Posted on 02/10/2016 4:23:14 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Huckabee also called Cruz's tactics "below the belt."
Mike Huckabee is no longer running for president, but he is still criticizing Ted Cruz -- this time attacking Cruz's campaign for spreading a report on the night of the Iowa caucuses suggesting Ben Carson would be dropping out of the presidential race.
"Ted Cruz apologized for his campaign spreading a false story that Ben Carson had dropped out of the race but he deflected blame to CNN," Huckabee said on his pay-per-view podcast this week. "Dr. Carson, being a good Christian, accepted the apology on a personal level, but he didn't buy Cruz's claims of innocent intentions. As usual, Donald Trump was more blunt, he accused Cruz of stealing the caucuses and said there should be new vote." Huckabee continued, "I can attest to the fact that even in our campaign there were many efforts to try and say that people shouldn't vote for me or Rick Santorum or Ben Carson. The Cruz people said it would be a wasted vote and they should vote for Cruz. It wouldn't have made a difference for any of use but it is the kind of low-life, sleazy politics people truly get sick of."
In the final weeks of his campaign, Huckabee took to attacking Cruz, running ads in Iowa accusing the Texas senator of being a "phony" Christian and raising questions about his tithing history.
In another podcast this week, commenting on Saturday's GOP debate, Huckabee again called Cruz's tactics cheap. "Ted Cruz also took flack for his campaign tactics in Iowa and his unpopularity in Washington and most of them quite deservedly, especially for the last-minute and late hit, below the belt hit, on Ben Carson in Iowa," Huckabee said.
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I think he knows first hand about sleezy politics. 08 he went full on against Romney and that crucifix in the background didn’t he?
Huckster is projecting a bit, under orders from his masters.
Everyone knows Huckster is a fraud and this proves it.
Mr. let me help rip you gullible folks off by trading on my Christian image,shilling worthless medical remedies has an opinion? Let him give it to the devil. Another worthless attack article, eh?
I just bookmarked that link. Thanks.
nailed NH so their polling is good.
Not exactly. RCP had Trump at 31, and he won with 35. So, Trump over performed the RCP poll averages by 4.
Both Democrats and Republicans want to take out the Beck, Levin and Limbaugh's candidate out.
Who cares Mike?
Huckabee isn’t perfect (who is?) but IMHO he’s a patriot and a good guy. If he’s made mistakes they have generally been a case of misplaced compassion. Unfortunately that’s true of a lot of devout Christians. Don’t flame me, I didn’t say all.
One does not need The Huckster to tell us how sleezy Cruz is.
One can see it quite clearly themselves.
Huck a who?
Lol at the Cruz fans here cussing out Huckabee, yet so faux outraged when Trump swears.
All Huck is saying here is what everyone knows - Cruz is a sleaze.
Wow!
“Everyone knows” is a propaganda lie followed by something that’s usually not true. Like “settled science”.
A Romney Super PAC is trying to ruin Trump in SC. Let’s hope people are past the point of caring what the MSM and corrupt PACs have to say.
I echo your sentiments. For me the Huckster is now persona non grata.
Huckabee projecting again.
forty six percent. That’s bad.
Can’t lie and say it’s good because he’s my guy. It isn’t.
88% disapproval in New Hampshire.
My. My. Huckabee is so forgiving and merciful as a Christian that he can even have pity on convicted felons, and pardon them (so they can go off and murder police officers). But he cannot seem to get along with fellow evangelical Christians. No wonder he did not make it in the ministry. Didn’t do that great as a politician either. And now he is too old to make it as a Christian rock singer. I guess he’ll just have to do the book writing and news circuit to stay relevant. Or maybe he should just retire.
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