<p>Senator Ted Cruz, after taking a beating in Indiana has suspended his campaign tonight.  ;In his concession speech, introduced by his recently picked running mate Carly Fiorina, he noted that all paths to the nomination were closed.  ;His audience was clearly surprised at the announcement, all indications were that Cruz would continue to a potentially brokered convention and attempt to get the nomination on subsequent votes. ;</p>
<p>At the time of this writing, Donald Trump has 52% of the vote, to Cruz&#8217;s 36%, and Kasichs 8%.</p>
<p>Donald Trump, realizing a knock out was at hand, ran a disciplined and focused campaign in Indiana. The polls had him ahead by increasing margins.</p>
<p>Donald Trump and Ohio Governor John Kasich are still in the race. We had expected Kasich to be a positioned well to be selected ;as ;Trump&#8217;s running mate.  ;However this is much less likely since any leverage in the convention is now gone. However he does still control the State of Ohio, critical in the general election.  ;If he keeps his campaigning at a high level and does well in the remaining states (we don&#8217;t expect him to win), he may still have a shot.</p>
<p>We had predicted a Trump nomination over a month ago, but I have to admit with all of the behind the scenes manuevers with delegates I feared for the Republican Party.</p>
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