Ted Cruz Dropping Out of the Presidential Race Brought Out the Best Internet Memes

This could be the best thing to come of his campaign.

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Ted Cruz just dropped out of the presidential race, which could be good news or bad news, depending on how you look at it. The bad news is, it looks like Donald Trump will be our GOP candidate. The good news is that a) Cruz won't and b) there's now a delightful assortment of Internet memes celebrating that fact.

After Trump won the Indiana primary Tuesday night, Cruz announced that he and his short-lived running mate Carly Fiorina would no longer be running. "Tonight, I’m sorry to say, it appears that path has been foreclosed," he said in a speech. "We gave it everything we got, but the voters chose another path."

Footage of Cruz's exit from the podium after announcing his decision spread throughout the Internet after people observed that he accidentally elbowed his wife Heidi Cruz—twice—in the face on his way out. 

Ted Cruz ends campaign by accidentally hitting, elbowing his wife in the face pic.twitter.com/epO1tzKgTT

— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) May 4, 2016

I wonder what he's going to do next. pic.twitter.com/n1mrpBFZ8h

— Sam Stryker (@sbstryker) May 4, 2016

Others made it clear that rumors about Ted Cruz's secret identity as the Zodiac Killer will long outlive his presidential bid. 

Ted Cruz needs to relax tonight. Just have a beer, pop "Zodiac" into the VHS and just enjoy #TedCruz

— Pete Catapano (@pcatapano) May 4, 2016

Shouldn't #TedCruz have been forced to carry his unviable campaign to term?

— Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@FullFrontalSamB) May 4, 2016

The good news? Cruz has even more time to think about transgender people peeing.https://t.co/uVCNiKNNBv

— L O L G O P (@LOLGOP) May 4, 2016

Some took the opportunity to comment on the Texas Senator's policies.

👋 pic.twitter.com/J6jZ8xGs2T

— carina adly mackenzie (@cadlymack) May 4, 2016

But Cruz's former roommate Craig Mazin doesn't even think he'll be Senator anymore.

And someone found the perfect song to illustrate it all as it went down.

If nothing else came out of Cruz's campaign, at least we can say it's made the internet a more amusing place.

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