Does that matter?
NOt sure what mean about “does that matter”.
If you are asking about about that fact that it appears that the CNN reports of Carson dropping out are looking to be correct; yes it does matter.
The Cruz campaign received information that indicated another candidate was dropping out.
They pushed those reports harder than they should have in hindsight.
Had it been me; I would have simply just relayed the CNN report and done nothing more.
But I would have used the information.