Donald Trump has been dealt a major blow in his bid to wrap up the Republican nomination after Ted Cruz’s victory overnight in Wisconsin. Cruz’s victory speech was laced with apparent providence, suggesting that he is now the man to take the Republicans forward. He said that the state has ‘lit a candle guiding the way’, before going on to proclaim the win as a key moment in the race for the GOP’s nomination:
‘Tonight is a turning point, it is a rallying cry to the people of America. We are winning because we are uniting the Republican Party.’
But although Cruz was keen to talk up the significance of the victory, Trump – despite having been dealt a blow in defeat – still isn’t dead and buried yet. The billionaire businessman remains the Republican frontrunner (with 740 delegates to Cruz’s 514), and he was quick to point this out.
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