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Ted Cruz's Campaign Is Accused of Spreading Rumors of Marco Rubio's Withdrawal
The New York Times ^ | 3-8-2016 | Alan Rappeport

Posted on 03/08/2016 11:36:57 AM PST by Citizen Zed

Edited on 03/16/2016 1:28:39 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Senator Ted Cruz is under fire from Senator Marco Rubio’s campaign, which accuses him and his campaign of employing more “dirty tricks” ahead of the Republican caucuses in Hawaii on Tuesday and spreading false rumors that Mr. Rubio is dropping out of the race.


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To: WENDLE

“The press doesn’t hide anything but hillary’s criminal conduct.”

This must be your first rodeo if you’ve never heard of the “October surprise”.


81 posted on 03/08/2016 12:10:00 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: driftdiver

Hardly a controlled study, tho, was it?


82 posted on 03/08/2016 12:10:10 PM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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To: WENDLE; John Valentine
The text of the email has been posted @ #71.

Not a thing wrong it!

Just another attempted smear on Ted Cruz by a desperate "Little Man" Rubio.

83 posted on 03/08/2016 12:11:12 PM PST by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: WENDLE

“Trump will receive only PARTY donations. He will not take money from the puppeteers .”

He’s already taking it:

https://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/contrib.php?cycle=All&id=N00023864&type


84 posted on 03/08/2016 12:11:51 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

agree, but was it not Cruz and Rubio both demanding ta Trumps transcripts which were off the record be made public.

Seems the two of them want it both ways.


85 posted on 03/08/2016 12:12:28 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Citizen Zed
Anatomy of a political strategy: Accentuate your opponent's perceived negatives.

If your opponent has gained the reputation of playing tricks like this (earned or not), point the finger at him even when it is your own campaign at fault.

86 posted on 03/08/2016 12:13:25 PM PST by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: DaveyB

Look I’m sorry for you cruz/rubio people. I really am. This is going to be a very bad week for you and we all know that. I would just “relax and submit lest the flesh be unduly torn”.


87 posted on 03/08/2016 12:13:36 PM PST by WENDLE (Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
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To: GrouchoTex

He will get all his money back. He didn’t actually spend a cent of his own money on this campaign, he loaned the campaign the money. As I’m sure most of us know, he can use campaign contributions to pay off campaign debt, so he will be able to reimburse himself for every penny he spent in the primary with general election donations.


88 posted on 03/08/2016 12:14:07 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

From Puppeteers ? No sir.


89 posted on 03/08/2016 12:14:34 PM PST by WENDLE (Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
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To: NEMDF

The point is, that whoever sent this is taking the CNN report to the next level.

Lot’s of analogue to the Iowa situation.


90 posted on 03/08/2016 12:15:21 PM PST by BlueNgold (May I suggest a very nice 1788 Article V with your supper...)
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To: manc

What transcripts? I don’t know what you’re talking about, sorry.


91 posted on 03/08/2016 12:15:42 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Albion Wilde

Nope, it was an election.


92 posted on 03/08/2016 12:16:30 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Boogieman

with the NY times or should I say recording.

Rubio and Cruz wanted Trump to release them but why not release the name of this person who claimed to be with Rubio and who said this?


93 posted on 03/08/2016 12:17:37 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: WENDLE

“IT is total conjecture without one fact.”

No, when a story is sourced (even anonymously), it can’t be called “total conjecture”.

For someone who is feigning anger at Cruz “lying”, you sure like to make up stuff yourself.


94 posted on 03/08/2016 12:17:38 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: WENDLE

Submit to what exactly?


95 posted on 03/08/2016 12:18:04 PM PST by longfellowsmuse (last of the living nomads)
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To: manc

If you’re expecting CNN to reveal an anonymous source, you would be better off hoping for world peace. It ain’t going to happen. Reporters go to jail before they reveal their sources.


96 posted on 03/08/2016 12:19:30 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: WENDLE

Oh, I see. So when Cruz takes money from big donors, they are “puppeteers”, but when Trump takes money from big donors they are “not puppeteers”.

Yeah, that seems real logical.

/sarc


97 posted on 03/08/2016 12:20:59 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: pgyanke

Ted himself admitted it has been tracked to a local volunteer in HI they have asked to cease and desist. So it came from his team, just not from the official team apparently.

Another interesting thought from Ted. He stated that when a campaign is flailing and failing what they do is attack. Question: How then should we interpret his speeches over the coming days when he attacks Trump?


98 posted on 03/08/2016 12:21:07 PM PST by BlueNgold (May I suggest a very nice 1788 Article V with your supper...)
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To: Boogieman

Then Rubio should find out if it was his staffers


99 posted on 03/08/2016 12:26:32 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: longfellowsmuse

then he should “man up” and report the story himself. This is a presidential campaign not a grand jury.


100 posted on 03/08/2016 12:26:50 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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