Cruz, Sanders Win Wisconsin, Dealing Setback to Front-Runners
- Trump's loss makes delegate math for nomination more difficult
- Clinton had downplayed contest as not affecting delegate math
Cruz, Sanders on Top in Wisconsin
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Texas Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Donald Trump in Wisconsin’s Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, embarrassing the front-runner, extending an increasingly bitter nomination fight and boosting the odds of a contested national convention in July.
In the Democratic race, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders claimed a win over Hillary Clinton, extending a string of recent victories as he tries to overcome her overwhelming lead in delegates.