So when CNN makes an announcement that looks like Mr. Carson is dropping out, that 'news' is spread through the staff--and they quit looking. That was good news for them, and they'd found it.
Yes, but wouldn’t your explanation be more satisfying coming from the Cruz campaign itself? Just inferring this rationale or leaving it up to people to winnow it out for themselves makes it LOOK like dissembling on their part.
“That was good news for them, and they’d found it.”
Has anyone ever found a communication by CNN that actually states that Carson was dropping out?
Why don’t they present it.
Saying that Carson is going home to get a change of clothes would imply that Carson is going home to get a change of clothes so he can reengage. You don’t say you are going to go home to get a change of clothes if you expect to stay home.
If Cruz and his people are going to make decisions and take action based on vague CNN reports, it does not inspire confidence in his executive decisions. We could wake up some morning to find out Cruz nuked Denmark.