The rise of Carson is a big problem for Trump and Trump knows it. With the big publicity of Trump, people shouldn’t be looking for an alternative “cypher” already. It suggests these people don’t find Trump acceptable. Trump has had a hard time finding a line of attack on Carson that works.
Carson ‘t attacked Trump. Trump is a counter-puncher, so he hasn’t gone hard after Carson. If Carson lays into Trump, look for Trump to hit back. It’s just the way Trump has always operated.
But this isn’t about Trump, so if you are opposed to him, stop making him the central focus of every discussion.
This is about Carson. People want an outsider to take on Washington. When an attractive outsider shows up, people imbue him with their own ideas. When the outsider starts to speak up and define himself, a lot of people become disenchanted.
I think Carson will start disenchanting a lot of his supporters at the debate.
The only place Carson is close to Trump is Iowa. The rest of the polls have Trump double digit over whoever is #2, heck for that matter, his lead is larger than if you combine most of the rest of the candidates. You’re buying the hype of the media at this point that says “Carson is surging” and “Fiorina is surging”...surging from what? Where they’ve pretty much been all along with the exception of Carson in Iowa of late. Look for more “_____ (fill in the blank) is surging” after this debate and every week thereafter.