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Ted Cruz's Campaign Is Accused of Spreading Rumors of Marco Rubio's Withdrawal
The New York Times ^ | 3-8-2016 | Alan Rappeport

Posted on 03/08/2016 11:36:57 AM PST by Citizen Zed

Edited on 03/16/2016 1:28:39 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

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To: Citizen Zed

So once again, all they did was forward news reports from CNN and they get falsely accused of lying and spreading rumors.

Sorry, if Rubio can’t keep his disgruntled staffers from blabbing to CNN, that is not Cruz’ fault.


61 posted on 03/08/2016 11:57:47 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: combat_boots

Such a bs story. Do people realize its nearly impossible to spread rumors with today’s social media? If someone told me Trump was dropping out, I’d check five additional sources in 30 seconds and cry bs.


62 posted on 03/08/2016 11:57:56 AM PST by King Hawk
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To: WENDLE

Why? What is untruthful about forwarding a news story from CNN?


63 posted on 03/08/2016 11:58:21 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Truthsearcher

Ding, ding ding! We have a winner!


64 posted on 03/08/2016 11:58:47 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Catsrus

Perhaps the “principled conservative” establishment outsider Cruz is not so principled or much of an outsider? Cruz hiring Neil Bush fits right in with his resume and life history to date. I wonder why people refuse to see it?


65 posted on 03/08/2016 11:59:55 AM PST by jospehm20
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To: Obadiah

Absolutely do not know that at all. Trump will receive only PARTY donations. He will not take money from the puppeteers .
Secondly, I absolutely dispute the “salary” conjecture you make up. Where did you find that in writing? With stuff like that ,you must work for the Cruz campaign.


66 posted on 03/08/2016 12:00:26 PM PST by WENDLE (Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
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To: Obadiah

He will also fund raise to recoup the losses he has during his primary run, eventually.

Some of the money he collects in the General (if he gets that far) will go the reimburse his primary campaign.

Count on it.

The key is to watch where that money comes from down the road, and it will come.

Who will attend those $10,000-a-plate-private-rubber-chicken-circuit fundraisers?

Where will the high dollar speaking engagements be, and in front of what crowd?

Nothing wrong with it, it is done everyday.

To say this is all “self-funding is naïve. It is a “loan” to the “Trump for President” campaign, for now.


67 posted on 03/08/2016 12:01:24 PM PST by GrouchoTex (...and ye shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free.)
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To: The_Republic_Of_Maine

Lol, that building is not still there, it was razed, as anyone can see by simply looking up the address on Google satellite view. So, in accusing Cruz of lying, you’re actually spreading lies yourself.

Besides, the ad never says Donald actually razed the building, only that he tried, which he did. That was his stated goal in attempting to obtain the property.


68 posted on 03/08/2016 12:01:46 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

IT is total conjecture without one fact. It was completely refuted by the Rubio campaign “100%”. Wasn’t it?


69 posted on 03/08/2016 12:02:03 PM PST by WENDLE (Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
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To: jobim
Ted Cruz Hawaii, for its part, claimed to be “officially sanctioned” by the Cruz campaign before its website was taken down.

Cruz Campaign Disavows Email Claiming Rubio Advisors Wanted Him to Drop Out

I still say if the email did not say Rubio was getting out, but repeated the CNN report, I say fair game.

70 posted on 03/08/2016 12:02:07 PM PST by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: TexasCajun
According to multiple news sources, Marco Rubio's advisers are telling him to drop out of the presidential race before losing his home state of Florida in a few days time.

CNN is reporting that "Most of the senator's advisers agree he does not have a path to the nomination and some are advising him to get out ahead of the March 15 primary ."

Privately, the campaign is having a debate about whether he should remain in the mix -- even for his home state of Florida's primary.

"He doesn't want to get killed in his home state," one source familiar with the discussions said, noting "a poor showing would be a risk and hurt his political future."

In Florida, a Monmouth poll released Monday shows Rubio behind Trump, 38% to 30%. A Quinnipiac poll put Rubio behind Trump by an even wider margin: 44% to 28%.

Sources within the campaign also say the pressure will only continue to mount following an expected disappointing showing Tuesday (tomorrow), when voters in Michigan, Mississippi, Hawaii and Idaho make their picks in the GOP primary.

"Not going to have a great day is an understatement," one campaign source said.

"I don't want to waste my vote tomorrow," said several Hawaii caucus voters to local canvassers. "My family wants to help pick the right nominee, not tomorrow's likely dropout. It's bad enough that Rubio supports amnesty for job-stealing illegal aliens, including the 40,000 right here on Oahu who just got driver's licenses from Republican legislators who support Rubio. This is really bad. Rubio should drop out."

71 posted on 03/08/2016 12:02:27 PM PST by jobim
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To: manc

“If it were a staffer for Rubio why does CNN not release the name...”

Usually staffers only agree to talk anonymously, because if their name was cited in an article like this, they would be fired instantly for cause.


72 posted on 03/08/2016 12:04:10 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Citizen Zed

And who is sending the mailers in Ohio telling people that if they support Ted Cruz, they should vote for John Kasich so that Trump doesn’t win?


73 posted on 03/08/2016 12:04:20 PM PST by mak5
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To: Citizen Zed

lol.

a few weeks ago, Roger Stone said that Cruz was quitting in exchange for a promise to be on SCOTUS

you gotta love a few little dirty tricks....


74 posted on 03/08/2016 12:04:20 PM PST by ConservativeDude
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To: jobim
Thanks for posting.

Seems OK to me?

What do you think? Dirty Tricks?

75 posted on 03/08/2016 12:05:50 PM PST by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: WENDLE

I think I had already more or less picked up on your opinion from your opinionated posts.


76 posted on 03/08/2016 12:06:46 PM PST by John Valentine (Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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To: jobim

So it came from the local office in HI, not from the Cruz headquarters - some volunteers, as they said. Thanks for the confirmation.


77 posted on 03/08/2016 12:07:46 PM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: NEMDF

As a Trump supporter I call BS on this. The Rubio “team” is discussing him dropping out. He wants to stay in.


78 posted on 03/08/2016 12:08:13 PM PST by VerySadAmerican
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To: WENDLE

Right, because Trump has so many principles.

/sarc


79 posted on 03/08/2016 12:08:20 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Citizen Zed

I’m a Trump supporter but this is a non-issue at this point cause rubio is gone after FL.

Go Trump go!


80 posted on 03/08/2016 12:08:54 PM PST by Harpotoo
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