Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Carson dropout rumors dog Cruz in New Hampshire
Poltico ^ | 02/05/2016 | Kyle Cheney

Posted on 02/06/2016 4:36:46 AM PST by ironman

Four days after winning the Iowa caucuses, Cruz's team is still struggling to answer questions about whether it relied on trickery to pad its lead by convincing Iowans that Carson - a rival for evangelical votes - was dropping out of the race. What the Cruz campaign initially called a knee-jerk response to ambiguous news reports has been revealed to be a more coordinated effort to steer Carson voters to the Cruz camp amid the chaotic caucus atmosphere.

A campaign of tweets, emails and calls to Cruz precinct captains encouraged the rapid spread of the news that Carson would be leaving the race and that a vote for him would be a "waste." The Cruz camp denies that it did anything other than pass along accurate news reports.

Anecdotal evidence has emerged that some voters who had intended to back Carson changed their minds after hearing the news. And perhaps more significantly, a pile-on by Cruz's opponents has kept the pressure on the Texas senator's campaign.

In at least one case, the misinformation left its mark. Waterloo resident Becky Smith said she stepped into the George Washington Carver Academy to cast her first-ever vote in the Iowa caucuses for Carson. She registered onsite as a Republican, switching her affiliation as an independent, so she could cast her ballot. But a man helping distribute ballots - she didn't know his name or campaign affiliation - said he had just heard that Carson was "suspending his campaign."

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: carson; cruzfamilyvalues; deception
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 121-140141-160161-180181-197 next last
To: Fantasywriter
Elsewhere Trump has also said he won't allow any back in who are only here to drain our social services. Add those to all the ones with criminal issues and it's a vast number. You have to quote Trump very selectively to make your false touch back amnesty case. If that's dishonest, then that's what I'll call it. Spare me the outrage, though; I've been called orders of magnitude worse by Cruz supporters.

Oh I'm never dishonest, but let's have it your way, amnesty shill.

There are what? 10 or 15 million illegal aliens in this country who aren't criminals and who are working. It's extremely deceitful of you to deflect the debate away from that, and toward the ones who don't work, and pretend like there still isn't a big problem. That's what you do. It's deceptive. That's what Trump does, It's dishonest. It's underhanded.

An expedited, touch back legalization amnesty for the 10 or 15 (or more) million illegal "good ones" is what Trump is for.

And Trump also states in the very same interview that he might consider later a citizenship amnesty for the legalized illegals.

161 posted on 02/06/2016 8:56:58 AM PST by FreeReign
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 159 | View Replies]

To: dynoman

What a lie.

Cruz had cameras recording every word he said, and he never said that.

Where is your video tape proof?

Crickets.........


162 posted on 02/06/2016 9:13:05 AM PST by one Lord one faith one baptism
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 120 | View Replies]

To: Jane Long

Nice try, the Donald is for touch back amnesty and Cruz is not.

Those are the facts, ignore them, but it doesn’t change them.


163 posted on 02/06/2016 9:17:31 AM PST by one Lord one faith one baptism
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 151 | View Replies]

To: FreeReign

Laughing about your name calling. You sound just a shade overheated. I understand. It’s miserable trying to make the case that soccer balls and teddy bears Ted grasps even the basic concept of sovereignty. I did, recall, ask you to list his quotes on the subject from prior to Trump getting into the race.

Crickets.

You toss numbers around as if you have a clue. You don’t. Once Trump has cleaned house, it will be possible to admit back ONLY those who are good for America. This is the entire basis of Trump’s campaign: putting the best interests of America first.

Meanwhile Cruz only wanted to ‘secure’ the border, and then “have a conversation” about ALL the foreign invaders. He went for many mos unable even to say the word ‘deport.’ He’s never had the survivors of the most vicious foreign invader crimes up on the stage with him. He has yet to admit that currently we don’t even have a country. That’s all fine, evidently, with you. Just don’t ask me to be fine with it. I’m not.


164 posted on 02/06/2016 9:19:00 AM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 161 | View Replies]

To: one Lord one faith one baptism

LOL!!

Those are YOUR CRuz facts, not real life facts. Big difference, these days.

CRuz’s amnesty position(s) have been exposed for quite some time. As a junior Senator, he’s been really busy....flip flopping.


165 posted on 02/06/2016 9:23:47 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 163 | View Replies]

To: FreeReign

Trump to Dreamers: You've convinced me....to build the wall!

166 posted on 02/06/2016 9:27:54 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 149 | View Replies]

To: ironman

Nonsense. We are in a digital world. People have iphones. They can instantaneously find out what is going on as all the major networks stream info constantly. And where were all the Carson people on the ground, on top of what was going on, making sure the people knew their candidate hadn’t ditched them, and ready to set the record straight!

It is ok to not support Ted Cruz, but you are grasping at a very lame excuse. This is presidential politics and Carson’s campaign is disjointed and not up to task. His decision to fly out on the very day everyone was building up to from day one, is unserious. His reason for bailing off to Florida is even more ridiculous.


167 posted on 02/06/2016 9:49:24 AM PST by untwist (One Bad-Assed Mistake, America!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 158 | View Replies]

To: Fantasywriter
Laughing about your name calling. You sound just a shade overheated.

LOL. Sure, "just a shade".

I understand. It's miserable trying to make the case that soccer balls and teddy bears Ted grasps even the basic concept of sovereignty.

