CNBC Events – Season 2015 Ted Cruz lost big to Donald Trump in another primary fiasco — and now he's trying a new tactic to steal the spotlight from his competition! The desperate Senator held a press conference to announce his former fellow candidate Carly Fiorina as his planned Vice President. The political maneuver is also meant to bolster Ted's standing with female voters after Presidential candidatelost big toin another primary fiasco — and now he's trying a new tactic to steal the spotlight from his competition! The desperate Senator held a press conference to announce his former fellow candidateas his planned Vice President. The political maneuver is also meant to bolster Ted's standing with female voters after The National ENQUIRER's blockbuster report on rumors of his multiple mistresses. But The ENQUIRER has unearthed charges that Carly is a mistress herself! Photo credit: Getty Images

Carly Fiorina, Nashua Meet and Greet at PRG Rugs The ENQUIRER investigation began when Carly tried to score votes by playing the sympathy card at national debate last year by declaring that she “buried a child to drug addiction.” ENQUIRER reporters exclusively learned that Lori Ann Fiorina, who died in October 2009, was actually Carly’s stepdaughter. Lori Ann was raised by her biological mom, Patricia Fiorina — whose marriage allegedly was wrecked when the former executive went after her husband! Photo credit: Splash News

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s inaugural Basque Fry. The ENQUIRER uncovered that Carly’s first husband, Todd Bartlem, charged that Carly cheated on him with Lori’s dad, Frank Fiorina, who at the time was married to Patricia. Carly is a “pathological” spin artist, he claimed. Bombshell divorce documents obtained by The ENQUIRER reveal that Frank filed for divorce from Patricia in 1981 — the same year that he met Carly! Photo credit: Splash News

Fiorina Attends National Security Forum In Charleston The records show that Carly sued Todd for divorce two years later. She married Frank in 1985, when public records give Lori’s age as 10. When The ENQUIRER reached Todd for comment about Carly, he raged: “I got rid of that liar in my life. You can have her!” Photo credit: Corbis

Ted Cruz campaigns in Janesville, Wisconsin Meanwhile, Ted's campaign was rocked after The ENQUIRER revealed that he was the target of a vicious "dirty tricks" campaign! A bombshell exclusive revealed that political operatives had compiled an explosive "dirt file" on the finger-wagging conservative senator from Texas. "They're outrageous claims, but private investigators are digging into at least five affairs Ted Cruz supposedly had," a political insider told The ENQUIRER. Photo credit: Corbis

Ted Cruz Savors Texas Victory On March 15, RadarOnline.com reported that an individual purporting to be a representative of the hacker group Anonymous had already posted a disturbing Twitter video that threatened to expose "very dirty secrets!" Photo credit: Corbis

Ted Cruz campaigns in Illinois The ENQUIRER has also reported on Ted's booze-fueled past. He confessed to a drinking bust on his application for his appointment as Texas Solicitor General in February 2003. Photo credit: Corbis

Ted Cruz campaigns in Janesville, Wisconsin Reporters also covered his wife Heidi's bizarre behavior during a shocking incident that caught the attention of police. Texas cops found Heidi near a busy highway at 10 p.m. on Aug. 22, 2005. According to Austin police, a passerby saw her sitting "with her head in her hands" on the grass near an expressway. Heidi told cops that she had "walked away from her home." Photo credit: Corbis