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10:10 AM ET, May 4, 2016

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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
What Went Wrong for Ted Cruz  —  What happened to Ted Cruz?  A month ago, he won the Wisconsin primary in a landslide and was poised to combat Donald Trump with a fresh burst of enthusiasm.  Now he's out of the race and Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
The crisis in the Republican Party is even worse than it looks  —  Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee for president, and this alarms ideological conservatives for several reasons:  —  1. They think he will lose badly to Hillary Clinton, perhaps so badly that Republicans lose control of both houses of Congress.
Mark Cunningham / New York Post:
With Trump's win, it's time for GOP to unite against Hillary  —  MORE FROM:  —  Ted Cruz did the right and honorable thing by suspending his presidential campaign Tuesday night.  John Kasich should follow suit.  It's time for the party to unite against Hillary Clinton.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Has Won and the Republican Party Is Broken  —  The surreal has finally become real.  —  It is fitting that Donald Trump has essentially locked up the Republican presidential nomination on the same day he made yet another bizarre and senseless (that is, lacking any discernible purpose) …
CNN:
At the starting gate: Clinton leads Trump by double-digits  —  Indianapolis (CNN)As Donald Trump captures the mantle of presumptive Republican nominee, a new poll finds he begins his general election campaign well behind Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Defeat of True Conservatism  —  When Donald Trump knocked first Jeb Bush and then Marco Rubio out of the Republican primary campaign, he defeated not only the candidates themselves but their common theory of what the G.O.P. should be — the idea that the party could essentially recreate …
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Winners and Losers from the Indiana primary … Donald Trump crushed the competition in Indiana's primary, sealing his stranglehold on the Republican nomination.  Bernie Sanders eked out a win over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race, a victory for the underdog but one that will do little …
Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Bernstein: There Will Be ‘Very Damaging’ Leaks From Hillary Email Investigation, Her Actions Reckless and Entitled  —  On Wednesday's “CNN Tonight,” Journalist and author Carl Bernstein stated that there would be “very damaging” leaks from the investigation into Democratic presidential candidate …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Yes, It's Early, but Donald Trump Would Have Uphill Battle Against Hillary Clinton  —  A general election matchup between Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton became all but certain on Tuesday after Mr. Trump's decisive victory in Indiana.  —  He would begin that matchup at a significant disadvantage.
Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Six Months Out, the General Election Map Looks Tough for Donald Trump  —  Indiana has all but sealed it: The general election will feature a face off between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.  —  So with six months to go before Election Day, what are the rough outlines of the race?  Can Mr. Trump win?
Discussion: The Week
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race  —  Ted Cruz dropped out of the presidential race on Tuesday night, ending one of the best-organized campaigns of 2016 after a series of stinging defeats left Donald Trump as the only candidate capable of clinching the nomination outright.
New York Times:
It's Donald Trump's Party Now  —  The Republican Party's trek into the darkness took a fateful step in Indiana on Tuesday.  —  The Hoosier State delivered an all-but-crowning victory to Donald Trump, who beat Ted Cruz soundly in the state, sweeping up at least 51 delegates.
Gregory Wallace / CNN:
The anti-Trump movement spent upwards of $75 million and ultimately lost
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump promises to obliterate Clinton's record
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz drops out of the Republican presidential race
Greta Van Susteren / Gretawire:
I don't know about “Lyin' Ted” but I do know about “Doesn't Tell The Whole Story Ted”
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Kasich campaign: Indiana results won't alter our plans
Discussion: Western Journalism and rubber hose
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
GOP establishment moves from ‘Never Trump’ to just ‘Trump’
Discussion: Washington Post
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Suspends His Campaign for President
Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders surprises Clinton in Indiana  —  Bernie Sanders upset Hillary Clinton in Indiana's Democratic primary Tuesday night, giving his flagging campaign another reason to carry on to Philadelphia even though he has virtually no chance of overtaking Clinton for the nomination.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Hit & Run
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Lisa Lerer / Associated Press:   ONCE A CLINTON STRONGHOLD, APPALACHIA NOW TRUMP COUNTRY
Associated Press:
Exit Poll: GOP Men Fuel Trump's Victory in Indiana Primary
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders Projected Winner of Indiana Democratic Primary
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Sanders: Clinton ‘wrong’ to think it's over
Discussion: ABC News
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump says he's begun vetting VP picks  —  Donald Trump's campaign has begun vetting vice-presidential picks, but it's too soon to disclose any names, the presumptive Republican nominee said Wednesday.  —  Calling into MSNBC's “Morning Joe” following a decisive victory in Indiana …
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump and the Lord's Work  —  Like many others, I watched the video that President Obama showed at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday of him inviting former House Speaker John Boehner over to solicit his advice on what Obama should do post-presidency.
New York Post:
Even Hillary Clinton's pals can't pretend to believe her lies  —  Figuring she has the Democratic nomination sewn up, Hillary Clinton this week headed to swing state West Virginia, aiming to “feel the pain” of coal country.  —  But then she ran into Bo Copley, a recently laid-off miner.
Discussion: Power Line
 
 
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