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Ben Carson suspends campaign: sources
ABC News ^ | March 2, 2016 | Sinclair Broadcast Group

Posted on 03/02/2016 12:36:22 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

WASHINGTON (SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP) -- Dr. Ben Carson suspended his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination Wednesday afternoon, bringing his outsider bid for the nomination to an end, officials close to the campaign told Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Carson's campaign released an official statement announcing he would not be attending the Fox News GOP debate on Thursday...

(Excerpt) Read more at abc6onyourside.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Parties
KEYWORDS: 2016gopprimary; carson; carson2016; cruzagain; supertuesday
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To: Yo-Yo

Perfect!


21 posted on 03/02/2016 1:09:11 PM PST by MUDDOG
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To: lucky american

Well Dana Bash on CNN last night said “her sources” were rumoring that the GOP would offer to support Dr. Carson in the Senate race (the seat Rubio gave up) if he’d fold his tent. Sounds like she was right.


22 posted on 03/02/2016 1:14:55 PM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd
Whether or not a lie has the intended impact is independent of the act of lying itself.

You are full of thanksgiving Stuffing... The Man Child Donald Trump accused Cruz during several debates on national TV of and I quote "stealing Ben Carson's Votes". So you run along and find me those voters who had their votes stolen by Cruz's staffs actions. Based on Legal filings and settlements we already know trump is a habitual Liar.

How about you?

Donald said some pretty twisted sexual things about him and his daughter. Because the act actually didn't take place can we use the same line of reasoning about Donald as you are above to Cruz?

23 posted on 03/02/2016 1:18:07 PM PST by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: bigbob
Well Dana Bash on CNN last night said “her sources” were rumoring that the GOP would offer to support Dr. Carson in the Senate race (the seat Rubio gave up) if he’d fold his tent. Sounds like she was right.

I bet he demanded a few thousand of his books be bought by the RNC and he be provided a years supply of 5 Hour Energy drinks...

24 posted on 03/02/2016 1:20:14 PM PST by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: VRWCarea51

What does this have to do with Donald Trump? What you’re saying is lying is okay as long as nobody believes you. Would you apply that to anyone other than Cruz campaign staffers?


25 posted on 03/02/2016 1:21:03 PM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Don't Tread On Me)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He will probably jump back in and accuse everyone who spread this story of “Dirty Tricks!”

He’s a victim! Everyone is against the black man!


26 posted on 03/02/2016 1:36:43 PM PST by iowamark (I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Makes sense, can’t win when you’re polling at 4%.I also won’t worry where his votes go, probably 1% to each candidate.


27 posted on 03/02/2016 1:38:20 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The news reports it but don’t you dare repeat it.


28 posted on 03/02/2016 2:53:41 PM PST by SunTzuWu
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd
Whether or not a lie has the intended impact is independent of the act of lying itself.

How can it be a lie if the statement was true?

29 posted on 03/02/2016 2:56:41 PM PST by SunTzuWu
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To: SunTzuWu

Because it wasn’t true.


30 posted on 03/02/2016 3:20:46 PM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Don't Tread On Me)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

It was CNN the last time, not the Cruz campaign. They just passed the information on.


31 posted on 03/02/2016 3:24:09 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Smokin' Joe
There was no CNN report. During some live coverage, a couple talking heads were musing about how odd it was that Carson was going to Florida and commenting that it didn't seem like the actions of someone who was planning on pursuing a serious campaign. The Cruz campaign then tweeted that CNN had reported that Carson was dropping out, which was not the case.

The fact that the Cruz campaign has since fired a couple staffers for similar incidents tells me that they had some unscrupulous people working for the campaign.

32 posted on 03/02/2016 3:29:20 PM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Don't Tread On Me)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd
You conveniently left out how he wasn't going to the next two primary states, either. With that information and the statement he was going home, I'd say that would give people the impression he was dropping out.

I think that should have been checked with the Carson campaign people before anyone passed it on, as Rubio's people apparently had. That doesn't mean Cruz, himself, sent it out.

33 posted on 03/02/2016 3:36:08 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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