Posted on 02/02/2016 11:48:53 AM PST by MNJohnnie
Windham, New Hampshire (CNN)The day after winning the Iowa caucuses, Ted Cruz issued an apology to Republican rival Ben Carson for falsely telling Iowa caucusgoers that the retired neurosurgeon planned to quit the race, calling it a "mistake."
Cruz said in a statement Tuesday that his campaign staff saw a CNN report that Carson was dropping out, although CNN had not characterized Carson's actions that way.
"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," Cruz said in a statement first shared with CNN. "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."
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But if you still feel Cruz is an Open-Borders, Amnesty-Loving, Establishment Rino then you are just ill-informed.
Bless Your Heart.
Oh yeah, now that he stole the votes from Carson to beat Trump and he got caught! What a typical politician jerk. They knew what they were doing. Let’s see if the apology is accompanied by some people getting fired.
Has CNN apologized?
When did CNN correct their report?
Ends justifies the means. Got it. Sounds like a Christian principle I never heard of.
Never apologize, it’s a sign of weakness. If Cruz had apologized before last night, no way he wins the Caucus.
“he went to him personally and apologized! The high road.”
Yeah; the “high road” at a point when it’s impossible to back up. How convenient. This guy oozes smarm. But I guess that’s what lawyers do.
My thoughts too. Sorry I Blue Falconed you buddy!
Who says Canadians can’t dance?
I did and I heard Rush reading the whole thing that CNN said and it’s obvious Cruz and his camp are a bunch of liars.
The apology was necessary because they misreported it. Carson was right.
CNN corrected it after the Carson people clarified what they meant...that he was just going home to change clothes and not going directly to New Hampshire, etc., rather than not going there at all.
Good, g-d fearing, Christians all...
Sorry, polls show Cruz beating Hilary.
Sounds like Obama who never knew anything either.
What rumors about Rubio that are in 8 to 9 territory?
The Cruz team was stupid for believing and acting on something from CNN without independently verifying the report, which they could have done easily by contacting the Carson campaign.
I will never vote for Cruz. Not now. Not after this.
When a man stands on the Bible, he better be righteous. Otherwise he’s taking g-d name in vain and I want no part of that.
Its called politics. Mistakes will happen. Things construed by some as 'dirty tricks' will happen. Get a grip folks.
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