End Game
Trump Lays Claim to Nomination Backed by Smashing Victories
Blowout victories in five states put the anti-Trump movement in serious jeopardy, with one card left to play.
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If Donald Trump didn't kill the “stop Trump” movement on Tuesday night, he left it battered and bruised.
The Republican front-runner's case for the nomination was boosted with larger-than-expected blowout victories in five Northeastern states Tuesday, raising his total state wins to to 27—including most of the East Coast and much of the South. Ted Cruz, his chief rival, is pouring his energies into Indiana in the hope that voters there give him a victory and keep his White House hopes alive.