Ben Carson is just another Yeb! but with some religion and points for being black. He must have picked up some wealthy donors? And he is catering to them.
He’s rising a bit in the polls and he, like every self-adulating surgeon (and politician), has decided there is no sweeter sound than that of his own voice.
I've always thought of him as this cycle's Herman Cain, just without the sex scandals and the clown show entertainment value. As with Cain, if Carson were white with the same credentials as a candidate, would so many Republicans be bending over backwards to take him seriously?
Not sure who would be backing him, it's obvious that the RNC needs a pinch hitter establishment candidate as Jeb continues to plunge in the polls. That explains Kasich and some others being propped up, but Carson just doesn't have the political credibility to be the establishment's designated pinch hitter.