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To: DoughtyOne

Well said.

Add in the disgraceful lies his campaign spread about Dr Ben Carson in Iowa and the operation Cruz ran was one of the most disgraceful I’ve seen.

A man shows his true colours in the heat of battle. I haven’t forgotten what Cruz showed us he is, and I bet President Trump has not either .


40 posted on 01/10/2017 2:50:57 PM PST by WashingtonFire
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To: WashingtonFire

RE: Add in the disgraceful lies his campaign spread about Dr Ben Carson in Iowa and the operation

Actually:

Let’s go through these bizarre, inane assertions one-by-one.

The Polls Show Cruz Stole Iowa. Cruz outperformed the polls in Iowa by 3.8 percent; Trump underperformed by 4.3 percent. Meanwhile, Marco Rubio outperformed the RealClearPolitics poll average by 6.2 percent. So, did Rubio cheat? How about Ben Carson, who outperformed the polls by 1.6 percent? What absolute tripe. Trump wasn’t the only candidate who significantly underperformed the polls: Jeb Bush underperformed by 1.3 percent, Huckabee by 1.3 percent, Kasich by 1 percent. These were all within normal Iowa poll movement.

The Cruz Press Release Stole Votes From Ben Carson.

Fact: the Ben Carson campaign suspension rumor came from CNN, and that rumor originated with the Carson campaign. Trevor Loudon puts together the full timeline here, but here’s a brief summary: CNN reported at approximately 4:45 PM ET that Carson was going home to Florida after Iowa. Rep. Steve King (R-IA), a Cruz supporter, tweeted what everyone in the political world was thinking: “Carson looks like he is out. Iowans need to know before they vote. Most will go to Cruz, I hope.” At 5:08 PM ET CNN itself tweeted, “After the #IAcaucus, @RealBenCarson plans to take a break from campaigning.” A Cruz staffer then told precinct captains, “Breaking News. The press is reporting that Dr. Ben Carson is taking time off from the campaign trail after Iowa and making a big announcement next week. Please inform any Carson caucus goers of this news and urge them to caucus for Ted Cruz.” Apparently, Rubio also “pushed the narrative hard” that Carson was dumping out of the race, according to a tweet from Conrad Close, who identifies as a Rubio supporter. Cruz has apologized for the screw-up:

Last night when our political team saw the CNN post saying that Dr. Carson was not carrying on to New Hampshire and South Carolina, our campaign updated grassroots leaders just as we would with any breaking news story. That’s fair game. What the team then should have done was send around the follow-up statement from the Carson campaign clarifying that he was indeed staying in the race when that came out.

At it was, Carson outperformed the polling average by 1.6 percent, as mentioned.

Let’s not repeat a canard that occurred in the past please.


45 posted on 01/10/2017 2:55:06 PM PST by SeekAndFind (q)
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To: WashingtonFire

I agree with your thoughts.


47 posted on 01/10/2017 2:55:29 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Recall John McCain. NOW, before he gets us in WWIII.)
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To: WashingtonFire
Add in the disgraceful lies his campaign spread about Dr Ben Carson in Iowa and the operation Cruz ran was one of the most disgraceful I’ve seen.

You are simply regurgitating crap that you have heard. You believe it because you've heard it so many times in various echo chambers, and you didn't bother to go to the trouble to find out if it was true or not.

Last year I challenged anyone to find examples of Ted Cruz telling a lie. Without exception, all proffered examples where shot down, and shot down brutally.

Stop repeating false gossip.

61 posted on 01/10/2017 3:01:58 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: WashingtonFire
Add in the disgraceful lies his campaign spread about Dr Ben Carson in Iowa and the operation Cruz ran was one of the most disgraceful I’ve seen. A man shows his true colours in the heat of battle. I haven’t forgotten what Cruz showed us he is, and I bet President Trump has not either .

I did hear THE Donald tell everyone that Senator Cruz's fater was involved in the JFK assassination.

Since the JFK Assassination was planned by the N.Y. Mob, it would make sense that THE Donald would know all about it. /S

64 posted on 01/10/2017 3:03:27 PM PST by DanZ
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