That’s a terrible headline. They make it sound like the rumor originated with Cruz’s staffers, when the rumor really originated with Ben Carson, and then was reported by CNN as though he was dropping out!
Boy, I can see why you were kicked off for a couple of days and went running to a ridiculous website set up by crybabies. Dishonest.
RE: the rumor really originated with Ben Carson, and then was reported by CNN as though he was dropping out!
From another thread, it seems that the timeline was:
about 4 PM or so, CNN tweeted that Cruz was going to Florida for R&R.
It was re-tweeted by Team Rubio at about 6:30 PM
Team Cruz re-tweeted it near the start of the caucus at about 7 PM.
“the rumor really originated with Ben Carson, and then was reported by CNN as though he was dropping out!”
How about Carson taking responsibility for his own press release? CNN accurately reported what his campaign said. His actions of leaving Iowa and not resuming the campaign trail for several days is bizarre.
Sorry Ben you did it to yourself. No dirty tricks here. You can’t say you’re taking some time off to wash your underwear right before the caucus and expect everyone to believe you’re going to go home and wash your underwear.
You are running for President right? Act like a man and not someone who is having fun on the presidential circuit building his cred for some speaking fees.
Cruz and Rubio would be idiots to not relay this information ASAP to their volunteers.
The ‘rumor’ did originate with CRuz staffers. They twisted the truth (hey, maybe Ted’s Twister Board came in to play!) and turned it into a nasty rumor/LIE.
Could be that Ted’s Twister board is what his staffers use when they’re trying to come up with their next tricky tactic.
Agreed. Cruz’s staff retweeted a CNN newsfeed.
The rumor did not originate with Ben Carson. His staffers answered a question as to what he would be doing following the caucuses, as in going to straight to NH or what, esp with the expected blizzrd...
The reply was no, he’s going to Florida - btw the change of clothes was a joke - He was going to Florida, then to DC Prayer Breakfast where he was speaking. He will be at the debate on Saturday and nothing was ever said about him dropping out of the race.
Cruz ran with an unsourced story, 20 minutes before the caucuses started. Candy Carson was at a caucus event and had to shoot down the story herself.
Neither Carson nor CNN said Carson was dropping out and you know it. Someone in the Cruz campaign put their spin on it. The lying, about it not originating somewhere in Cruz campaign isn’t supported by Cruz himself as he apologized for it!
Cruz’ PR person Dan Gabriel said in a tweet which he later deleted that the Cruz people confirmed with the Carson people that Carson was dropping out. Cruz and his peeps are implicated.