Because the FB post is misleading, and if taken on its face, can be taken as benefitting his campaign, and the false FB page was pointed out to him, with a request to repudiate its contents, and perhaps admonish whoever put it up.
Candidates have been known to repudiate ads put up "for the benefit" by outside PACs (not saying this is a PAC effort). By repudiating the contents and tactic, he is not accepting responsibility for the existence of it.
I'm fine if he follows your advice, I just see that as a defensive, "guilty conscience" sort of reaction to something false popping up outside of your control.
I'm fine if he follows your advice, I just see that as a defensive, "guilty conscience" sort of reaction to something false popping up outside of your control.
If Gowdy is asking for nothing more than a "gentleman's agreement" from Cruz that this isn't kosher......then I'm a spring chicken....(and I'm definitely NOT a spring chicken)
Reread Gowdy's statement in this article. He's trying to tar Cruz with something another person did....
"In the last week, we have seen a systematic effort by Sen. Cruz and his allies to spread false information and outright lies in the hopes of winning votes by appealing to our lowest common denominator," Gowdy said. "Now, Its been reported that a fake Facebook page has been used to fool South Carolinians into thinking that I no longer support Marco Rubio and that I'm instead supporting Ted Cruz.
Let me ask you.....would you like to be publicly damned for something another person did on Facebook?
Not me, I'd tell Gowdy to go take a FLYING LEAP off a high building.