As Texas Sen. Ted Cruz struggles to revive his struggling campaign in Indiana, a growing number of Republicans privately and publicly say his mission to stop front-runner Donald Trump is futile.
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich joined the crowd over the weekend, when he pointed to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll released Sunday that showed Trump with a 15-point lead over Cruz in Indiana.
“If the new poll is right and Trump is leading 49-34 over Cruz, then Trump is the nominee and Republicans should start focusing on how to beat Clinton,” Gingrich told us, referring to presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton .... http://politics.blog.ajc.com
