Cruz had clung to the hope that hecouldkeepTrump fromreachingthe 1,237 delegatesneeded forthe nomination and pushthe race to a rarecontestedconvention.
The volatile Republican presidential contest has provoked feverish talk in the media and the blogosphere about a brokered or contestedconvention in late August, when 2, 286 Republican delegates gather in Tampa, Fla.
Similarly in 2012, Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis will likely have smaller displacement effects than Super Bowls contested in warmer climates that annually attract general tourist or convention-specific business.