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Team ted lied - “principled” died.

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“For months,” he said in a statement reported by The Hill, “my campaign has survived the lies and dirty tricks from my opponents who profess to detest the games of the political class, but in reality are masters of it.”

He went on, condemning what he described as the shenanigans of his fellow Republicans in Iowa.

“My opponents resorted to political tricks by tweeting, texting and telling precinct captains that I had suspended my campaign - in some cases asking caucus goers to change their votes,” he said, The Hill reported.

Carson, interviewed Tuesday on “Fox and Friends,” said his supporters were told “voting for me was wasting their vote, and that they should reconsider.”

The stunning charge came as a Carson spokesman declared on Tuesday, “There has never been a more tainted victory in the Iowa caucuses.”

Rob Taylor, an Iowa state representative who supports Carson, was much blunter: “This is horses-t,” he said, Fortune reported.

He said he will be releasing an official statement Tuesday “as to the potential ethical misconduct of the Cruz campaign.”

Carson said his suspicions were also confirmed by tweets, “other correspondence” and a first-hand experience by his wife at a precinct.

“It was happening all over,” Iowa State Director Ryan Rhodes told MSNBC. “One of the precincts Candy [Carson, the candidate’s wife] walked into, she had to correct the record. She actually walked in, in Ankeny, and gave a speech about no, he’s still in the race, and that’s a lie.”

Carson said his whole reason for getting in the White House race was to fight to stop political dishonesty.

“One of the reasons I got into this race was to stop these deceptive and destructive practices,” he said. “These reports have only further steeled my resolve to continue and fight for “We the People” and return control of the government back to them.”

Rush Limbaugh weighed in on Carson’s claims of caucus shenanigans during his radio show Tuesday.

“As a way out of this, Sen. Cruz could simply offer Dr. Carson a delegate or two as part of his apology. Maybe three. Three max. One or two delegates ought to cover it.”