Ted Cruz's win in Wisconsin on Tuesday lowered the odds that Donald Trump will capture the 1,237 he needs to win the GOP nomination without a contested convention. But Trump's fate won't be decided until at least June, and the two most decisive states between now and the end of the primaries could be Indiana (57 delegates on May 3) and California (172 delegates on June 7). If as expected Trump wins over 50 percent of the vote in New York on April 19, he'll likely win almost all 95 delegates in his home state. He's also expected to do well in the "Acela Corridor" states voting on April 26, including Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Rhode Island, and in West Virginia (May 10) and New Jersey (June 7). Kasich remains an obstacle to Cruz overtaking Trump in these states. Meanwhile, Cruz must claim winner-take-all Nebraska (May 10), as well as South Dakota and Montana (June 7) to stop Trump. Oregon, New Mexico and Washington all award their delegates proportionally, making them less critical arbiters. That leaves Indiana and California,
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