THey said he was leaving Iowa , he left before the caucus, which he did that he was not going to NH or SC the next 2 pivotal primaries, which he has not and that there would be a “major announcement” from the campaign, which there has been he has gutted his staff.
When you add all these things up it sure looks like a suspending of the campaign.
Additionally the campaign leadership has been in chaos, it is very likely that people who left still are in contact with people in the campaign about 70 people at this point. They may have very good info on what is going on internally.
I don’t care about the push polling Reagan did push polling did you ever hear about Lee Atwood he was no choirboy.
As to not being a typical politician, IMHO Cruz fits that description. I base on his actions while in congress not by campaigning and playing hardball.
HE stood against Obamacare as he told his constituents he would, he stood against the gang of eight bill, he called out McConnell when lied about the export import bank he and Paul opposed the collection of meta data of American citizens by the NSA.
Is he perfect?
No way, but Jesus isn’t walking through the door to run for office. He is the best I have seen since Reagan.
Politics is a tough business,. Carson is a nice guy AFAIK but the guy is a marshmallow.
He is the strongest on all the issues and it ain’t close. Especially compared the the narcissist rmp the RIMO’s or Carson who was in way over his head.
Cruz is facing Trump the establishment both Dem and Pub and the Media including Foz. He isn’t going to win by being polite to everyone. This is a bare knuckled fight to try to save the country.
He shouldn’t give any quarter because he won’t be treated fairly or given any quarter.
Ever been in a war, you fight to stay alive and the other guy isn’t concerned about the rules.
You need to go back and read the CNN transcript.
CNN said Carson was giving his speech early because he was trying to get out of Iowa before the heavy snow that was forecast. If you listened to Fox at any time prior to the caucus, the snow was one of the major topics of discussion because the news people themselves were worried about travel.
CNN NEVER said anything about a “MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT.” That information was part of a tweet that came from the Cruz campaign.
CNN also said he was not going directly to New Hampshire or S. Carolina. He was going to Washington on Thursday for the Prayer Breakfast. Both Jake Tapper and Dana Basch thought it was “unusual.”
Please base your arguments on FACTS, not the tweets that came from the Cruz campaign. I stand by my original statement, the Cruz campaign thought they could pick up some votes by trying to confuse some caucus voters. Otherwise, why say anything at all?
While CNN deserves some blame for sloppy reporting, this is all on the Cruz campaign for attempting to pick up votes.
CNN did clarify that Carson WASN’T dropping out, how come that information wasn’t tweeted or sent via voice-mail to the Cruz caucus people?
Your guy got caught...he apologized..time to move on. But please don’t tell me your guy is a Washington outsider who will change the way things are done. He’s just another slick politician who tried to take advantage of the situation to advance his position. I’d respect him more if he would just admit it.
Here’s the CNN transcript:
Jake Tapper: Dr. Ben Carson...what have we learned?
Dana Basch: We should say our Chris Moody is breaking this...that Ben Carson is going to go back to Florida to his home regardless of how he does tonight here in Iowa. He’s going to go there for several days and then afterwards he’s not going to go to So. Carolina, he’s not going to go to New Hampshire, he’s going to come to Wash. D.C. and he’s going to do that because the National Prayer Breakfast is on Thurs. If you have been following Ben Carson’s career you know that that’s where he got himself on the political map. Attending that prayer breakfast and really giving it to president obama at the time.....and he became kind of a hero among conservatives and evangelicals especially.
Dana: But it’s very unusual.
Tapper: Very unusual.
Dana: To be announcing that you’re going home to rest for a few days....not going on to the next site..plus he’s already announced that he’ll be coming out and speaking at 9:15 local and 10:15 eastern no matter whether or not we know the results ..uh....because he wants to get home and get ahead of the storm.
Dana: Look if you want to be president of the United States...you don’t go home to Florida. Why...I mean that’s just the bottom line, end of story. You want to signal to your supporters that you want it...that you’re hungry for it and that if you want them to get out and campaign...you’ve got to be out there doing it too. It’s very unusual.
Tapper: Very unusual news that CNN has just learned and Chris Moody is breaking this story...Wolf back to you in Wash.
Wolf: Very significant news indeed guys.
Do you see anything that says Carson is quitting, other than speculation on the part of Tapper and Basch? And where is the “big announcement” you referenced?
Again, most of the stuff you cited comes from the Cruz campaign.
I’m not going to beat a dead horse here. Carson might as well stay in Florida. But please be honest enough to recognize your guy isn’t the Washington outsider he claims to be. He is just as bad as the GOPe types without the pedigree.