CNN runs the story about Carson. Both Rubio's and Cruz's camps reasonably believe Carson's bizarre behavior signals that he's bailing out of the race. Both camps solicit Carson's voters.
Cruz wins (no surprise) and Rubio places as a substantially higher 3rd place finisher (big surprise).
In a gentlemanly fashion Cruz apologizes to Carson. You say "Did it give Cruz the win? I seriously doubt it..." I agree.
It appears the one who may have benefitted from the unexpected boost from the Carson snafu was Rubio, yet no apology has been forthcoming from the Rubio camp.
Cruz's camp could see how the night was going and it wasn't scared of either the guy who turned out to be the 3rd or the 4th place finisher.
Trump is upset because Cruz beat him handily. To quote you again, "We KNOW it had an impact." I agree. Rubio's surprising surge almost rendered Trump a 3rd place finisher.
Yet oddly some, including yourself apparently, choose to blame Cruz alone - the guy who did not need to gain anything from Carson's bizarre behavior in order to win the race.
If I was Dr. Carson I'd be wondering when I would be receiving my apology from Rubio.
FReegards!
