May 4, 2016 - It's time to fire up the Donald Trump campaign button factories into overdrive , as the New York Billionaire with his crushing victory over Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is now a lock for the Republican Party 2016 Presidential nomination.

It was a history making night as Trump scored 53% of the Indiana vote to 36% for Cruz and 7% for Ohio Governor John Kasich. Indiana was seen as a must win for Cruz who in his concession speech made the stunning  announcement that he was ending his White House bid which effectively made Trump their party's nominee. Cruz had fought had to win in Indiana even going so far as naming former CEO Carly Fiorina as his vice presidential running mate.

Trump ended the night with 1,047 delegates which puts him now just 190 short of officially locking in the nomination of the 1,237 needed. With Cruz now gone, Trump is on a path to easily secure 1,400 delegates or more by the end of the primary season in June.

For Trump's likely Democratic opponent former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is was a disappointing night as Senator Bernie Sanders scored an upset win in the Indiana primary. Sanders won 53% of the vote to 47% for Clinton.  Despite the win its unlikely to change the dynamics of the race as Clinton is far ahead in the all important delegate count.

Clinton now has 2,202 delegates to 1,400 for Sanders. With the winner of the Democrat nomination needed 2,382 delegates, Clinton is now just 180 delegates away from being the nominee. While Sanders will still continue to compete for the nomination, Clinton has increasingly been turning her attention to Trump and the November general election.

With it now seeming it's a near certainty that it will be a Clinton vs Trump race, a new poll out today shows the former Secretary of State with a double digit lead. In the poll taken before the Indiana primary it finds Clinton with the support 54% of those polled to 41% for Trump.