“There is no place for this kind of unethical behavior in our American political culture”, Carson said in a statement Tuesday.
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“Bad!” He continued: “Based on the fraud committed by Senator Ted Cruz during the Iowa Caucus, either a new election should take place or Cruz results nullified”.
“I have a tendency, as you’ve probably noticed over the last several months, not to talk about other people and what their intentions are and what they do”, Carson said.
Trump is campaigning in New Hampshire, which holds its primary next week. Trump added that Cruz’s representatives also told people that the NY billionaire supported the Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare.
“The Voter Violation certificate gave poor marks to the unsuspecting voter (grade of F) and told them to clear it up by voting for Cruz”, Trump tweeted. Cruz’s campaign asked supporters to share that news with Carson fans before they cast ballots. Cruz emerged with 28% of the Republican vote while Trump took 24%. Carson said Cruz called him to apologize, and insisted he did not know about and did not agree with the actions by his campaign aide.
Trump said he will spend more money to win New Hampshire and vowed that even if he falls short in there, he will keep campaigning for upcoming nominating contests in SC and Nevada.
The Cruz insult ensured once again that Trump headlined the media coverage of the Republican presidential election – and again saving him from spending millions on campaign advertisements.
Businessman Donald Trump continues to command a firm lead over the GOP field in New Hampshire, but Florida Sen.
“Believe me, she’s going to look back at her fight with Bernie Sanders as the good old days”, he said. During the caucuses on Monday night, a few of Cruz’s campaign staff had forwarded a CNN report in an email to Iowa precinct captains saying that Carson was “taking time off” from campaigning and “making a big announcement next week”.
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Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who placed third among the Republicans in Iowa, said he will try to persuade some of Mr Paul’s supporters to redirect their support to him, despite the stark differences the two have on foreign policy.
