Of the many reasons Dr. Ben Carson should run for Senate in Michigan

Legal Insurrection ^ | 3/22/13 | William Jacobson

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His wisdom and qualifications are at the top of the list.

The fact that his nomination will reveal the vile underbelly of the Democratic Party race-card machine is an added bonus.

From Nolan Finley in The Detroit News, Detroit native Carson could break barriers in Senate race (emphasis added):

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• ...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said. [Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften [immigration, gay marriage] stance]

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• One day after announcing on his radio show that he is "truly considering" running in 2014 for the U.S. Senate seat now held by New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg, Rivera amped up his message today in a television interview and a column on the Fox News Latino website... a moderate Republican who is fiscally conservative but also supports gay marriage and Roe v. Wade... [Geraldo Rivera declares himself a 'moderate Republican' as he eyes U.S. Senate run]

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