INDIANAPOLIS, April 29 (UPI) -- Indiana Gov. Mike Pence endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the Republican presidential race, calling him a "principled conservative" five days before the Hoosier State holds what is increasingly looking like a do-or-die primary for Cruz.
Indiana votes on Tuesday and is a winner-take-all state, meaning a victory there is crucial for Cruz to continue his quest to keep front-runner Donald Trump from obtaining the 1,237 delegates needed to win the GOP nomination. If Trump is victorious in Indiana -- and polls show he is leading by an average of 5 points -- it will be all but impossible for Cruz to prevent Trump from winning the nomination over the final 13 contests.