Smears my arse! You know damn well what happened to Carson in Iowa. Even the Iowan States Attorney said what Cruz did was Wrong if not criminal.
well you brought up your a$$ not me... but the above is a LIE. A former Sec of State confirmed that the mailers were normal, regular, done many times before, and that the “outrage” was truly selective!! Repeating the CNN headline, as did the Rubio campaign to suggest to caucus goers is a perfectly valid argument for your candidate, which is what takes place in a caucus... but tRumpers don’t like it so let’s all condemn!!.... pfffft
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After seeing the mailers, Iowa’s secretary of state, Paul Pate, issued a statement condemning Cruz’s tactic:
Today I was shown a piece of literature from the Cruz for President campaign that misrepresents the role of my office, and worse, misrepresents Iowa election law. Accusing citizens of Iowa of a “voting violation” based on Iowa Caucus participation, or lack thereof, is false representation of an official act. There is no such thing as an election violation related to frequency of voting. Any insinuation or statement to the contrary is wrong and I believe it is not in keeping in the spirit of the Iowa Caucuses.
Additionally, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office never “grades” voters. Nor does the Secretary of State maintain records related to Iowa Caucus participation. Caucuses are organized and directed by the state political parties, not the Secretary of State, nor local elections officials. Also, the Iowa Secretary of State does not “distribute” voter records. They are available for purchase for political purposes only, under Iowa Code.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/02/politics/ted-cruz-ben-carson-apology/index.html
Windham, New Hampshire (CNN)Republican Ben Carson Tuesday called for the firing of a Ted Cruz campaign staffer who said the retired neurosurgeon was planning to drop out.
“I think whoever is responsible for blatant lying should be dismissed, absolutely. Unless that kind of behavior is acceptable in your campaign culture,” Carson told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead.”
One day after winning the Iowa caucuses, Cruz issued an apology to Carson after his staff falsely told Iowa caucusgoers that Carson planned to quit the race, calling it a “mistake.”
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Monday he’s fired campaign communications director Rick Tyler, after his top spokesman promoted a video that wrongly depicted Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as trash-talking the Bible.
Neal Cavuto interview with Cruz Supporter Andrea McWilliams on March 8, 2016 (12/13 days BEFORE the Utah Primary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALErcfr7jQ0&feature=youtu.be
Here is the original complete Cavuto Interview and Andrea McWilliams. She is identified and introduced to the audience as a Cruz Supporter. Notice the dirty tricks Cruz played on Rubio first 4 minutes into the interview. Notice Cruz et.al. set-up the Melania attack? Unfreakinbelievable!!!!! Cruz's Supporter set the stage for the ad perfectly just 12/13 days before (March 21, 2016) the Utah vote. McWilliams purposeful and vile in her comments beginning about 4:20 into the interview. Remember this is March 8, 2016 - 14 days before the Utah vote. Scandalous!!!!
And this Cruz Supporter (dare I say operative) has the nerve to complain that Melania is born in a “foreign” country when Cruz is born in Canada! Are you kidding me??? Does anyone else see a pattern here.