No, not at all (I'm avoiding calling you dishonest here because you seem to get my point now).

Look up what Cruz did to protect our sovereignty, when he got back to DC after giving out teddy bears.

Do a search on July and August 2014 and DACA.

Do a search on "Ted Cruz Is Causing Trouble Again. This Time on the Border Crisis".

Do a search on "Senator Cruz Introduces Bill to Repeal DACA".

Do a search on " Ted Cruz now runs Congress: House border bill lunges to the right, as Tea Party senator bests Boehner".

Do a search on " Ted Cruz Rallies House Conservatives to End 'Obama's Amnesty'".

I did, recall, ask you to list his quotes on the subject from prior to Trump getting into the race.

LOL. I was eating a sandwich and was getting tired of being right and posting stuff that I've already posted numerous times.

To answer your question see the above, and I could add lots more.

You toss numbers around as if you have a clue. You don’t. Once Trump has cleaned house, it will be possible to admit back ONLY those who are good for America. This is the entire basis of Trump's campaign: putting the best interests of America first.

Anything is possible. So we have to guess how many illegals Trump would bring back. I'm sure Ryan, McConnell, Pelosi and Reid have a pretty good idea how many they would want back. And of course Trump would be willing to deal with them.

The bottom line is not a single illegal cutting the quota line, being expedited back for a legalization amnesty, is good for America.

168 posted on 02/06/2016 9:51:03 AM PST by FreeReign
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 164 | View Replies]

To: Jane Long

LOL. I missed that quote. Got a link???


169 posted on 02/06/2016 9:52:35 AM PST by FreeReign
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 166 | View Replies]

To: Windflier; grania; napscoordinator; JLAGRAYFOX; McGruff; odawg; mazda77; All

And what has become of the big red VOTER VIOLATION mailing that the Cruz folk sent out suggesting that non-voters were violating some kind of non-existent law? This issue drew over 1200 FReeper comments, mostly negative a few days ago. See below. Has it gotten legs in New Hampshire?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3390550/posts


170 posted on 02/06/2016 10:12:05 AM PST by gleeaikin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: FreeReign; Fantasywriter; All

If our schools had a decent program of vocational education instead of imagining that everyone is going to college, then we would not end up winking when capable workers immigrate illegally. Big business loves it because they can underpay these illegal workers, and they have a good excuse for sending jobs overseas to cheap labor.


171 posted on 02/06/2016 10:18:25 AM PST by gleeaikin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 161 | View Replies]

To: ironman

You lie down with dogs, you are gonna get fleas.

Ted Cruz hired “Suicide” Jeff Roe to run his political campaign. Why do they call him “suicide”?

http://www.vice.com/read/whats-behind-missouri-political-suicides-331


172 posted on 02/06/2016 10:34:09 AM PST by GeaugaRepublican (Ted Cruz is not an 'outsider", He's worked 224 of 247 months of total career in govt.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Windflier

I am still waiting to see something conservative about Cruz. Sleaze he’s got down pat.


173 posted on 02/06/2016 10:45:14 AM PST by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 43 | View Replies]

To: untwist

Only the Cruz campaign sent out “Voter Violation” letters.

Only the Cruz campaign emailed supporters, while the caucuses were happening, false information about Dr. Carson.

Only the Cruz campaign phoned their precinct captains to spread rumors.

The Cruz campaign can only blame themselves for the tainted “victory” they manufactured.

Cruz is my second choice. Before I would have contributed and worked for him in the general election should he win the nomination. Now, I’m not sure.


174 posted on 02/06/2016 10:57:25 AM PST by ironman
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 167 | View Replies]

To: one Lord one faith one baptism

Liars will not enter into the kingdom of God.

In the interview on CNN with Dana Bash, Trump says , “ no citizenship” for illegals...and you know this. You are a liar like your sleazeball teddy.

Trump and Santorum are the only two not for any form of amnesty. Cruz won’t even deport them. Cruz wants to bring more in. The lies about this on FR are repugnant, this isn’t conservatism, liars and conservatives are two very different animals.


175 posted on 02/06/2016 11:02:39 AM PST by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 72 | View Replies]

To: Cboldt

Every time I see his name now I think LIAR !


176 posted on 02/06/2016 11:07:06 AM PST by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 66 | View Replies]

To: Jane Long; Georgia Girl 2; All

I just hope the good folk in New Hampshire are also hearing about this deceitful slam of the voters in Iowa by the Cruz campaign.


177 posted on 02/06/2016 11:09:26 AM PST by gleeaikin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 170 | View Replies]

To: RasterMaster

Truck load of tinfoil there in your post. Adjust your antenna.


178 posted on 02/06/2016 11:12:24 AM PST by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 105 | View Replies]

To: Jane Long

Trump to Dreamers: You’ve convinced me....to build the wall!
__________________________________

I love it! ;-)


179 posted on 02/06/2016 11:19:23 AM PST by Artcore
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 166 | View Replies]

To: Southern Magnolia

I also heard that it was Rubio who started the false rumor about Carson, but everybody has been quick to blame Cruz. Apparently Cruz was at least marginally involved since he apologize. Did Rubio admit to it or is he given a pass.


180 posted on 02/06/2016 11:20:00 AM PST by Jane Austen (Marco Rubio is the White Obama and beholden to special interests.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 121-140141-160161-180181-197 next last

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.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson