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Tue Apr 5, 2016, 10:05 PM Apr 2016

The guardian:http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/05/ted-cruz-crushes-donald-trump-wisconsin-

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/05/ted-cruz-crushes-donald-trump-wisconsin-primaries

Ted Cruz raised fresh hope of forcing Donald Trump to a contested party convention on Tuesday, beating the frontrunner in a Wisconsin primary amid signs his brash campaign style may finally be turning off Republican voters.

Cruz was projected by the Associated Press to have won the important midwest showdown just over half an hour after polls closed at 8pm CST and the Texas conservative could have picked up enough votes across the state to deprive Trump of most of the 42 delegates on offer.

Hillary Clinton also stumbled on her path to the White House, losing to Bernie Sanders in a Democratic primary that marked a sixth straight win for the Vermont outsider and shows his continued appeal among voters looking for radical change.

The Sanders campaign was quick to celebrate its anticipated win, sending an email to supporters celebrating “another overwhelming victory” in Wisconsin.
“Sisters and brothers, moments ago the news networks called another state for

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