Surprise in Wisconsin, where Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders win the Republican and Democratic primaries respectively with over 50% of the votes, beating Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It is an important victory, which restores confidence to the two candidates in view of the challenge in New York on April 19th.
For Sanders, this success makes the debate with Hillary in Brooklyn on April 14 even more important. “Even if the media and the political establishment have already knocked us out of the race – Sanders said -, we continue to win and by high margins. If we continue like this, we will shock them and win the nomination." With Wisconsin “the three most important weeks for the campaign begin. We started with a win. If we keep up this pace in the next few states that vote in the next three weeks, we will win the election."
Cruz is also celebrating, but for him, as well as for Trump and John Kasich, the nomination is not at hand. The magic number to conquer it is 1.237 delegates and at the moment none of the three seems ready to conquer the decisive quota in the short term. The win in Wisconsin is “a turning point. The national political terrain began to change two weeks ago – highlights Cruz -. We will win the most delegates and together we will defeat Hillary Clinton. It was a bad night for Hillary in the Democratic primary."
“Tonight is the evening of humility and hope. We are not here to curse the dark but to light the candle that will guide us through the dark. Wisconsin lit the candle tonight that will guide us from now on,” she added. With Cruz on stage, the Republican National Committee wasted no time in taunting Hillary for "losing to a 74-year-old socialist" six of the last seven states. "Hillary is a weak candidate running a campaign without a clear message."
