Sen. Ted Cruz's chances of stopping Donald Trump from clinching the Republican presidential nomination appear slimmer than ever in a new national poll by NBC News/Survey Monkey out Tuesday, the day of the fateful Indiana GOP primary. At 56 percent support, Trump more than doubles Cruz's 22 percent, winning what Politico reports is a "new high among Republicans." Ohio Gov. John Kasich lags far behind with 14 percent. Another 7 percent of respondents remain undecided.
Trump's new high marks a six-point jump from his support in last week's NBC News/Survey Monkey poll, in which he broke 50 percent for the first time. Cruz's latest numbers, on the other hand, indicate a continuing decline. Last week, he sat four points higher with 26 percent.
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