I have no idea whether he checked with Ted first. I know that is not Ted, and I think you also know it’s not Ted. It’s Steve.
But even at that, I don’t see a lie there. It STILL looks like Carson is out. There are no events listed on his campaign website.
It is reported in the media that team Cruz was telling Carson voters in Iowa that Carson is dropping out after Iowa. That is not true. Also reported that team Cruz told Carson voters that Carson was making a big announce tomorrow. That was not true. We know for a fact that the word to spread the lie that Carson was dropping out came from high up in team Cruz. Did Ted know? Seems very likely he did. He has hired as his campaign managers one of the dirtiest players in the game so I am not going to give team Cruz the benefit of any doubts over dirty tricks.
“It STILL looks like Carson is out.”
If so, it’s a shame. After having been one of the lower-polled candidates, he did very well in the caucus with double digits. Imagine how well he could have done if some of his votes hadn’t been stolen from him.