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Posted on 02/05/2016 3:47:38 AM PST by John Valentine
While their embeds in the field may never have specifically reported that Carson was out, the network's live coverage - which included star anchor and face of CNN Anderson Cooper - not only operated on the assumption that Carson was withdrawing, but actually included speculation of where his voters would go after Carson left the race.
Cooper even said Carson's stated reason - that he was going to Florida to get fresh clothes - for not going directly to New Hampshire like the other candidates "has got to be the weirdest explanation I've heard."
One of Cooper's panelists then suggested that "maybe Carson should take a page from Martin O'Malley's book and call it quits for the good of the party and the good of the country."
Then, working on the assumption that Carson was leaving the race, the panel began to speculate on who would pick up Carson's voters, with Democrat operative Paul Begala suggesting, "I think they go with Cruz."
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