Accusing Senator Ted Cruz of voter fraud, Donald Trump today argued that Mr. Cruz “stole” the election in Iowa.

“That is why all of the polls were so wrong, and why he got far more votes than anticipated,” Mr. Trump said on Twitter, suggesting no one predicted that Mr. Cruz would win:

Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it. That is why all of the polls were so wrong and why he got far more votes than anticipated. Bad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 3, 2016

Mr. Trump then went further, saying Mr. Cruz committed fraud, suggesting that Cruz’s campaign suggesting that Ben Carson would drop out amounted to fraud, as did his campaign’s mailers about “voting violations:”

Many people voted for Cruz over Carson because of this Cruz fraud. Also, Cruz sent out a VOTER VIOLATION certificate to thousands of voters. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 3, 2016

The Voter Violation certificate gave poor marks to the unsuspecting voter(grade of F) and told them to clear it up by voting for Cruz. Fraud — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 3, 2016



