Posted on 02/02/2016 3:34:57 PM PST by dschapin
Here is a link to the CNN breaking news report that started the speculation that Carson was about to drop out of the race. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1085531334800368&id=100000305365400&_rdr
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Agree. You are correct.
Spin? You call posting the original source spin? Funny.
Exactly and their tweet, not the moody tweet, the LEAD CNN tweet CLEARLY said he wasn’t going to NH OR SC, then today cnn said they NEVER said he wasn’t going to NH
The concern is fake. Trumpees are more outraged at this than carson folks lol
tho I like Dr Carson this is all on him. Who makes such an annoucement during the days leading up to the first Caucus???
Looks to me like Dr Carson has amateurs advising him or he ignored their advice.
First trump doesn’t appear in a debate then Dr Carson says he’s going home the week of the Caucus...gifts to the Cruz org!
How dare you post these LIES! Video proves nothing!!! It’s Cruz’s responsibility to NOT use his brain and draw an obvious conclusion. Trump didn’t use HIS brain! Cruz shouldn’t either!
I’ll blame CNN any day before I blame Ted Cruz but they should have know better to believe anything that propaganda outfit had to say. I think Ted would’ve won Iowa regardless and yesterday won’t matter in a month at all.
Apparently you’ve been living in a vacuum. You obviously didn’t hear all the news reports of heavy snow forecast for Iowa that evening and the potential for no flights out for a couple of days. As a matter of fact, the ENTIRE Fox News Team was speculating on-air for several days about whether they’d be able to get our of Iowa before the storm.
CNN “reported” that Dr. Carson was leaving Iowa for Florida “regardless of the vote count” and was not going on to New Hampshire and South Carolina but taking time off until the Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday. THAT was the extent of the facts that CNN reported.They also said he was going to make a statement around 9:15 (10:15 Eastern) because “he wanted to beat the storm” Tapper and the co-anchor SPECULATED as to why Carson wasn’t going on to New Hampshire or South Carolina, saying it was “unusual”.
I find it interesting that a non-story somehow was interpreted by Cruz campaign officials as “Carson may be dropping out”. There was nothing in the story that said anything about dropping out, suspending, or anything else that wold give you the impression that Carson was doing nothing more than going home to Florida until Thursday.
The truth is, some Cruz supporters saw an opening to pick off some Carson supporters. Since the report was broadcast less than 15 minutes before the caucuses started, I would guess they figured they could try and pull a fast one. The problem is, they got caught.
For those here who say Carson is out of money, his filing for the last quarter indicated he had raised the most money of all the candidates and had approx 6 million dollars on hand. I would bet Fiorina, Kasich, Christie, and Paul don’t have much more.
Cruz’s ‘apology” rings hollow a day after the damage was done. Would Cruz have beaten Trump without some “help?” Maybe. But we really won’t know since we really don’t know if he actually got Carson supporters to switch. What it does do is show a candidate who may be no better than the Washington insiders he claims not to be.
Regardless, when Cruz first announced, I was supportive. The more I listen to him and hear about his politics...now, not so much. I find myself in a position of not having a candidate I think I can support. I will be curious to see how he handles this internally. He KNOWS who sent out the tweets and he can damn well find out who from his national organization spread this lie. If they are still in place through New Hampshire and South Carolina, it will speak volumes about the guy at the top.
Senator Cruz, the ball is in your court.
Why is it that none of the other campaigns thought to proselytize the Carson supporters AT THE CAUCUSES in the same manner? Why seemingly just Cruz?
Cruz at least apologized this time, that goes some distance. That is a little better than “I’m not apologizing for anything which increases my vote total” kind of thing. ;)
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Trump has become a comedy of him self.
Everyone knows he is just a blowhard now.
Never again to be taken seriously.
Maybe Palin will re-endorse him and raise Cruz’ stock even higher!
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Oh! oh! the deception.
Bleep!
Cruz cruises higher and higher.
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butterdezillion must be a Trumpophant.
Its not easy to be green (with envy)
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So much concern!
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Are you a sorcerer?
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Are you going to collapse on the forum?
Who will cleanup the mess?
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You’re off duty all right, waaaay off.
You missed CNN’s first statement, conveniently.
How much per scam does Concern Trolling pay?
NO. But you would be the one to ask that question. Truth really gets the unlearned panties in a wad. God’s will will prevail.... and they many will claim I did this and I did that in Jesus name... what does Jesus say to them. Now you got what I am saying to YOU!!!!!
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You’re a real mess, aren’t you!
Do you have even the slightest idea what has crawled up inside you?
Read the ‘story’ of Esau and how he treated his birthright. That might give you a clue. Natural born is a birthright.... Congress nor Courts can bestow it.
I might also add God said He hated Esau, getting it yet?
Concern for what, pray tell?
Agree or disagree, exactly what part of my post do you take issue with?
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