Indianapolis (CNN)We're in the general election now.
Donald Trump vanquished Ted Cruz, trouncing the Texas senator in Indiana's primary and leaving Cruz to drop out, concluding that he had no path to the Republican nomination. All that delegate math, the fretting over whether Trump could reach 1,237 delegates? Stick a fork in it: Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus declared Trump the "presumptive GOP nominee."
Here are five takeaways from Indiana's history-making night:
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Trump's the nominee
The win was his most impressive yet. In a conservative, evangelical state, Trump ran a pitch-perfect campaign. He was bolstered by four legendary college coaches and a blue-collar message that was particularly effective because he began railing on the state's Public Enemy No. 1, Carrier, the air conditioning manufacturer that's shipping 2,100 jobs to Mexico, months before he ever needed a single Hoosier vote.
Cruz played the only hand he had, staking his fate on Indiana. But Republican voters have chosen Trump as their nominee, and Cruz's departure Tuesday night means it happened even faster than Trump expected.
"I didn't expect it, and what Ted did is really a brave thing to do," Trump admitted during his victory speech in New York's Trump Tower.
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2. Trump enters general election mode
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3. Cruz hit the wall -- hard
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4. Does #NeverTrump really mean never Trump?
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5. Clinton still can't put Sanders away
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