Senator Cruz didn't cheat. Unfortunately that whole situation was misrepresented to the public by the media. (remember that the media hates Cruz and they are doing EVERYTHING in their power to tear him down)

A more accurate accusation would be to find the Carson staff member who released the information to CNN, and then to accuse CNN for publishing it before confirming.
It is also quite interesting that the media instantly attacked the Cruz campaign (I say his campaign, because it was his staff that retweeted the comment, not Cruz) and yet said NOTHING about Rubio's campaign, who did the exact same thing.

Honestly, I see nothing that was done wrong. If I had been part of either Cruz or Rubio's staff and had, directly prior to caucus time, seen a statement released by CNN that a Carson staff member had told them that "Carson was going home to rest, instead of continuing his campaign in the next state", I would have seen nothing wrong with sharing that information with others, either.

Finally, Carson did not lose Iowa due to this situation. There may have been a few votes swayed, but nothing that would have made a remote difference. It was only at four different caucus sites that the information was released before voting, and even if everyone at all four of those sites would have voted for Carson it wouldn't have made the slightest difference.

Although I am an Iowan, I do not like our governor Branstad—he is an extremely liberal and ungodly man and the fact that he came out the day before the caucus and publicly told our state DO NOT VOTE FOR CRUZ, just confirms what I already know and believe-that Cruz is a true conservative.

Thank you for your comment, but I must beg to differ.

First, when you say that America was never set up to be a godly nation, you ignore the overwhelming record of history. Many of the founders were devout Christians. Of course, while there were some (Jefferson and Franklin for example) who were deists, the majority professed faith in Christ. In fact, one of the founders, John Adams, said this: "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

Secondly, when you speak of the establishment of religion, you again fail to understand the original intent of the founders. You see, the founders specifically put the establishment clause in the Bill of Rights to prevent the ascendency of a national denomination. They had no problem with Christianity, just with a state-church or denomination. They had no idea that their own words would later be twisted to exclude Christianity in the public square to be replaced with the religion of secularism.

Third, concerning the Treaty of Tripoli, you are speaking out of context. I encourage you to take the entire treaty in its entirety. In context, what the treaty meant was that America did not act like the other "Christian" nations who attacked Muslims just because they were Muslims. If you wish to learn more, I have included a link to an article that fully explains the treaty.
http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=125

Fourth, separation of church and state is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson used the phrase in a letter to the Danbury Baptists, who were concerned about the establishment of a national denomination. Jefferson used the phrase "separation of church and state," to denote a one-way wall in which the state could not interfere with the church, but any Christians could participate in the government.

Who is forcing Christianity on you, may I ask? The problem is that religious liberty is being restricted in America because some people who hate Christianity wish for all Christians to endorse their sinful lifestyles. I agree that all people should have freedom to choose whatever religion they wish to live by. However, Christianity has been attacked by those who ignore our Biblical founding and want America to become secularized.

Bernie Sanders may love America, but his ideas are faulty, and if implemented would lead to the downfall of our great county. It never works to redistribute the wealth like Bernie wants to do. Who is going to pay for all of his proposed free-handouts? Bernie proposes free college, free healthcare, and a higher minimum wage. His policies reward the American lazy while punishing the diligent entrepreneurs who are the core of our capitalist system.

-Joshua Bontrager

Ben Carson is a great man, and the thought of a Cruz-Carson ticket has crossed my mind. I really have no idea who Ted Cruz would pick for his running mate, but I trust Cruz's judgment to pick the right running man if he were the nominee.

~Josh Bontrager