Branstad says Cruz employed ‘unethical and unfair’ tactics Monday night (AUDIO)

Radio Iowa ^ | February 4,2016 | O. Kay Henderson

[skeeter]

The average voter cares far less about it than you folks here do, thats for certain.

[napscoordinator]

Well we always were about 3 percent of the population so you are right.

[skeeter]

I need to remind myself of that from time to time, when I feel the (political) vapors coming on.

[napscoordinator]

I know. Sometimes I wonder why I try so hard. But I can’t help myself. Overall, I think this is good even when we have huge “blow outs” and I get bashed and sometimes I deserve it. At the end we will come together and vote for the nomination or at least the super majority. We did in 2012......although I don’t think it was us who caused the loss but Romney himself.

[A CA Guy]

Carson did not put anything out there that would justify the targeting of Carson supporters to caucus with Cruz people by Cruz operatives.
That used to be called dirty tricks. Rubio did the same. I would expect that from gang of 8 Rubio, but not Ted.

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Carson was polling at 7.7% before caucus according to the Real Clear Politics average. He finished with 9.3%. You really think a tweet by a campaign surrogate swung that many voters?.... and you would have to assume they all went to Cruz, not Rubio. Cruz beat Trump by 3.3%.

How many Carson supporters are even on Twitter, much less religiously follow the Cruz campaign Twitter accounts to catch a last minute tweet?

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You don't get all of you info from the opposing campaign? I'm shocked.

[Patton@Bastogne]

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At two GOP Debate Watch Parties (Quaker Steak & Lube, St. Pete, FL) I have openly praised Dr. Ben Carson and encouraged all attendees to watch his movie "Gifted Hands", although I am an official Ted Cruz Florida Campaigner.

Having said that, Dr. Ben Carson, as brilliant as he is, has run a disasterous Presidential Campaign.



Dr. Ben Carson is now whining about a pathetic fourth-place Iowa finish, BLOWING his previous 4-week straight Iowa polling lead.

And of course, it's ALL Ted Cruz's fault.



It's clearly Ted Cruz's fault that Ben Carson suspended his Presidntial campaign for two week to promote Carson's new book (/sarcasm-off).

It's clearly Ted Cruz's fault that one-half of Ben Carson's campaign team leadership QUIT two weeks before the Iowa vote (/sarcasm-off).

It's clearly Ted Cruz's fault that Ben Carson wasted two weeks on a STUPID Middle East visit, instead of campaigning in all of Iowa's 99 counties (/sarcasm-off).

It's clearly Ted Cruz's fault that Dr. Ben Carson's debate performances have been PATHETIC ... or worse (/sarcasm-off).

It's clearly Ted Cruz's fault that Dr. Ben Carson announced that Carson was leaving Iowa for a Florida trip (and NOT campaigning in Iowas) ... (/sarcasm-off).



Picture yourself as an Iowa Caucus Voter.


If CNN had floated a political rumor that Donald Trump was going to suspend his campaign after Iowa ... NO ONE WOULD HAVE BELIEVED IT.

Why ?

Donald Trump (like him or not) is a GENUINELY serious Presidential candidate.


If CNN had floated a political rumor that Marco Rubio was going to suspend his campaign after Iowa ... NO ONE WOULD HAVE BELIEVED IT.

Why ?

Marco Rubio (like him or not) is a GENUINELY serious Presidential candidate.



In the 2016 GOP Presidential race, Dr. Ben Carson is simply a black version of Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, Rand Paul, and Jim Gilmore.

Maybe nice guys ... but NONE really serious about getting elected President.


At least Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum have had the grace and dignity to drop-out.



All Dr. Ben Carson wants to do is whine about BLOWING his (once incredible) Iowa lead ...

Maybe Dr. Ben Carson can go contemplate his "political stupidity" in one of those Egyptian Pyramid Grain Silos ...


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