When Ted Cruz announced Tuesday night he was dropping out of the presidential race, he dashed the dreams of Republicans in California who hoped the state would finally play a major role in the primaries.
California's Republican and Democratic primaries are on June 7, and with Cruz, Donald Trump, and John Kasich still fighting for the GOP nomination and delegates awarded based on congressional districts, it looked like enough of a race was still going on that California voters could make a difference. Now, only Trump and Kasich remain, and Kasich is far behind the frontrunner.
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