Cruz ends presidential bid

[cal04]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ted-cruz-drops-out-2016_us_561c5138e4b028dd7ea4e838?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

Facing an increasingly narrow path to the nomination and failing to thwart Donald Trump’s dominance, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) withdrew from the 2016 presidential race on Tuesday.

As Trump barreled toward the 1,237 delegates required to win, Cruz’s campaign in recent weeks resorted to increasingly desperate measures, mounting a last-ditch effort to win the Indiana primary, one of the only remaining primary states that initially gave Cruz a chance of winning. But Indiana turned out to be the final nail in the coffin — Trump won handily in the Hoosier State, including among social conservatives, a demographic that in theory favored Cruz.

To reinvigorate his campaign, Cruz last week named former presidential candidate and Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina as his running mate, even though candidates typically do not name their running mate until they have amassed enough delegates for the nomination.

[NV Whino]

1. 🍾🍾🍾🍾

[Dem2]

2. Most vile person to ever be viable as a candidate

I won't miss his ugly sour puss.

[SFnomad]

3. Does this mean Fiorina has lost twice in one primary? n/t

[enid602]

4. waited too long

It's always more bitter and humiliating when you wait too long before announcing.

[woolldog]

5. Sanders should do the same. nt

[RobertEarl]

8. In it to win it

Like Indiana. Win it! WIndiana!!!

Floor fight at the convention!!! Bern it Up!!!

[Nonhlanhla]

6. The one and only time I liked Boehner

was when he referred to Cruz as Lucifer. My understanding is that some Satanists were upset by the insult, though!



Bye bye Cruz. No one will miss you.

[MoonRiver]

7. Buh bye you POS. n/t