Cruz, Rubio gain momentum as Democrats gird for long fight

“And after that, we’re off to Nevada and then SC, where I think we’re going to surprise a whole lot of people, just as we did in Iowa”.

Trump puts a positive spin on his second place finish in Iowa, saying he put very little in resources comparatively.

“Ted Cruz didn’t win Iowa, he illegally stole it”, Trump wrote in a tweet, since deleted.

Donald Trump has accused fellow Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz of comitting “fraud” during the Iowa caucuses, and has called for a rematch. Rubio is trying to be the Republican establishment’s preferred alternative to Trump or Cruz.

In the week leading up to the Iowa Caucus, polls showed Trump several points ahead of Cruz, but come caucus day, Cruz was declared the victor after winning 4 percentage points more support.

Continuing the tweetstorm, Trump also pointed to a much-criticized Cruz mailer mocked up to look like an official notice from election authorities and geared at shaming Iowans into voting for him.

A decision in this regard was taken by the newly formed “Indian Americans for Trump 2016” – a political action committee – at its meeting in New Jersey on Tuesday.

Cruz has tried to paint Trump as liberal masquerading as a conservative, because he previously called himself “pro-choice” on all aspect related to abortion.

“The press is reporting that Dr. Ben Carson is taking time off from the campaign trail after Iowa and making a big announcement next week”, the Cruz email read, according to CNN.

In another tweet, Trump said Cruz had lied about his opinion of President Barack Obama’s healthcare program.

But so did Rubio, who continues to stand out as the party go-to both for the moderate GOP voters (and party elites) who made former Gov. Mitt Romney, Sen.

When pressed by reporters, however, Carson explained that it was clear what happened in Iowa, where members of Cruz’s campaign sent a message to caucus supporters hinting that Carson might be dropping out of the race.