Friday, May 6, 2016

Now That Trump Is The Nominee, These Republicans Say They're Voting For Hillary

Ted Cruz went nuclear on Donald Trump on Tuesday, but it didn’t do him any good. While the Indiana primary results are still rolling in at press time, it appears there’s a real shot that Donald Trump has won all of the Hoosier State’s 57 delegates. Before all the votes were even counted, Cruz announced he’s suspending his campaign.

Trump’s latest triumph makes it more likely than ever that he will obtain the 1,237 delegates needed to avoid a contested convention. In fact, his Indiana victory, combined with a five-for-five performance in last week’s primaries, means he no longer even has to win the majority of California’s delegates next month to hit the magic number.

In short, the #NeverTrump movement has failed. And as that failure became abjectly clear Tuesday night, some Republicans announced they’ll be supporting Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton should she continue down the path toward her party’s nomination....
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/05/03/3775104/never-trump-has-failed-republican-party/


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