“Did some GOPe underlings who support Carson as their hope of stopping Trump have a hand in planting this story and then forcing its retraction?”
It certainly got Carson the SYMPATHY VOTE yesterday and probably this weekend...which may shoot breathe life back into him. Looks like Rush and a lot of people here took that bait.
Bottom line is that Carson still flat-out lied, even if Politico reported it incorrectly...but now Carson’s lies are off-the-table, because of Politico’s so-called mistake.
Considering that Carson appears to be the ONLY PERSON in the Republican Party left that can stop Trump (but has been getting shaky lately), and that the media, the Democrats, and the GOPe all want to stop Trump, your theory makes PERFECT SENSE to me, as it pretty much shut down all the kook-stuff Carson has been saying lately, also.
Well said !!!! Ben Carson (as a man) should be ashamed of forcing Rush Limbaugh to carry his water .... Brillianr doctor, inept presidential candidate ...