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GOP Senator Sort Of Endorses Cruz

April 7, 2016 · 5:24 am ET · 45 Comments

Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) endorsed Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign — “depending on your definition of the term,” Politico reports.

Said Risch: “Obviously, Kasich is so far behind that it’s impossible really for him to get the numbers, so by process of elimination that gets you to Ted Cruz. At this point, there’s no choice.”

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