Ted, take the high road. Recap your apology tonight in earnest. Fill in whatever might be missing. Own the perception that has been created. Do it immediately. Do it right. Do it publicly. Do it to Ben Carson’s face.
Then move on.
This is good advice. This is hardball politics. In the big scheme of things, this whole Carson outrage is a tempest in a teapot.
Carson fed the story through his own actions. How in the world after many months buildup, decide on the day of the caucuses to leave Iowa and go to Florida with the reason you need to get fresh clothes? What serious candidate would do that? There is genuine fear of Cruz in the press and they are using this shallow story clearly to try to crush Ted’s momentum. Cruz is very sharp and I think your advice could throw a lot of cold water on whatever flicker of fire could still exist.
“Ted, take the high road. Recap your apology tonight in earnest. Fill in whatever might be missing. Own the perception that has been created. Do it immediately. Do it right. Do it publicly. Do it to Ben Carson’s face”
After he and his crew has said they did nothing wrong?
Fat chance.