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GOP campaigns trade allegations of dirty tricks in South Carolina
Politico ^ | 2/20/2016 | NOLAN D. MCCASKILL

Posted on 02/20/2016 3:19:27 PM PST by 20yearsofinternet

The Republican presidential campaigns furiously traded accusations of dirty tricks Saturday as voters cast their ballots in South Carolina.

Front-runner Donald Trump started the finger-pointing early, just before 9 a.m., when he slammed Ted Cruz as a "lowlife" politician for alleged robocalls.

"Lying #TED Cruz just (on election day) came out with a sneak and sleazy Robocall," Trump tweeted. "He holds up the Bible but in fact is a true lowlife pol!"

That was just the beginning. Marco Rubio's campaign released a statement calling on Cruz to repudiate calls suggesting Rubio is dropping out. "These calls are false, malicious, and beneath the dignity of all South Carolinians," Rubio senior adviser Joe Pounder said. "Because of his track record in spreading such false rumors as he did in Iowa, Senator Cruz should immediately repudiate these calls."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: New York; US: Ohio; US: South Carolina; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bencarson; cruz; dirtytricks; election2016; elections; florida; jebbush; joepounder; johnkasich; marcorubio; newyork; ohio; rubio; sc2016; southcarolina; tedcruz; texas; trump

1 posted on 02/20/2016 3:19:27 PM PST by 20yearsofinternet
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To: 20yearsofinternet

Cruz will apologize for the calls tomorrow.


2 posted on 02/20/2016 3:25:12 PM PST by heights
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To: heights

One thing that I have learned through bitter experience is that dirty tricks often get the desired results. The downside is that when the trickster actually succeeds they are almost always a terrible disappointment to their followers later. Not that this resembles anyone in the current campaign. /s


3 posted on 02/20/2016 3:34:45 PM PST by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: 20yearsofinternet

Trump is on a roll following his Code Pink endorsement.


4 posted on 02/20/2016 3:38:25 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: 20yearsofinternet
#TED Cruz just (on election day) came out with a sneak and sleazy Robocall," Trump tweeted.

It wasn't Cruz, but a pro-Cruz PAC. Every word in the robo-call (regarding Trump and the Confederate Battle Flag) is true.
5 posted on 02/20/2016 3:39:25 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: heights

So .... Rubio is going FULL TRUMP!

No need for evidence .... just denounce Cruz as a liar!

I’m quickly losing my respect for Rubio ..... he should elevate his campaign above the name calling/evidenceless bashing of Donald Trump.

Especially when his campaign also distributed the CNN tweet that Cruz did in Iowa!


6 posted on 02/20/2016 3:40:04 PM PST by teppe (... for my God ... for my Family ... for my Country ....)
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Can they prove it came from Cruz—I really don’t think he would be that stupid. Sounds more like a group trying to put the blame on Cruz a counter Cruz group.


8 posted on 02/20/2016 3:52:48 PM PST by RightLady (It's gotta be Cruz)
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To: 20yearsofinternet

Forget it, Jake. It’s South Carolina.


9 posted on 02/20/2016 3:54:22 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: 20yearsofinternet
Trump tweeted. "He holds up the Bible but in fact is a true lowlife pol!"

Here Trump talking about his favorite book (The Bible) while holding up his own book.

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Here is where you can watch it yourself (URL below about 1:50 into the video). Location Mobile Alabama.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihYdaiv3R_Q

10 posted on 02/20/2016 4:01:09 PM PST by LowOiL (Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.)
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To: heights
Cruz will apologize for the calls tomorrow.

Odds are no, because if there was any calls it would of been made by Trump or Rubio people (or those that support them on the sly) to just make up the lie that Cruz is doing it.

11 posted on 02/20/2016 4:05:33 PM PST by LowOiL (Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.)
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To: 20yearsofinternet

I’ve received hundreds of robo-calls. This is just a normal practice. Why is Trump whining?


12 posted on 02/20/2016 4:09:18 PM PST by DrewsDad (Choose Cruz - The Consistent Constitutional Conservative)
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To: DrewsDad

Trump whines. It’s what he does.

Geico!


13 posted on 02/20/2016 4:10:39 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: DrewsDad
I've received hundreds of robo-calls. This is just a normal practice. Why is Trump whining?

See tagline

14 posted on 02/20/2016 4:25:18 PM PST by P-Marlowe (Trump 2016 - Because 8 straight years of a thin skinned narcissistic demagogue is not enough.)
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To: 20yearsofinternet

Trump loves to stir the crowds with his lies. Sad so many ignorant people believe him.


15 posted on 02/20/2016 4:30:17 PM PST by katiedidit1
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To: heights

It’s actually sad that he keeps doing this. He knows he’s going to get caught and it will hurt his reputation.


16 posted on 02/20/2016 6:41:00 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: GOPe Means Bend Over Spell Run

Man, oh, man.

How many of you signed up back in August of last year?

Seems like everyone running his yap these days has only been around for a few months.

Didn’t care that Rome was burning for the last 7 years?

Just gotta jump on over the THE CONSERVATIVE FORUM to trash the most conservative candidate, huh?

Planned Parenthood will not have to work so hard with people like you helping them so much.


17 posted on 02/20/2016 7:14:35 PM PST by unlearner (RIP America, 7/4/1776 - 6/26/2015, "Only God can judge us now." - Claus Von Stauffenberg / Valkyrie)
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