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HOW CAN I FOLLOW THIS?

The cable networks should be covering it.
Watch CNN or Fox News here: http://www.stream2watch.co/live-now/live-tv/us/
Watch MSNBC here: http://www.livenewschat.eu/politics/

Results can be found in these places before they appear on cable :f5:
http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results (reliable)
http://www.decisiondeskhq.com/ (cheats by reporting results before they're official, tends to get slower toward the end)

You can also live chat about it with other political goons in our IRC channel (LINK FINALLY FIXED): https://client00.chat.mibbit.com/?server=EU.synirc.net%3A%2B7001&channel=%23Poligoon

NARRATIVE

Indiana is the most important state left in the primary. Despite being unpredictable because it's simultaneously midwestern (Cruz country) and rust belt (Trump country), polling has been sparse until recently. Trump needs to win it to (practically) guarantee a win on the first ballot. If he loses, he could still get ratfucked.

The few polls showed Trump with a somewhat narrow margin, the kind he can lose when he underperforms like he infamously did in Iowa. But Cruz's campaign has had a palpable air of desperation that may be turning voters off, maybe best exemplified by his decision this week to choose a running mate, the second least-liked presidential candidate after himself, as a hail mary to get media coverage and Indiana voters at all costs. Unfortunately for him, the media is treating him more and more antagonistically and condescending.

Then just a couple days before the contest a bombshell poll dropped by an A-rated pollster showed Trump with a double-digit lead. Does El Rato have any hope of stopping the Trump train? Tune in and find out.

SCHEDULE

Polls open at 6am ET/CT and close at 6pm ET/CT. Although a portion of the state is in CT, the majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated ET when the networks feel they can project.

CONTEST TECHNICAL INFO

Type: open primary, the best kind for Trump.
Delegates: 57
Allocation: Winner-take-all per district and for the at-large delegates. So Trump needs to win each individual district as well as the state, same system that Wisconsin and Maryland had.

CANDIDATES




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Concerned Citizen posted:

do you guys think hillary will win the gop primary?

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3774435

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Goetta posted:

Is there a number that Ted can lose by to make him drop out or is he in for the long haul even if he loses by like 30?

He'll be in it no matter what, but if he loses badly the rest of the campaign will be a slog of nearly Jeb-level humiliation.

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Second to last Indiana Trump rally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZgcxBjr1zU

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Trump said yooge

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Trump was just listing off people who dropped out, and when he got to Bush he was compelled by some undeniable force to interject "low energy."

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Only 17 hours until the first results come in :f5:

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In-depth look at Indiana and its congressional districts: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/indiana-republican-primary-preview/

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Mr. Flunchy posted:

I'm torn. I don't ever want this primary to end, but the prospect of Cruz humiliation is so tantalising.

God I hope he fully switches gears to pinning everything on California and spirals further and further into delusion.

He will.

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5 hours until the first results :f5:

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SpiderHyphenMan posted:

Do polls close at 6pm ET in the entire state, including the counties on CST?

Like it says in the OP: nope. But there are so few CST counties that results can come in when the ET counties close.

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2 more hours until first results :f5h::regd09:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9SIS6wBxpI

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God I hate CNN commercials.

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Every post Boosted makes is a meltup.

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eric posted:

OMG Trump is extending his lead. Is there any chance he could get 60%?

No.

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8 minutes until Ted is pronounced dead.

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TED

IS

DEAD

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Eaza1bIbA8

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Zohar posted:

chernobyl tuesday

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Joementum posted:

Wow, Ted Cruz did make a lot of crazy charges today. He's crazy. Probably got it from his father who, you know, killed JFK.

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triple sulk posted:

this election cycle owns

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sharkbomb posted:

Let's get some links to a Ted Cruz concession speech - the only Ted Cruz speech I ever want to see again

I don't have that, but here's where Trump's Ultimate Victory speech will be on C-span in about two hours tonight: http://www.c-span.org/video/?409020-1/donald-trump-deliver-election-night-remarks

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sharkbomb posted:

Let's get some links to a Ted Cruz concession speech - the only Ted Cruz speech I ever want to see again

Wait nevermind, found it!: http://www.c-span.org/video/?409019-1/ted-cruz-address-supporters-indianapolis

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DISTRICT REPORT
(This matters for delegates)

The only district with any counties favoring Cruz is the 3rd, but Trump is winning there by thousands of votes. The 5th district, thought to be Cruz's most favorable, has no counties where he's not losing. Trump is on track to win every delegate in Indiana.

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Typo fixed.

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Lol

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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:

It's really happening. Donald Trump will be in a national Presidential debate with Hillary Clinton.

lol

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SpiderHyphenMan posted:

I've never been so excited to hear Ted Cruz speak. When is he speaking. Give me his speech.

You can watch the networks (linked in the primary thread) which will probably cut to it, but if you don't want to take chances here's a stream that will show it: http://www.c-span.org/video/?409019-1/ted-cruz-address-supporters-indianapolis

There's no set time, just "after polls close" which happened 50 minutes ago.

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This will probably be my last primary thread, so I want you to know it's been a great time posting with you all.

Although I'll probably make a thread covering the GOP convention if Joe doesn't.

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