge from Tues-
Trump’s defeat capped working people of Wiscon- make it likely both par- day’s contest with more
one of the worst periods sin to America. We have a ties’ primaries will continue delegates.
of his campaign, a brutal choice. A real choice.†deep into the spring, drap-
stretch that highlighted his For Sanders, Wisconsin was ing front-runners Trump and Continued on Page 3