[MNJohnnie]

You can spin as hard as you want, this is what Trump said. His "being outrageous" tactics worked to get him his base of support. He has them. Continuing to say things like this is not going to win him any new votes.

how stupid are the people of Iowa, how stupid are the people of the country, to believe this crap..."

[xzins]

It’s a common expression, MnJ.

If I said, “Americans would have to be stupid to believe Hillary’s crap about not knowing which emails should be classified.” I would not be saying “Americans are stupid.”

I would be saying that Hillary is saying something unbelievable.

[Hawthorn]

>> Continuing to say things like this is not going to win him any new votes <<

Excellent point. And when the good Dr. Herman C. Carson inevitably fades from the picture, will the Iowa evangelicals who now support him suddenly transfer their loyalty to a probable adulterer, a doubtful Christian and a crony capitalist? It’s unlikely IMHO. I think a fellow evangelical (Cruz?) is the likely beneficiary.

[JediJones]

How is Trump supposed to win over Carson’s voters by calling them stupid?

This also puts the lie to him saying an “intern” put out his deleted tweet saying the corn was affecting Iowans’ brains. He said the exact same thing here in a different way.

Sounds like Kent Brockman from The Simpsons...”I for one place the blame squarely on you, the viewers.”