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9:45 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.
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.
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) …
Gregory Wallace / CNN:
The anti-Trump movement spent upwards of $75 million and ultimately lost
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz drops out of the Republican presidential race
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Suspends His Campaign for President
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: rubber hose and Western Journalism
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.
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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 …
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
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.
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.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump promises to obliterate Clinton's record
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
GOP establishment moves from ‘Never Trump’ to just ‘Trump’
Discussion: Washington Post
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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Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:   Bernstein: There Will Be ‘Very Damaging’ Leaks From Hillary Email Investigation, Her Actions Reckless and Entitled
Lisa Lerer / Associated Press:   ONCE A CLINTON STRONGHOLD, APPALACHIA NOW TRUMP COUNTRY
Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders surprises Clinton in Indiana
Discussion: Hit & Run
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 …
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 and The Week
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.
Associated Press:
Exit Poll: GOP Men Fuel Trump's Victory in Indiana Primary  —  Donald Trump can thank male voters for his big victory in the Indiana Republican primary.  —  The billionaire won the support of Republican men by a more than 25-point margin over Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who dropped out of the presidential race after his defeat Tuesday night.
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Sanders: Clinton ‘wrong’ to think it's over
Discussion: ABC News
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders Projected Winner of Indiana Democratic Primary
Discussion: Politico, Guardian and Shakesville
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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