From some of the things I heard yesterday I get the impression that at every precinct this rumor was started, there was a Carson person on hand to rebut it. It was never allowed to stand. When Carson was on O’Reily he was asked about the timeline and it showed that the CNN announcement was what started the whole thing. When he was asked if that would not make CNN the culprit, Dr Carson just mumbled some platitudes.
He thought he would do better and is looking for an excuse why he didn’t. This ain’t it.
I can tell you I was at a suburban Des Moines caucus and I heard no one mention the Carson story. Nor did I hear anyone mention it when I made an appearance at a couple of after-parties.