Ted Cruz tried to steal the South Carolina primary using a series of shameless underhanded plots.
The latest edition of Vanity Fair blasts Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz for his “shameless trickery.”
They begin their report, noting that “In the land of shady politics and underhanded plots, Ted Cruz is a natural-born citizen.”
The Cruz campaign has already received harsh criticism for other tricks such as spreading false rumors in Iowa that Ben Carson was dropping out of the race. As Huffington Post reports, in Texas his campaign is using “a deceptive new mailer that masquerades as official government business and promises people there’s a ‘check enclosed’ when it’s actually asking for money instead.” And unfortunately, the list keeps growing.
Reporting that “it’s gotten hard to keep track of all of Cruz’s ‘dirty tricks,'” Vanity Fair “collected the seven most egregious examples” used in the days leading up to Saturday’s South Carolina Republican primary.
Below is a brief review of some of the highlights from their article. To get a full understanding of Cruz and his shameful trickery, you should really go and check out Vanity Fair’s full accounting of the last seven days of the Cruz campaign in South Carolina.
1. “The Cruz campaign releases a Photoshopped image of Rubio and Obama shaking hands”
The clip, below, says it all.
When @tedcruz says this image isn't Photoshopped: pic.twitter.com/eFn0hiIQ1n
— Joel Luther (@joel_luther) February 18, 2016
2. “Voters receive Spanish-language robocall claiming Rubio supports amnesty”
South Carolina voters received a massive barrage of Spanish language robocalls, clearly intended to intimidate non Spanish speaking residents. “As the Huffington Post noted, the woman on the recording heavily emphasizes the words ‘Marco Rubio,’ ‘amnistía,’ and ‘inmigración ilegal,’ words that an English-speaking Republican would grasp immediately.”
3. “Another pro-Cruz robocall slams Trump for speaking out against the Confederate Flag”
Citing an article by The Post and Courier, Vanity Fair reports the call begins with the voice of Republican front-runner Donald Trump saying: “Put it in a museum, let it go.” The recording continues, warning voters: “That’s Donald Trump supporting Nikki Haley removing the battle flag from the Confederate memorial in Columbia.” The message concludes, stating “Trump talks about our flag like it’s a social disease.”
4. “A fake Facebook profile for Trey Gowdy renounces Rubio and endorses Cruz”
South Carolina congressman Trey Gowdy blasted Ted Cruz after a fake Facebook page, “Trey Gowdy Prayers,” claimed he had retracted his endorsement of Marco Rubio and announced he was endorsing Ted Cruz instead.
The final three tricks include:
5. “A pro-Cruz ad suggests Rubio bears responsibility for a terrorist attack”
One such as was “so deplorable that South Carolina television stations decided not to air it.”
6. “Another pro-Cruz ad incites the threat of a lawsuit”
7. “Ted Cruz pretends he can speak Spanish”
Be sure to head over to Vanity Fair for all the grisly details.
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