Trump blames the VOTERS for Iowa loss: Repubican claims he got no credit for self-funding, claims..

The Daily Mail ^ | February 2, 2016 | Nikki Schwab

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Trump blames the VOTERS for Iowa loss: Republican claims he got no credit for self-funding - then claims he isn't getting credit for 'long-shot great finish'

Donald Trump spent this morning doling out blame on Twitter for his Iowa loss.

'I don't believe I have been given any credit by the voters for self-funding my campaign, the only one. I will keep doing, but not worth it!' Trump tweeted.

He also pointed fingers at the media for now crowning his second place finish behind Ted Cruz a win.

'The media has not covered my long-shot great finish in Iowa fairly. Brought in record voters and got second highest vote total in history!' Trump wrote.

The usually Twitter-happy Donald Trump kept quiet for 15-plus hours in the aftermath of the Iowa caucuses, where he was bested Cruz, but finally popped back online this morning to thank voters and spin his defeat.

'My experience in Iowa was a great one. I started out with all of the experts saying I couldn't do well there and ended up in 2nd place,' Trump tweeted. 'Nice.'

'Because I was told I could not do well in Iowa, I spent very little there - a fraction of Cruz & Rubio. Came in a strong second,' Trump continued. 'Great honor.'

Trump is looking forward to New Hampshire, a state where his polling edge is in double digits, where he'll campaign tonight in Milford in a bid to bury his Iowa defeat.

'I will be talking about my wonderful experience in Iowa and the simultaneous unfair treatment by the media-later in New Hampshire. Big crowd,' he also tweeted.

[kiryandil]

Iowa caucus delegate allocation.....

8 - Cruz
7 - Trump
6 - Rubio
1 - Carson, Paul, Kasich,
    Bush, Fiorina, Huckabee
0 - Christie, Santorum

Iowa caucus delegate allocation.....

8 - Cruz
7 - Trump
6 - Rubio
1 - Carson, Paul, Kasich,
    Bush, Fiorina, Huckabee
0 - Christie, Santorum

[G Larry]

LOL!

Ya...everybody believes Cruz is an “establishment candidate”....

Cruz is, in fact, the candidate MOST HATED BY “the establishment”!

[diamond6]

Go away, Troll.

[Mozilla]

Your posts are worthy of skipping.

[dynoman]

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"Cruz Iowa staffer Spence Rogers sent precinct captains an email during the caucus hinting that Carson planned to leave the race, despite the fact that Carson's campaign said he would continue.

"Breaking News. The press is reporting that Dr. Ben Carson is taking time off from the campaign trail after Iowa and making a big announcement next week," the email, acquired by CNN, read. "Please inform any Carson caucus goers of this news and urge them to caucus for Ted Cruz."

Meanwhile, Cruz surrogate Iowa Rep. Steve King told followers on Twitter that "Carson looks like he is out."

Carson looks like he is out. Iowans need to know before they vote. Most will go to Cruz, I hope. https://t.co/lW5Js50EMA— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) February 2, 2016

Carson told Fox News his wife, Candy, had to correct the misinformation at one event.

"She spoke at one of the caucus sites and before she got there one of the Cruz people had again disseminated that information to the crowd," he said. "And one of the organizers told her 'I'm so glad you're here, so you could set the record straight.' And she did and we actually won in that precinct."

Carson's campaign was furious when they first learned of the tactic, and Carson decried it as a "dirty trick" during remarks Monday night at a party with supporters in West Des Moines.

"This is really a dirty trick," Carson said. "This makes me more determined than ever to keep going."

Cruz's campaign defended the Rogers message to the precinct captains.

"Carson said he was taking time off to go home. We simply repeated what he said," Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said Monday. "Our email simply stated the facts."

When asked what the "big announcement" mentioned in the email referred to, Frazier did not respond."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/01/politics/ben-carson-home-florida-iowa-caucuses/index.html

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[gg188]

Iowa is a solid blue state. Obama in '08 and'12. No one should be surprised.

And to the globalists who dominate FR now, the cavalry is on the way---when the Koch money hits your professional-politician, open borders/amnesty wet dreams come true! Trump can't spend a fraction of the money that K Street and the Donor Class have to spend in return for the favors Cruz and Rubio will do for them (cheap labor, open borders, TPP and NAFTA style trade agreements, US wages reduced to third world level, etc.)

[acw011]

I don’t see where he blamed voters?

[Angels27]

Has Trump considered Iowans just grew tired of his shtick and changed to Cruz and Rubio?

Trump lost focus on the issues and spent more time slamming Cruz than talking about the issues.

Other than Cruz, the rest of the lot would have loved to finish where he did. Yet he is all over social media whining. Very unpresidential.

[kiryandil]

The other ones that are quiet are the Trumpanzees and Trumbirthers.....

Oh, yes - the Media DeathStar has forgotten ALL ABOUT Calgary Cruz's little "NBC" problem. :)

[arl295]

They can still buy Cruz, and have been donating to his PAC

Establishment pretending to be an outsider, it is a great thing going for him, it is obviously working for him.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

He’s telling his followers that they aren’t worthy of him.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Better yet, someone take his phone away from him...

[arl295]

Because I pointed out that your guy is an establishment guy?

Sorry the truth offends you

[ifinnegan]

“Yes, he accepts hard money donations, like every one else”

Yes.

He is not self-funded.

Appreciate your honesty. Thank you, Sir (or Ma’am).

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Both got exactly what they wanted last night, an establishment guy in 1st and 3rd place to show up that Trump idiot.”

I am guessing you mean Hillary and Rubio?

[ShadowAce]

'I don't believe I have been given any credit by the voters for self-funding my campaign,...

Unless he plan on self-funding the US once in office, then self-funding his campaign has no relevance.

[factoryrat]

Rubio is the GOPe candidate to beat. The GOPe is now going to throw EVERYTHING behind rubio. !JEB¡ cratered, he’s out now. Now the goal is to use Cruz and Trump like a battering ram to take the rest of the GOPe ilk out.

[thackney]

The inside story of Trump campaign’s connections to a big-money super PAC
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-inside-story-of-donald-trumps-connections-to-a-big-money-super-pac/2015/10/18/532b61d4-72b5-11e5-8248-98e0f5a2e830_story.html

What Trump doesn’t say is that he and his top campaign aide have connections to a super PAC collecting large checks to support his candidacy — a group viewed by people familiar with his campaign as the sanctioned outlet for wealthy donors.

This summer, Trump appeared at at least two events for the Make America Great Again PAC, which took his campaign slogan as its name and received financing from his daughter’s mother-in-law. A consultant for the super PAC is a Republican operative who has previously worked with Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, according to several people with direct knowledge of their ties.

https://www.makeamericagreatagainpac.com/

[DoughtyOne]

I’ve seldom seen a more bitter group of Evangelical Christian winners.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I've seldom seen a more bitter group of Evangelical Christian winners.

That's rich, considering these Trump comments.