The Drudge Report trolls Cruz with an outstanding play on his campaign logo

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published 27 April 2016

By just about any measure, Sen. Ted Cruz had a terrible election night on Tuesday. It was already nearly mathematically impossible for him to win a majority of delegates before the Republican convention, and after he lost all five states on Tuesday by huge margins, it would take a meltdown of unprecedented proportions by Donald Trump for Cruz to win the nomination. Or, as The Drudge Report put it:

And as Drudge pointed out, it can be repurposed quite easily. If Cruz doesn't like "EliminaTed," he can always go with BusTed, or BlighTed, or perhaps given the tenor of the campaign, EvacuaTed. And if Trump loses in November, Cruz can always be VindicaTed.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.