Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has accused rival Ted Cruz of stealing a victory in the Iowa caucuses and called for another vote or nullification of Cruz’s win.
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A weaker than expected performance in the New Hampshire primary next week would only add fuel to the fire. Both candidates did poorly in Monday’s Iowa caucuses, which were dominated by Mr Cruz’s defeat of Mr Trump.
Trump said that he would also team up with Russian Federation in the battle against the jihadists.
While Trump said: “We’re just so happy with the way everything’s worked out”. He would also best Trump and Cruz in theoretical head-to-head bouts for the nomination.
Cruz beat Trump by several percentage points after most polls put Trump slightly ahead.
“To tell you the truth, the Iowa caucus is so complicated, it’s not 100 percent sure that we didn’t win it”, Sanders told Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie on TODAY Wednesday.
While Carson only indirectly criticized Cruz, his longtime adviser Armstrong Williams was blunt: “He cheated”.
Carson said he bases his decision on whether or not to stay in the presidential race based on the the size and strength of his campaign, crowds, donations, and social media. “This was a mistake from our end, and for that I apologize to Dr. Carson”.
Mr Trump referred to an email that Mr Cruz’s campaign sent on Monday that implied another Republican candidate, Ben Carson, was about to drop out of the race and that his Iowa backers should be urged to vote for the Texan instead.
Trump said he doesn’t believe third-place finisher Marco Rubio will cut into his lead in New Hampshire, and said he expects to peel off independent voters from Vermont Sen. Sanders is counting on a victory in his neighbor state to propel him in the next two primary states, SC and Nevada, which are viewed as strong Clinton states.
“And finally, Cruz strongly told thousands of caucus-goers that Trump was strongly in favor of ObamaCare and “choice” – a total lie!”
Meanwhile, the race moves to New Hampshire, where Trump leads and Cruz is in second place in many polls.
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“Some people thought the debate, you know, not doing the debate might have been a positive for perhaps my opponents”, Trump said.
