Both Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Bernie Sanders (I/D-Vt.) handily exceeded expectations in Wisconsin last night. Cruz, in particular, had an impressive night, hovering around the 50 percent mark throughout the counting and finished two points under the majority threshold. Donald Trump notched only 35 percent, while Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) came up short with just 14 percent. In the all-important delegate count, Sen. Cruz scored a 36-6 delegate victory over Trump, with Kasich being shut out.
Sen. Sanders also finished stronger than expected in defeating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, with his sixth victory in a row. He notched just over 56 percent of the vote, but that allowed him to claim only 53 percent of the Wisconsin delegate base. Needing only one-third of the remaining delegates in the 21 states yet to vote, Ms. Clinton’s approximate 47 percent share still met her quota even though she suffered a stinging statewide defeat.
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