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ck4829

(35,077 posts)
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 11:00 AM Jan 2021

Has Ted Cruz ever came clean about the 2016 Iowa caucuses?

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday accused rival Ted Cruz of stealing a victory in the Iowa caucuses and called for another vote or nullification of Cruz’s win.

Trump, who finished second behind Cruz, lit up Twitter on Wednesday with a series of posts saying the outcome was tainted because the Cruz campaign had deliberately spread misinformation about Trump’s stand on Obamacare and an erroneous report that Ben Carson was dropping out of the race.

Trump had gone into Monday’s caucus voting ahead of the Texas senator by five percentage points in a key poll but Cruz ended up winning, four points ahead of the New York billionaire.

“Ted Cruz didn’t win Iowa, he stole it,” Trump (@realDonaldTrump) tweeted. “That is why all of the polls were so wrong and why he got far more votes than anticipated. Bad!”

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-cruz/trump-accuses-cruz-of-stealing-iowa-caucuses-through-fraud-idUSMTZSAPEC23ZBL9YS


It's time to call on Cruz to come clean... did he steal the Iowa caucuses from Trump?

#ComeCleanCruz
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Has Ted Cruz ever came clean about the 2016 Iowa caucuses? (Original Post) ck4829 Jan 2021 OP
I'm more curous whether he stole his last Senate election from Beto. catrose Jan 2021 #1
Does it really matter? Besides, "rigged elections" have been that thing's shtick since "The Great catbyte Jan 2021 #2
Does it matter? No, it doesn't ck4829 Jan 2021 #4
Why would we take Trump's word for it? TwilightZone Jan 2021 #3
Agree. If trump said it, it wasn't true in the first place. SharonClark Jan 2021 #8
Why do you care what happened five years ago? brooklynite Jan 2021 #5
those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it.... getagrip_already Jan 2021 #6
This sounds good to me RainCaster Jan 2021 #7
Cruz used a bunch of dirty tricks. Renew Deal Jan 2021 #9

catbyte

(34,402 posts)
2. Does it really matter? Besides, "rigged elections" have been that thing's shtick since "The Great
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 11:06 AM
Jan 2021

Race" beat out "The Apprentice" for an Emmy.

ck4829

(35,077 posts)
4. Does it matter? No, it doesn't
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 11:13 AM
Jan 2021

But I'm gonna go ahead and do my best to make it a pressing concern for Ted Cruz anyway and join forces with those who share that goal.

getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)
6. those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it....
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 11:29 AM
Jan 2021

But the thing I'd really like to know is what does trump have on individual gop lawmakers and where did he get it?

Several are quite obviously p3wned. Princess Ivanka didn't pick rubio to primary randomly. She has a way of either knocking him out or having him step aside. She WILL be the gop nominee for senate in rubio's seat unless she is out primaried first by someone well known but with no komprimat. They have something on him they are continuing to use.

This is an ongoing poison as long as this family is free.

RainCaster

(10,883 posts)
7. This sounds good to me
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 12:09 PM
Jan 2021

I can't see FL voting for the Secretary of Nepotism. The Trump name is permanently tainted. With a solid candidate, we can start turning FL blue, just like GA.

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