Posted on 03/25/2016 2:04:29 PM PDT by SteveSCH
The truth behind the rumor-mongering, however, is a little more complex. A half-dozen GOP operatives and media figures tell The Daily Beast that Cruzs opponents have been pushing charges of adultery for at least six months nowand that allies of former GOP presidential hopeful Marco Rubio were involved in spreading the smears.
For months and months, anti-Cruz operatives have pitched a variety of #CruzSexScandal stories to a host of prominent national publications, according to Republican operatives and media figures. The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg News, Politico, and ABC Newsreporters at all those outlets heard some version of the Cruz-is-cheating story. None of them decided to run with rumors. Those publications representatives all declined to provide on-the-record comments when The Daily Beast reached out for this article.
Breitbart News, the notoriously Trump-friendly conservative outlet, was also pitched the story of Cruzs extramarital affairs, according to a source close to the publication. That source said an operative allied with Marco Rubiobut not associated with his official campaignshowed the publication a compilation video of Cruz and a woman other than his wife coming out of the Capitol Grille restaurant and a hotel on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But the outlet opted not to report on the video, which demonstrated no direct evidence of an affair.
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Poor kid, lost vision.
Donald Trump a human being to be proud of.
It’s all Bush’s fault?
I agree with you. I’ve been hearing about this for quite some time...months actually. It’s just that now was a good time to let it completely loose in light of cruz’s attack on Melania, and Trump’s upset about it. It’s a good time to use Trump as the scapegoat.
Nailed it.
Because advantage is more valuable than truth?
Ted Cruz says it was Trump Henchmen and he never lies!!
The Cruz people forgot the old adage.......
People that live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
this is what happens fool
Google #Thething. Wake up.
Little Marco’s revenge.
“Keep crucifying us. It hasnt worked for 2000 years.”
What a hypocritical hot mess of a post.
Some of you oh so pious Christians harm only yourselves with your self-righteous judgmental attitudes. Speaking ‘Christian’ then acting like snakes will do in the ‘faith’ faster than anything.
ISIS would be proud of your attempt at being a martyr. If Evangelicals knew how to practice their faith without telling everyone how holy they are while the rest of us are lesser since we don’t follow their path, then MAYBE someone would listen.
Amen. And may judgment be swift wherever deserved.
“Bill Clinton is asking for the names of the five women.”
Sure it wasn’t Hillary?
Id be astonished if I could sleep with five women, Cruz bragged, Much less five living women.
So... he’d have sex with five dead women?!
LOLWAT?
Man, he’s losing it. Also, his comment in general is kind of an insult to his wife, presuming that at least she sleeps with him.
Wow.
When cruz staffer tells Carson voters he is dropping out we are told cruz did not know.
When another staffer did the same dirty trick to Rubio voters we are told cruz did not know about it.
When the mailing list went out in Iowa we are told cruz did not know about it.
When the anti trump PAC did the attack on Trumps wife we are told cruz did not know about it.
When this comes out about cruz and his affairs we are now told it is Trumps fault and he knew about it.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The Bush family are behind what is called the GOPe around here. I was agreeing that the GOPe was behind this story coming out. The Bush’s have the best oppo research operation and originally shared this with Rubio’s campaign who failed to sell it to anyone.
When cruz staffer tells Carson voters he is dropping out we are told cruz did not know.
When another staffer did the same dirty trick to Rubio voters we are told cruz did not know about it.
When the mailing list went out in Iowa we are told cruz did not know about it.
When the anti trump PAC did the attack on Trumps wife we are told cruz did not know about it.
When this comes out about cruz and his affairs we are now told it is Trumps fault and he knew about it.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
WHAT, isn't their owner is a cruz donor.
OMG!
Cruz has lunch with A WOMAN OTHER THAN HIS WIFE!
he really said that?
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