Statement from (Iowa) Secretary of State Paul Pate Regarding Misleading Mailer from Cruz

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[Charles Henrickson]

As long as you understand that Trump voters also know his failings and will vote for him anyway, as well.

OK, but I find 57 failings in Trump to every 1 that I find in Cruz.

[HiTech RedNeck]

That’s a big meow all right.

The gracious way out of this for Cruz would be to apologize, and to state that he will be refocusing his campaign on what is right and appropriate, and eschewing gimmicks, that he believes he can win on merit.

The man who apologizes is the bigger man.

[House Atreides]

“selling” is one form of distributing, but there are many other different ways to distribute something besides selling it.
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Yes....it depends upon what the meaning of “is” is.

[Fresh Wind]

I don't see a Drudge story on it.

It's on Drudge now.

[matt1234]

there is NO SUCH THING as a secret ballot, and there hasn't been for DECADES.

Thanks for that post, but a little clarification is in order. Whether or not you vote is public info. (at least in some localities). Who you vote for is not.

[jimbo807]

Not to mention that is deceitful and not in line with his evangelical persona.

[catnipman]

“When is trump going to show shame over real evil he’s done?”

Ah. Yet another classic attempt at deflection, like when the wife wrecks the car and the husband starts to say something about it, and the wife launches into an attack on the husband for accidentally leaving the garage lights on at night.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Project by level of apparent spiritual resources and then tell me, why isn’t Cruz that way?

It matters to God.

[TontoKowalski]

Joe Scarborough (345K Followers):

Joe Scarborough ‏@JoeNBC 48s48 seconds ago An ugly way to end a campaign. Hope & Shame? http://www.redstate.com/2016/01/30/cruz-campaign-mailers-shame-voters/ …

Brace yourself. That's John King, Drudge, Morning Joe... all within about an hour. You don't think this is going to be a big deal on evening broadcasts?

[erlayman]

There is one in the Daily Beast now too. The statement just came out a few hours ago.

[AFret.]

What’s next? Free booze and smokes?

Weed and Hendricks..

[grania]

FWIW, someone posted the Iowa law on another site. What they did might be illegal in Iowa. They didn't just badger folks with their own voting record and shaming. They included neighbors names and their participation percents. And they suggested they might come out with a progress report mailing after the caucus.

Isn't that coercion?

[Jim Robinson]

"Ted is the best all-around social and constitutional conservative in the race"

That's a fact.

[catnipman]

“And now on Drudge. Linking to “The Hill” article. “

yeah, but we saw it first at FR!!! :-)

kinda fun to watch something like this spread into the MSM. once the SecState Iowa released his statement to an MSM outlet, it was inevitable for this thing to blow up in the MSM like a slow motion train wreck.

[TomGuy]

Seems like Cruz is going off the rails a bit.

Since the previous debate where Trump took Cruz to task, Cruz's campaign seems to be having problems.

Previously, Cruz just sort of coasted as Trump and the others were under major attacks from the media. Then, when Cruz sort of got even/ahead of Trump in Iowa, the blitz started against him. He hasn't responded well.

Bringing on Beck?

Something is off about the Cruz campaign and it has been since the SC Debate in mid January.

[I Hired Craig Livingstone]

The Cruz campaign jumped the shark when Glenn Beck “swore him in.” From hear on out it’s just acrobatics.

[mquinn]

The Donald has Cruz on the ropes, and Cruz pretty much shot himself in the foot.

[ironman]

Drudge links to The Hill story.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/267625-iowa-secretary-of-state-scolds-cruz-over-controversial-mailers

[springwater13]

The story is now on DRUDGE. It’s going to be everywhere soon. The Secretary of State statement is lighting a fire to the story. Cruz is finished.

[txhurl]

Admit it, if it looks too good to be true for Cruz haters, it probably is too good to be true. Yes, the campaign postage meter stamped them. But this was either unknown by Cruz or sabotage.