The drama continues to unfold in the United States race for presidency.
With his decisive victory in Wisconsin, Sen. Ted Cruz has not only shaken up the Republican presidential race, but heading into the homestretch, he has suddenly become the odds-on favorite to win the nomination in Ohio.
With 16 primaries and caucuses remaining, Donald Trump has to win 70% of the delegates to secure the 1,237 needed to win a first ballot at the Republican convention. Several states are coming up that are more favorable territory for Trump than Cruz, especially New York and Pennsylvania where Trump still has significant leads.
Even so, winning more than two thirds of the remaining delegates is a daunting challenge for him. In the 36 primaries and caucuses leading up to Wisconsin, Trump won only 46% of the delegates. And now he heads down a tough homestretch with Cruz seizing the momentum.
In a year crammed with surprises, no one can say for sure what will unfold in Cleveland, Ohio. But there are two likely outcomes: First, Cruz and Trump have each vowed to vote against a change in the GOP's Rule 40. That's an obscure provision that requires any candidate to win at least eight primaries and caucuses before he or she can be nominated.
On the Democratic side, Sanders is aiming to capitalize on a hot streak heading into the delegate-rich New York primary on April 19, where Clinton hopes to secure a win on home turf to maintain her big delegate lead.
He told an enthusiastic crowd in Laramie, Wyoming, that he has "momentum" and hailed the progress of a campaign he said was written off as "fringe" last year. Sanders was also confident of his chances in New York, the state where he was born and that Clinton represented in the Senate.
"Please keep this a secret. Do not tell Secretary Clinton -- she is getting a little nervous and I don't want her to get more nervous -- but I believe we have got an excellent chance to win New York and a lot of delegates in that state," Sanders said.
Earlier Tuesday, it was clear that Clinton was moving beyond Wisconsin. She held a "Women for Hillary" town hall meeting in Brooklyn where she focused squarely on Republicans and rebuked Trump for "peddling prejudice" about women and Muslims.
"I wish he'd get out of one of his towers and actually walk the streets and spend time with the people of this city," Clinton said.
