Posted on 02/11/2016 5:38:25 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Ted Cruz denied all knowledge of robocalls being made in South Carolina on Thursday after Donald Trump accused the Texas senator's "people" of "doing very sleazy and dishonest 'pushpolls' on me."
"I have no idea. We had nothing to do with them. I don't know what they were. We had nothing to do with them. So I had read reports of what is being said but somebody else is doing them, not us," Cruz told reporters before a rally with Glenn Beck in Fort Mill.
Brian Phillips, the Cruz team's rapid-response director, tweeted an hour after Trump's initial accusatory tweet, "The push polls are not coming from Cruz. Period."
The episode follows a report by The Washington Post published earlier in the day that refers to robo-calls to potential voters in South Carolina that become hostile when the respondent voices support for a candidate other than Cruz. The Texas senator's campaign denied for that story that it was responsible for the calls, which said they were being conducted by Remington Research, the name of the consulting firm started by Jeff Roe, Cruz's campaign manager.
"We're not doing any robo-polls in South Carolina," Cruz's director of research told the Post. "It's not us making those calls. Anyone can make those calls as Remington Research to screw with reporters and make Jeff look like he's doing something."
Thursday is not the first time that Trump has accused Cruz's campaign of conducting push polling against him. In January, he tweeted:
Donald J. Trump : @realDonaldTrump "Just found out that @tedcruz is spending a fortune on Iowa push polls negative to me. Not nice, but OK! New polls are great."
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Cruz also dodged the question when asked by Meagan about the push polls in Iowa, then stuttered and lost his control for a second then began ranting about something irrelevant when she pointed out that Cruz was using talking points specifically derived from the push poll questions.
I guess we’ll find out soon who is running the push polls when they start using the talking points derived therein.
Cruz is lying again ...
“robo-calls to potential voters in South Carolina that become hostile when the respondent voices support for a candidate other than Cruz.”
Oh, heavens no. Ted “You Are In Violation” Cruz would NEVER do something like that!
*faints on couch*
How can a robocall become hostile, I wonder.
Don’t take this bait!!! UNITE!!
Why do you care? If Trump is truly the front runner, automated calls will not change that. Unless you think his lead is tenuous.
Actually, the sTrumpets incessant, irrational use of “SLEAZY” is sleazy.
his lawyer lips are moving
Tricky Teddy is up to his eyeballs in beltway win at all costs sleazy campaigning.
He’s got a Super PAC banking millions in anonymous donations money laundered through straw LLCs. Obviously that dirty money is what is paying for the negative ads and push polls.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/06/politics/ted-cruz-super-pac/index.html
“Press 1 for Ted Cruz, Press 2 for other.”
BEEEEEP (2)
“DANGER WILL ROBINSON! You are in violation, comrade! Your neighbors have been alerted!”
yep ...Cruz is slimy ..i’m truly losing any respect I had for him
Cruz is lying again ...
Just like the smears on Carson & Trump on election day in Iowa. He’s Clintonian. It depends on what the meaning of “is” is.
Once you wrap yourself in piety you can do absolutely anything and get away with it. Well, get away with it with the percentage of voters that judge you solely by your professed piety.
Robocalls...its got to be Rubio!
I'm not sure where you got this idea. I think perhaps you care more than I do, and sense that Cruz's dishonesty being exposed is dangerous to the Cruz campaign. I'm just enjoying the ride over here!
Once you wrap yourself in piety you can do absolutely anything and get away with it. Well, get away with it with the percentage of voters that judge you solely by your professed piety.
Yep. Those looking to elect a pastor in chief and those conservatives duped by his beltway theater campaign performances will go to the dead end with Saint Ted.
If nominated I will vote for him, but I have no respect for him whatsoever. I think he is a flaming hypocrite. The sad thing is he might glum enough delegates to prevent Trump from locking up the nomination. Then, at the convention it goes strong GOPe. They will never give it to Cruz.
Don’t listen to this crap Neu...it’s all noise and distortion....which do you believe more...that Donald Trump will serve as a Conservative and stick to his campaign promises, or will Ted Cruz? Both will be tough on immigration!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
