Posted on 02/07/2016 2:08:10 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson suggested that the controversy over Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)'s campaign action during the Iowa caucus might be on the minds of voters ahead of the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday.
"I suspect it may well," Carson told Breitbart News. "We were in church this morning and the minister sort of alluded to it, talking about Christian values and politics."
Just ahead of the vote, the Cruz campaign sent out notes and voicemails to precinct captains telling them to tell Carson voters that he would be suspending his campaign and to support Cruz instead. The Cruz campaign has said it only passed along a news report from CNN.
"I've said all along that the evidence is pretty clear and it should be very easy for people to make a judgment on this," Carson said in response to a CNN statement, which it issued Saturday night that said Cruz "knowingly misstated" CNN's pre-caucus report.
"The only issue is, is this acceptable behavior to voters? Obviously, it's acceptable behavior to Washington politicians," he said.
The Washington Post reported Cruz approached Carson during a commercial break during the debate Saturday night and requested a private meeting.
Carson told Breitbart News that he hopes Cruz dismisses the staff that was involved in spreading the false report.
"I would like to see something happen that would more or less ensure that this kind of thing does not continue to happen," Carson explained when asked what he would like to see come out of a private meeting with Cruz.
"I kind of look at it when you find a problem, you fix it, you just don't sort of sweep it under the rug," Carson explained.
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Simply amazing all the excuses Cruz supporters make for the lie the campaign made. Whether Cruz himself did it personally or just has been complicit by not reprimanding his staff, a lie is not ok and then to continue to present as a strong Christian is not a Christian principle. Too bad his supporters even deny he owed an apology and criticize Carson. Cruz himself isn’t blaming Carson.
The fact that Cruz is begging for another meeting with Carson is pretty telling. CNN was body slamming Cruz last night with a point by point refutation of his explanation about the tweets. I jokingly said that Carson has turned him into Paula Deen but that’s not so far off the mark at this point. Cruz will be lucky to come in 4th in NH and I don’t think anybody is going to beat Trump in SC or NV.
You know very well the child molester statement was an example he made of a congenital disorder, not a behavior alleged against Carson.
But, you knew that already, since you follow Trump so closely, you would know that.
TRUMP is not a yet a ballot thief, regardless of the redirection attempts you people breathlessly engage. Cruz is.
When TRUMP wrecks a campaign, it’s always noisy, up front, and in public. Cruz prefers the quiet and darker arts of heavy handed intimidation mailers and misinformation dirty tricks, to hawk for votes.
D E S P E R A T I O N.
A few months ago, when Donald Trump referred to Carson as pathological and compared him to a child molester, Carson had nothing to say. He was completely impotent. And in fact, his numbers tanked shortly thereafter
What a coward Ben Carson has turned out to be. I hope he doesn’t get a single vote.
Good Lord, Does this man actually care about talking about any issues, or is he just on a perpetual whining campaign now.
It been almost a week Ben, get back to the issues or get out.
Think of another scenario where the President has access to information on NK or Iran using a nuke...
Oh yes, it was Cruz’s team’s responsibility to find out the truth. Remember, Cruz said he and is wife were friends with Carson and his wife - so yeah, they should have verified it. Spin it anyway you like, but, Cruz cheated. I can’t believe you Cruzbots defend ths horrible action, but you do,.
Ben needs money to stay in the race. So much for his sincerity.
He is. Many people just stopped posting because of all this childish crap.
Great point....if you’re truly ‘good friends’ with someone, wouldn’t you talk DIRECTLY to your ‘friend’ for a confirmation??
Just because you can’t connnect the dots doesn’t make it a wrong analogy. You very well know what I mean, but, choose to stick your head in the sand to defend your lying, cheqting, candidate.
THAT is exactly what I think! (The Paula Deen example redux, YES!)
Honest. Three days ago I said Cruz would be in a battle for FOURTH PLACE.
I was basing that on Rubio’s poll trending, Kasich’s ascending poll numbers, and the Cruz IOWA backfire, blow up, fall out. (All those adjectives!)
I won’t be shocked he comes in FOURTH at all.
This causes South Carolina to lean in and listen to the word out on Cruz. His “Firewall” state.
:)
Cruz was giving a speech, what did he personally do. You people say Cruz, what was Cruz, not anyone else, what did he himself do?
Cruz is giving Carson the benefit of the doubt. No way you can read what the Carson campaign said and not see a muddle. His former campaign leaders have said just that.
It isn’t a matter of whethe or not Carson is going to win - it goes to the deceit of Cruz and his staff, but, you Cruzbots think it’s okay since it was your “perfect: little candidate who i8s a liar and a cheater. It’s about integrity - which it seems Cruz lacks.
Does this sound like a normal person to you?
This is a different situation - Trump didn’t commit voter fraud. How stupid can some of you people be?
Well I don’t know about coward. In one week Carson has turned Ted Cruz from caucus winner to Paula Deen. :-)
A captain is responsible for what happens on his ship - as is a CEO or anyone else. Cruz is always railing about how you can’t rust the media, but, by golly - in this insance he trusted the media. He’s a hypocrite too.
A lot of people see things differently right now, and every one believes they are right. You and I and Cruz, along with everyone else will all face judgement before a living God and we will see. He will sort it out and it shall stand.
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