Following Carson Allegations Against Cruz of Cheating in Iowa, an Apology
By Fox News. Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson on Tuesday pointedly accused Ted Cruz’s campaign of spreading false rumors during the Iowa caucuses claiming the retired neurosurgeon was suspending his bid, in a coordinated effort to seal Cruz’s victory Monday night.
The stunning charge came as a Carson spokesman declared, “There has never been a more tainted victory in the Iowa caucuses.”
Early reports that Carson – who was directly competing with Cruz for social conservative and evangelical supporters – was leaving the campaign trail started to surface as caucusing began Monday evening.
Upon hearing reports that their candidate was leaving the trail to return to his home in Florida, Team Carson responded swiftly, saying the retired neurosurgeon was only going home for clean clothes but was then headed to New Hampshire for the Feb. 9 primary. (Read more from “Carson Just Made a Huge Accusation Against Cruz… Is It True?” HERE)
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Trump Accuses Cruz of a “Dirty” Campaign
By Caitlin Yilek. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is calling rival Ted Cruz “dirty” for starting a rumor about Ben Carson’s campaign ending after the Iowa caucuses.
“[Ted Cruz] insulted Ben Carson,” the billionaire said at a news conference before a campaign rally in Milford, N.H. “What he did to Ben Carson was a disgrace.” (Read more from Trump’s recent hit against Cruz HERE)
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Cruz Campaign Apologizes to Carson
By Nolan D. McCaskill. Ted Cruz’s campaign on Tuesday apologized to Ben Carson for telling Iowans ahead of the caucuses that the retired neurosurgeon had suspended his campaign. . .
Carson had called on Cruz to fire anybody on his campaign involved in spreading the misinformation, which he maintained was announced at caucus precincts and in written correspondence.
“If Ted Cruz doesn’t know about this, then he clearly needs to very quickly get rid of some people in his organization,” Carson told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday morning. “And if he does know about it, isn’t this the exact kind of thing that the American people are tired of? Why would we want to continue that kind of, you know, shenanigans?” (Read more from “Cruz Campaign Apologizes to Carson” HERE)
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Ted Cruz Really, Really Wants to Win New Hampshire
By Philip Elliott. Want to know just how badly Ted Cruz wants to win New Hampshire’s primary? He quoted John McCain at a town hall-style meeting here on Tuesday.
A day after winning Iowa’s caucuses, Cruz was on the ground in New Hampshire doing his best to set aside his rivalry with McCain, a beloved figure in this state that has the next-up nominating contests next Tuesday. It was a subtle nod to New Hampshire tradition, but one where Cruz chose not to long linger.
Cruz and McCain have sustained a not-at-all-subtle feud in the Senate after the 2012 election. Cruz says McCain, the GOP’s 2008 presidential nominee, embodies the type of moderate Republican who has doomed the party to lose the White House in recent elections. McCain once called Cruz a “wacko bird” and finds Cruz’s approach to governing maddening. Indeed, he is hardly alone.
But McCain, who won New Hampshire’s 2000 and 2008 presidential primaries, remains a grandfatherly figure in the state and has a cache for having campaigned here hard and personally. Even Democrats show respect for McCain’s attention to New Hampshire and its highly prized first-in-the-nation primary. (Read more from “Ted Cruz Really, Really Wants to Win New Hampshire” HERE)
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