Cruz did not attempt to steal Carson’s votes. Donald Trump has promoted that meme because he thinks that it’s unfair every time he loses. He doesn’t complain when he gets 47% of the votes in Florida and 100% of the delegates, however.
“At 6:43 p.m. Central time, 15 minutes before the (Iowa) caucuses started, CNN reported that Carson would leave Iowa and take some time off in Florida — not South Carolina — before heading back to Washington for an event. Carson’s campaign also told CNN that the candidate would address supporters at 9:15 p.m. Central time — which might even be before caucusing ended in some locations.
“The campaign of Ted Cruz jumped on the news, sending out an email saying that Carson was taking time off after Iowa and “making a big announcement” next week. Trump tweeted images of the email and a now-deleted tweet from a Cruz staffer Wednesday as part of his effort to show that Cruz committed “fraud” and “stole” the Iowa caucus…
“There’s no question that Cruz’s staffers shouldn’t have emailed any suggestion that Carson was dropping out when they didn’t know that he was; Cruz’s campaign apologized for doing so.
“But fault also lies with Carson’s campaign for giving out a number of different messages in the 24 hours leading up to the caucuses. On Sunday, he was full steam ahead. On Monday, he bailed on New Hampshire, and then revealed to CNN that he was taking time off from the campaign trail. He’s not a polished politician, but it’s hard to think that the response wasn’t predictable. When a candidate says he’s “taking time off,” that is not a candidate who is poised for victory.”
When you’re in the middle of a heated contest, you do what it takes to win. Donald Trump does the same thing with all his smears of other candidates.
Coincidentally, it was Amanda Carpenter who sent the tweet that helped Lying Ted cheat and provided him cover. Most wouldn’t know since she erased most of her posts.. Wonder why??