Minutes before Ted Cruz took the stage at his campaign headquarters in Indianapolis, rumors spread that he would use the opportunity to suspend his campaign, despite a pledge earlier that he would stay in until the end. So, is this the end?
Just in: @TedCruz is ending his presidential campaign, campaign manager Jeff Roe tells me.
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) May 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/727655634452111361
BREAKING: Ted Cruz is ending his presidential bid, campaign manager says.
— Matt Flegenheimer (@mattfleg) May 4, 2016
#Breaking: Ted Cruz drops out of the 2016 presidential race https://t.co/7eshI3SCbQ pic.twitter.com/fO5Q3c4hBi
— CNN (@CNN) May 4, 2016
Cruz out of the race but Kasich is still in https://t.co/23kWuUFRhn
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) May 4, 2016
Cruz getting out now is an attempt to preserve credibility within party for 2020. Period.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) May 4, 2016
#CNN broke away from Sanders' speech, the winner in #Indiana, and now we are listening to the imaginary VP candidate of a losing candidate.
— Bahman Kalbasi (@BahmanKalbasi) May 4, 2016
Now John Kasich is 4th in a two-man race
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 4, 2016
Cruz is on stage at the moment, but — no offense to Cruz — his speeches do tend to go on. We’ll update this post if and when the news is confirmed.
Update:
From the man himself: The Cruz campaign is suspended.
"We gave it everything we've got, but the voters chose another path. And so with a heavy heart…we are suspending" -Cruz
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 4, 2016
"I will continue this fight with all of my strength and all of my ability" -Cruz
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 4, 2016
.@tedcruz: With a heavy heart, but with boundless optimism for the long term future of our nation, we are suspending our campaign.
— Rick Folbaum (@RickFolbaum) May 4, 2016
https://twitter.com/Aaron_RS/status/727659437897318400
Ted Cruz drops out, says, "It appears that path has been foreclosed." Says he exits with a "heavy heart," "boundless optimism."
— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) May 4, 2016
Members of my family who are republican beginning to grapple with the fact that Trump is their candidate. #TedCruz is out
— Mariana Atencio (@marianaatencio) May 4, 2016
Cruz suspends campaign. You could see it coming from the speech.
— Brit Hume (@brithume) May 4, 2016
Start the countdown clock to the #TrumpPivot
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) May 4, 2016
I'm old enough to remember HuffPo putting Trump in the entertainment section.
— Rurik Bradbury (@RurikBradbury) May 4, 2016
Cruz "Together we will restore as a shinning city on the hill for every generation to come"
— Ginger Gibson (@GingerGibson) May 4, 2016
And with that Cruz is done
— Ginger Gibson (@GingerGibson) May 4, 2016
Please, please, please let Luke Russert be wrong. (P.S. He’s not wrong.)
You know how hard Obama is going to work for Hillary now? His legacy at risk at being turned over to Donald Trump? He'll do 500 events.
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) May 4, 2016
John Kasich weighs in:
Sen. @TedCruz should be proud of his strong and disciplined campaign. Texas is lucky to have you. Best wishes going forward. -John
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) May 4, 2016
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