memeorandum: Trump 41%, Clinton 39% — Last week, Rasmussen Reports gave voters … (Rasmussen Reports)

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Trump sees a decisive Indiana victory at hand, gears up to take on Clinton — These 10 states will decide whether Trump is the GOP nominee … INDIANAPOLIS — This was supposed to be the pragmatic Midwestern state that would deny Donald Trump the delegates he needs to secure the Republican presidential nomination.

Discussion: ABC News, Politico, New York Times, Indianapolis Star, FiveThirtyEight, The Week and Hot Air

Thomas Young / Gravis:

Current Indiana Polling — Executive Summary - Current Indiana Poll Results - May 2nd, 2016 — Winter Springs, Fla. - Even after a five-for-five shut out victory for Donald J. Trump in last Tuesday's primaries, the pathway to 1,237 delegates is still not a 100 percent lock for the GOP Presidential Nomination.

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Rasmussen Reports:

Trump 41%, Clinton 39% — Last week, Rasmussen Reports gave voters the option of staying home on Election Day if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the big party nominees, and six percent (6%) said that's what they intend to do for now. Clinton and Trump were tied with 38% support each …

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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

NEWT GINGRICH: ALL 50 STATES IN PLAY If Trump Runs General Like Primary (VIDEO) — NEWT GINGRICH: ALL 50 STATES IN PLAY If Trump Runs General Like Primary- — Newt Gingrich took time out today to discuss the Indiana primary election on Tuesday. — Newt says Indiana will be Senator Cruz's last stand:

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Poll: Trump up to 56 percent nationally

Discussion: The Week

Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Time to quit, Ted!: …

Discussion: AOL and Political Wire

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill: Trump: 'I'd have to think about' Cruz for Supreme Court

Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Watch Carly Fiorina do a face-plant off a stage while Ted Cruz ignores her

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Jessica Hopper / ABC News:
Cruz Urges Voters to ‘Not Give Into Evil’ Leading up to Crucial Indiana Primary

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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:

There Is A Hole In Bernie Sanders' Strategy For Winning The Nomination — Just how democratic should the Democratic primary be? — Sen. Bernie Sanders' revamped plan for winning the Democratic presidential nomination suffers from an inconsistency that could complicate the case he makes to party insiders and allied groups.

The Hill:

Clinton allies fume over Sanders's vow to fight on — 's allies are fuming over Bernie Sanders — 's vow to take the presidential nominating contest to a floor fight at the Democratic convention this summer. — Many Democrats believe Clinton effectively clinched the nomination …

John Feehery / The Hill:

Memo to George Will, David Brooks and others: Stop being stupid on Trump — The conservative intelligentsia (not necessarily a contradiction in terms) is being stupid about Donald Trump — And in the process, they are revealing their biases against democracy and the will of the people.

Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:

President Obama Says Donald Trump Is Not Equipped to Be President — President Obama says that Republican front-runner Donald Trump is not equipped to deal with the challenges of being president. — “I think that he is not somebody who even within the Republican Party can be considered …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

abc7.com:

California voters resigned to vote for Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton, SurveyUSA poll shows — Donald Trump won the Republican primaries in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Connecticut, while Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary in Maryland on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. — KABC

Discussion: Hot Air, The Last Refuge, Washington Post and Guardian

James Nash / Bloomberg:
Cruz Mounts Go-for-Broke Campaign in California

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Gregory Korte / USA Today:

Obama has no problem with Larry Wilmore's use of racial slur, aide says — WASHINGTON — Comedian Larry Wilmore's use of a racial slur in comedy remarks about President Obama on Saturday has drawn controversy from civil rights activists — but not from Obama himself.

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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Heidi Cruz responds to people who call her husband the Zodiac Killer

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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
White House press secretary defends Larry Wilmore's use of the ‘n-word’ in addressing President Obama

Discussion: Independent Journal … and Liberty Unyielding

Frank Newport / Gallup:

Cruz's Image Plummets, Trump's Improves Among Republicans — Ted Cruz — attempting to hold on to the narrowing possibility that he can wrest the GOP nomination away from front-runner Donald Trump — faces a crucial Indiana primary on Tuesday. Meanwhile, and perhaps ominously for Cruz …

Discussion: Washington Times and NBC News

Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Hillary Clinton Hears Wrath of Coal Supporters in West Virginia — WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Hillary Clinton came to campaign in coal country — and she had her feet held to the fire. — As Mrs. Clinton stepped onto the sidewalk on Monday to tour a health and wellness center here …

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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Apologizes to Coal Country Over ‘Out of Business’ Comments

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Hot Air and Political Wire

Sarah Whitten / CNBC:

Survey says: 34 percent of Bay Area residents are ready to leave — Residents of the California's Bay Area are eyeing the exits. — Some 34 percent of San Francisco-area residents are considering leaving because of high housing costs and traffic, according to a survey by the Bay Area Council.

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Trump rips Clinton's ‘bad judgment’ — 's judgment on Monday, foreshadowing an attack line that he could use in a general election showdown. — Trump argued that while suggesting Clinton isn't qualified to be president is a “big stretch,” it's fair to say the former secretary of State “suffers from bad judgment.”

Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Video: Cruz takes on Trump supporter in Indiana for seven minutes — At least I think it's a Trump supporter. This guy comes off as more of a parody of a Trump supporter, unable to explain why he likes Trump except that he likes “the wall,” so who knows. Confrontation videos …

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Ted Cruz In Wild Confrontation With Donald Trump Supporter

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

Rafael Cruz: “I Implore Every Member of the Body of Christ to Vote According to the Word of God” (VIDEO) — Pastor Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, asked members of the Body of Christ to vote Cruz: … The Washington Examiner reported: … The post Rafael Cruz: “I Implore Every Member …

Discussion: Salon and Washington Examiner

Todd Starnes / Fox News:

‘Make America Mexico Again’: Why Americans are fed up with illegals — There is something a bit unsettling about watching violent, foul-mouthed protesters waving the Mexican flag on American soil. — Over the weekend, Hispanic children lined the streets in Fort Wayne, Indiana - hurling filthy insults at Donald Trump supporters.

Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:

Delegate Hunt Fuels Tussle on Little-Known Republican Committee — Donald Trump's attempt to seize some control over course of GOP convention creates showdown over internal post — Donald Trump's first attempt to seize some control over the Republican National Committee and the course …

CBS News:

“Enemy fire” kills U.S. troop in northern Iraq — U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Tuesday that an American service member was killed in Iraq, as the U.S. military stepped up its role helping Christian and Kurdish militias battling ISIS near the terror group's stronghold in Mosul.

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