Cruz had apologized to Carson on Tuesday because of an email from his campaign before the caucuses, which are the crucial first vote in the US presidential nominating process. Rubio seemed to benefit at Trump’s expense with a stronger-than-expected showing in the Iowa caucuses, in which he almost caught up to Trump.
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When asked on Wednesday about Donald Trump’s claims that he committed fraud during the Iowa caucuses, Sen.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for a new election in Iowa, accusing the Republican victor, Ted Cruz, of fraud.
Prior to the Iowa caucuses, where Trump’s lead in the polls was much narrower than his lead in New Hampshire, the Trump campaign did not seek to downplay expectations.
For Trump, the result marks a dramatic comedown from December, when he lead Cruz, his nearest rival, by a 34% to 18% margin in the PPP survey.
Trump said in later tweets that Cruz sent out voter violation certificates to thousands of voters; falsified citations from the state’s chief elections official reprimanding them for not voting enough.
Trump has been leading the Republican polls in New Hampshire, which has historically favoured more moderate candidates than Iowa.
Cruz’s campaign dismissed Trump’s claims with humor.
Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler earlier Wednesday denied the campaign had spread the message Carson was dropping out-potentially freeing his supporters to support Cruz in Iowa instead-and had merely told supporters about Carson’s travel plans. For the first time, Republican leaders opposed to Trump’s candidacy said they believed there was a chance to break his grip on New Hampshire as the party establishment closes ranks around a smaller number of candidates and Trump faces new threats on the right.
“I am a little bit amazed that Secretary Clinton does not want to have a debate in the state that she represented”, said Sanders. I think they’ll really like me.
Speaking to reporters in New Hampshire, Cruz quipped that with Trump in charge, Americans might wake up and find he’s “nuked Denmark”. “I came in second, he came in third, and his is a tremendous victory and mine’s not”, Trump said.
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Trump’s renewed fervor comes after the bombastic candidate appeared more somber and conciliatory during his final speech in Iowa.
