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8:25 AM ET, May 4, 2016

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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.
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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.
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: Political Wire
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.
Discussion: The Week
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Ted Cruz drops presidential bid  —  (CNN)Ted Cruz bowed out of the Republican presidential race Tuesday following a crushing loss to Donald Trump in Indiana, clearing the path for the real estate mogul to clinch the GOP nomination.  —  It was a remarkable turn of events in a presidential primary race …
Gregory Wallace / CNN:
The anti-Trump movement spent upwards of $75 million and ultimately lost  — An estimated $75,723,580 was spent — unsuccessfully — to halt Donald Trump's quest to be the GOP presidential nominee  — In surviving a tumultuous Republican primary, Donald Trump also weathered nearly 64,000 television advertisements
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.
Discussion: Business Insider and Vox
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz drops out of the Republican presidential race  —  Live updates … INDIANAPOLIS — Ted Cruz, the insurgent Texan whose presidential campaign was fueled by disdain for Washington, dropped out of the 2016 race Tuesday night, removing the last major hurdle in Donald Trump's quest to become the Republican nominee for president.
Discussion: whorunsGov
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Suspends His Campaign for President  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Join us for live updates.  —  Less than a month ago, Senator Ted Cruz seemed to have done it.  —  He had won Wisconsin.  Former rivals were holding their noses to support him.  He was dominating delegate elections …
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Kasich campaign: Indiana results won't alter our plans
Discussion: Western Journalism
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
GOP establishment moves from ‘Never Trump’ to just ‘Trump’
Discussion: Washington Post
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump promises to obliterate Clinton's record
Greta Van Susteren / Gretawire:
I don't know about “Lyin' Ted” but I do know about “Doesn't Tell The Whole Story Ted”
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: Hit & Run
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders Projected Winner of Indiana Democratic Primary
Discussion: Guardian and Politico
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Sanders: Clinton ‘wrong’ to think it's over
Discussion: ABC News
Heidi M Przybyla / USA Today:
Sanders wins Indiana, but Clinton looks to November
Discussion: Cincinnati.com and Guardian
Associated Press:
Exit Poll: GOP Men Fuel Trump's Victory in Indiana Primary
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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.
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Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:   The GOP Gets What It Deserves
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
Frank Fani / FiveThirtyEight:
Question … Answer  —  Two aspects of this stand out.  First, high levels of name recognition from both probable nominees.  (I'm not there yet with presumptive nominees.  Give me time.)  Both Trump and Clinton have been in the public eye for a long time, and the information about them has not always been favorable.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
In N.Y., White House poised to create first monument to gay rights struggle  —  Live updates … President Obama is poised to declare the first-ever national monument recognizing the struggle for gay rights, singling out a sliver of green space and part of the surrounding Greenwich Village neighborhood …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Mythology Of Trump's ‘Working Class’ Support  —  It's been extremely common for news accounts to portray Donald Trump's candidacy as a “working-class” rebellion against Republican elites.  There are elements of truth in this perspective: Republican voters, especially Trump supporters, are unhappy about the direction of the economy.
Discussion: CBS Philly and Washington Post
 
 
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