You are incorrect. It was noted that all of the precinct captains received the message directly from the campaign. This was in the article that Mark Stein wrote about the whole sorted deal.
http://www.steynonline.com/7445/that-smell-isnt-the-ethanol
No, I’m not incorrect. What’s missing are first-hand reports. There are a number of FReepers who were at Iowa caucuses. How many of them heard the Carson story there?
Only a small fraction of Cruz precinct reps had any contact with the campaign during or immediately before the caucuses. I went to several after-parties for several candidates. It wasn’t a topic there either. The fact that attendees noticed phone messages or e-mails a day later is irrelevant.
Ever been to an Iowa caucus? Seventy five percent of them are in counties with less than 25,000 people total and the average age of the attendee is retirement age. There aren’t a lot of people camped out on their smart phones and tablets.
I’ve spoken to a variety of people in maybe 20 different caucus locations. In my own caucus there was no mention of the Carson story. Only three or four caucuses reported hearing the ‘news’.
People are just engaging in fantasies.