From msnbc.com
Dr. Ben Carson and his campaign accused Sen. Ted Cruz’s team of foul play on Monday night, alleging that his supporters had convinced caucus-goers he was out of the race.
“I was reasonably happy today, until I, you know, discovered the dirty tricks going on – spreading rumors I had dropped out,†Carson said on Monday night. The campaign told MSNBC they’d had “confirmed reports†of Cruz supporters telling voters at caucus sites that Carson had dropped out of the race. MSNBC has not yet confirmed the authenticity of these reports.
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“That’s the reason I got into this race, looking at the level of deceit and distrust going on in country,†Carson told supporters.
The campaign is pointing a tweet from Rep. Steve King, who endorsed Carson, as evidence. The tweet was sent at 8:20pm EST, when Iowans were already at caucus sites.
King was retweeting a report that the doctor was heading to Florida for a day. Carson said earlier in the night he was going home to grab some “fresh clothes,†but told reporters not to read into it. ...
more at http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/carson-other-campaigns-sabotaged-us-dirty-tricks
more at http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/carson-other-campaigns-sabotaged-us-dirty-tricks
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Oh dear... Is this true? If true, IF, it may explain some big differences between what the numbers were going in and coming out.
On the other hand, this IS MSNBC, and I don’t trust them.
Carson is out of the race in reality - he has been on a downward trend for some time so not sure how it’s a dirty trick if true. Plenty of folks here on FR have said the same thing - it’s no different than saying water is wet or the sky is blue.
Sorry, no malice in my observation, but politics does silly things. Carson is done and I don’t think anything Cruz enthusiasts said today did anything to change that.