I've seen the tweet and video in post #302 several times and they in no way claim that Carson was quitting the campaign, only that he was taking a break.
What we never see is any indication that the Cruz campaign was responsible and ethical enough to clarify the rumors with the Carson campaign before they used it fraudulently to try and swing votes from Carson to Cruz.
You better read it again!
It came straight from CNN.
What I saw was a tweet where Cruz said media reports suggest Carson was quitting.
The only reason anyone is talking about Carson is because of this, he should be thankful to be in the news.