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From: First Read from NBC News <email@mail.nbcnews.com>
Date: Mon, May 2, 2016 at 2:42 PM
Subject: First Read: Trump on the Cusp of Putting Away the GOP Race
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Forward this email to a friend May 2, 2016 Tune in to Meet the Press with Chuck Todd, Sundays on NBC News Trump on the Cusp of Putting Away the GOP Race Mon, 02 May 2016 12:34:18 GMT From NBC's Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann If Sunday's NBC/WSJ/Marist poll showing Donald Trump ahead by 15 points in Indiana is correct, then Trump's path to the Republican presidential race would turn into a cakewalk. And this kind of result in Indiana, which holds its primary on Tuesday, would knock out Ted Cruz and the "Stop Trump" movement. The NBC/WSJ/Marist poll found Trump getting support of 49% of likely GOP primary voters in Indiana -- followed by Cruz at 34% and John Kasich at 13%. Given that Indiana awards its 57 delegates by a combination of winner-take-all in the state, as well as winner-take-all in each congressional district, a 15-point spread would mean Trump would get all of the delegates. That would put the real-estate mogul on easy street to get the 1,237 delegates needed to win a majority on a first ballot: Trump would need to win just 40% of remaining delegates after Indiana -- down from the 46% he needs right now. Maybe more importantly, a defeat in Indiana by any size would cripple Cruz and #NeverTrump. After all, if you can't beat Trump in Indiana, where else can you beat him? Of course, there's the possibility our poll isn't right; another recent poll showed Cruz ahead in the Hoosier State. But every other Indiana poll has Trump ahead. And if that holds on Tuesday, then this Trump line seems true: "If we win Indiana, it's over."  Click for more. First Read's Morning Clips: Trump Up 15 Points in Indiana A roundup of the most important political news stories of the day  Click for more. ComPRESSed: Ted Cruz and John Brennan Missed Meet the Press? Catch highlights from our interview with Ted Cruz and CIA Director John Brennan in this week's #ComPRESSed.  Click for more. Latest Stories Trump Leads Cruz by 15 Points in Crucial Indiana Race Donald Trump holds a 15-point lead over Ted Cruz in the potentially decisive Indiana primary in a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll.  Click for more. Sanders Insists He Can Still Win Nomination Bernie Sanders' path relies on Hillary Clinton's not reaching a majority of pledged delegates and on superdelegates' switching their allegiances.  Click for more. China Is 'Raping' America, Trump Says China's trade policy has been a frequent target of the Republican frontrunner.  Click for more. More News Will Indiana Primary Be Last Stand for Ted Cruz? NY Times' Friedman: 'Worst Time Ever...to Conduct Foreign Policy' Trump Says He's 'Wasting Time' on Republican Rivals A Look at Clinton's Promise of a Cabinet Full of Women You_��re receiving First Read from NBC News Politics. Share this with your family and friends and keep them up to date. Share now Follow Us   Privacy  |   NBC NEWS, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112