indianapolis donald trump success race white house may well depend support republican evangelicals suspicious front-runner liberal side disclose social view new york businessman never hold public office trump success evangelicals state south carolina sign slippage eve tuesday nominate contest indiana conservative midwestern u.s. state vote republican nine last 10 presidential elections trump 69 take stances plan parenthood family clinics gay transgender right raise christian conservative concern include state indiana make high proportion voters new nbc/wall street journal/marist opinion poll show trump wide lead indiana 49 percent 34 percent near rival u.s. senator ted cruz texas 13 percent ohio governor john kasich previous indiana opinion poll show tight race trump lead cruz point trump win state could crucial chance secure nomination may also offer gauge whether rally evangelicals cruz 45 emphasize christian faith campaign trail focus indiana say trump authentic republican new cruz advertisement brand trump democratic front-runner hillary clinton two side coin support obamacare individual mandate support taxpayer fund plan parenthood support let transgender men go little girls bathrooms say trump praise plan parenthood family clinics help millions women even oppose fund abortion component back let transgender people use bathroom feel appropriate evangelicals unenthusiastic could sit nov. general election potentially hand white house former u.s. secretary state hillary clinton democratic front-runner rival u.s. senator bernie sanders fear lot go stay home say bob vander plaats lead evangelical activist iowa win without base trump rankle social conservatives criticize north carolina controversial law require transgender people use bathroom gender birth restroom thing big lot people say rutherford pastor greenwood indiana rutherford say initially draw trump message put stance social issue insult demeanor campaign trail rutherford back cruz say white house race come trump versus clinton might vote pew research center say 45 percent register republican voters nationwide identify born-again evangelical pew also find 44 percent republicans view trump religious person contrast 76 percent view cruz way cruz assail trump stance north carolina bathroom law trump say problems transgender people use bathrooms also say question leave state decide cruz charge allow grow men bathrooms little girls open door predators friday cruz endorse indiana governor mike pence social conservative last year sign bill critics say could use business owners deny service same-sex couple trump say support prohibit company fire employees base sexual orientation although criticize last year u.s. supreme court decision legalize same-sex marriage cruz deploy father rafael cruz evangelical minister surrogate church indiana reuters/ipsos track poll show 19 percent respondents would vote white house race trump clinton filter attend church nearly every week number jump 28 percent party afford low turnout november demographic trend recent years favor democrats pool republican voters overwhelmingly white old steadily shrink eric houseman paramedic indianapolis attend cruz rally franklin indiana predict trump would lose support missteps inaccurately refer january book bible two corinthians rather second corinthians corinthians ii people begin see lot talk houseman say upstate ron johnson pastor live stone church crown point vote republican adamant would vote trump trump share christian value johnson say go part demise country say mark burn south carolina pastor become lead trump surrogate media say trump appeal evangelicals stem strength religious view vote next pastor vote next commander-in-chief burn say indiana put donald trump evangelical support test