In decisive victories over rivals, Democrat Bernie Sanders registered 56.5 per cent votes, while Republican Ted Cruz received 48.3 per cent
Milwaukee: Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton yesterday suffered a setback as their rivals Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders snatched victories in the crucial Wisconsin primary, marking a “turning point” in the intense battle for securing their party’s presidential nomination. Cruz (45) won the Wisconsin Republican primary, boosting his efforts to blunt the 69-year-old real estate tycoon and moving the party closer to a historic contested convention.
Ted Cruz (left) won the Wisconsin Republican primary, boosting his efforts to blunt Donald Trump, while Bernie Sanders scored over his Democratic party rival, Hillary Clinton. Pics/AFP
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Cruz received 48.3 per cent of the votes to 35.1 per cent for Trump. A confident Cruz said at his victory rally, “Tonight was a bad night for Trump,” Cruz said.
Sanders (74) won the Democratic primary by receiving 56.5 per cent votes, posting a decisive victory over Clinton who got 43.1 per cent of the votes. It is the Vermont Senator’s sixth straight win over Clinton recently.
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