The leader of Eagle Forum, a joining of conservative groups, says the group’s recent internal fighting has stemmed from Ted Cruz’s “dirty tricks.”
According to The Daily Beast, the group, which was founded by
anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly in 1972, has been “rocked by inner
turmoil over the last week.”
The conflict comes after Schlafly endorsed Donald Trump, Cruz’ opponent
for the Republican presidential nomination. Eagle Forum head Ed Martin
said the Cruz campaign team then leaked private emails within the Eagle
Forum. Cruz’s campaign manager Jeff Roe then confronted Martin about the
emails.
“Jeff Roe has a reputation for dirty tricks that he likes to
encourage,” Martin said. “A plus B plus C makes you start thinking — it
adds up to this.”
“I know Phyllis is convinced that some of these people are motivated by that,” he added.
The email reportedly was about Cruz and his wife.
“There was an email that was forwarded to me that was very critical of
Ted and Heidi Cruz, and being a strong supporter, of course I did give
that to a person in the campaign,” said board member Cathie Adams,
adding that Schlafly herself did not write that email.
“It was a very ugly email,” she said. “And I really want to drop it at
that, and I don’t want to be fingering the person who wrote it.”
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