Posted on 02/03/2016 1:06:31 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The bromance has long ended and the bitter battle is only beginning to rage between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz as the Republican presidential primary devolves into a slugfest now that the crowded field is winnowing down to let the dominate contenders duke it out leading into the New Hampshire primary.
But first, the results of Monday's Iowa caucus continue to be a point of contention days after Cruz was declared the winner.
On Tuesday, Cruz was forced to apologize to Ben Carson's campaign for misleadingly suggesting to caucusing supporters that the retired neurosurgeon planned to drop out of the race in an apparent effort to corral additional voters to the Cruz camp. Carson actually only intended to return to Florida to change clothes before eventually returning to the campaign trail.
After initially shocking observers when he appeared to accept defeat with a modicum of graciousness Monday night, Trump decided to lash out at Cruz Wednesday, tweeting that a "either a new election should take place or Cruz results nullified"
Trump amplifying Carson's allegations of "dirty politics" played by the Cruz campaign surely wasn't what was expected when Cruz admitted fault while still defending his campaign's action as "fair game." After all, the Cruz campaign initially denied the allegations.
"For months, my campaign has survived the lies and dirty tricks from opponents who profess to to detest the games of the political class, but in reality are masters at it," Carson complained on Monday before citing various "political tricks" by the Cruz campaign.
During an interview with right wing radio host Mike Gallagher today, Cruz walked back much of his admission of guilt and shifted blame to the liberal media for turning Carson against him.
(Excerpt) Read more at salon.com ...
The very first CNN tweet (that I can find) is 4:43 pm.
It’s here
https://twitter.com/moody/status/694320149432651776
It says:
“Carson won’t go to NH/SC, but instead will head home to Florida for some R&R. He’ll be in DC Thursday for the National Prayer Breakfast.”
I can’t find the Cruz tweet yet. Hold on.
OK, you got me..... FUNNY though, someone actually argue that based on the amount of posts on FR that CRUZ wasn't a Natural Born Citizen made it fact. He did not like when I responded that the argument sounded like global warming consensus.
The first CNN tweet I saw was 4:43 pm.
“Carson won’t go to NH/SC, but instead will head home to Florida for some R&R. He’ll be in DC Thursday for the National Prayer Breakfast.”
https://twitter.com/moody/status/694320149432651776
Where do you have a link for the Cruz tweet?
They got nothing else... certainly not the truth.
Cruz blaming everyone else but himself. What a weak little man.
The mouth has been harping that Ted is ineligible for Months.
Now that he got beat in Iowa he can claim Victim hood. So with the Mouth of Manhattan having standing as a aggrieved party, file suit to challenge Crux’s eligibility.
What say you Donnie? No way. He’s all bluster.
Mostly just Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8hJofse56g&list=PLeJcxIFBRGJ1I0NnYc_YInDxSNk42CDHS&index=1
Wow! that link says that Cruz committed a Class D felony.
Please watch the link in #3.
Trump is right.
RE: The mouth has been harping that Ted is ineligible for Months.
Well *THAT* is what Trump should be focusing on.
He really should file suit in court challenging Cruz’s eligibility since he has “standing” on this issue ( his election is affected ).
Why doesn’t he put his money where his mouth is?
....”Carson actually only intended to return to Florida to change clothes before eventually returning to the campaign trail”....
Right there is the key......since when doesn’t Iowa or NH have a cleaner to fluff his suites? ...I’m not buying it...I think he was ready to wrap it up and somebody talked him out of it.
Re:#13 He’s having a Trumpertantrum.
But remember, they’re also inside the caucus room, without the TV. Rubio’s people heard the reports and started to spread it, then some Cruz folks picked it up and shared it.
Nobody saw the correction because they were still inside the caucus.
CNN made it sound as if Carson was quitting, without saying so in so many words.
The NBC thing hasn’t been settled definitively one way or the other.
But talking about it has made EVERYONE aware of it. Mission accomplished.
I couldn’t figure out one link, but I think I found it.
CNN covers Trump Vet rally
CNN “leaks” Carson going to take nap in FL
Twitter rumors
Carson wakes up 2 hrs later
Trump speaks up.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/former-top-carson-aide-collaborating-trump-n502151
“Trump is embarrassing himself.”
Perhaps, but at least he isn’t a liar like Cruz!
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