Following the victory of Donald Trump during the primaries in Indiana on 3 May, both Ted Cruz at the same day and John Kasich on the next day decided to drop out of the race for the Republican nomination. This means Donald Trump is the only left in the race which makes it inevitable he will grab enough delegates in subsequent primaries to clinch the Republican nomination during the 2016 Republican National Convention, which will be held from 18-21 July. A victory of Donald Trump already seemed evident during earlier primaries, despite the efforts of the Republican establishment to stop him and the effort of the ''Never Trump'' movement. Ted Cruz and John Kasich had also attempted to work together to stop him. The hope of bringing about a contested convention however has been destroyed now as well for the Republican Party, which is broadly divided about Donald Trump, as a significant part of the party does not endorse him. 

It seems likely Donald Trump will have to face Hillary Clinton now during the US Presidential Elections. While she lost the Indiana primaries, her lead is mathematically impossible to reverse as Bernie Sanders lags behind to far when it comes to delegates. National polls also still indicate a majority supports Hillary Clinton, rather then Bernie Sanders, although the latter has been very successful in mobilizing new voters, independents, and especially young people. Hillary Clinton, however, has most of the older generations behind her, as well as the Afro-Americans and Latino's.

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