Cruz shocks with Alaska win

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Ted Cruz surprised political pundits Wednesday morning when he scored his third Super Tuesday victory by winning the Alaska Republican caucuses.

Cruz’s triumph in the Last Frontier, which moves him into second place in the race to secure Republican Party’s nomination, comes after his chief primary opponent, billionaire Donald Trump, was declared the winner Tuesday evening in GOP election battles in Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia and Massachusetts.

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